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Winners of the 2024 "Show Us Our Snow Guards" Contest

ArticleUpdated May 29, 2026

 

Five Grand Prize winners, each receiving $1,000 cash for their outstanding entries in each category are as follows: 

  • Outstanding Residential Project - Umbrella Roofing, Inc. out of Eagle, CO for their use of RG16 snow guards and No-Flash II - 2-Pipe fence-style snow retention system on a residence in Avon, CO.
  • Outstanding Commercial Project - Turner Morris Commercial Roofing out of Arvada, CO for their use of Blizzard Heavy Duty III with S-5!® S clamps snow fence system on a copper standing seam roof at the Park Plaza Condominiums in Avon, CO. 

     

  • Most Impressive Bar-Style Snow Retention System – Northwest Roof Tile & Metal out of Houston, TX for their use of S-5!® ColorGard bar system with U clamps on an apartment complex at Princeton University in NJ.
  • Most Impressive Snow Guard System – Brennan Exteriors LLC out of Mukwonago, WI for the use of copper RG16 snow guards and copper Drift II snow fences on a home in Nashotah, WI.
  • Most Impressive Fence-Style Snow Retention System – On Point Contracting out of Littleton, CO for their use of Drift Solar Snow Fences on a residence in Louisville, CO.

 

Five Runner Up Prize winners, each receiving $1,000 credit on a Rocky Mountain Snow Guards order to be used by the end of 2025 include: 

 

  • Outstanding Residential Project – Strait Line Roofing in Littleton, CO for their use of 1,257 RG16 snow guards on a home in Larkspur, CO.
  • Outstanding Commercial Project – Fixins Roofing and Home Services out of Colorado Springs, CO for their use of Yeti 6 snow guards on the Renaissance RidgeGate West Village Community Association complex in Lone Tree, CO.

     

  • Most Impressive Bar-Style Snow Retention System – Turner Morris Commercial Roofing out of Arvarda, CO for their use of S-5! ColorGard bar system with E clamps on a maintenance shed at Vail Resorts Management Company in Avon, CO.
  • Most Impressive Snow Guard System – Umbrella Roofing, Inc. out of Eagle, CO for their use of RG10 snow guards and a Drift III snow fence snow retention system on a home in Colorado.
  • Most Impressive Fence-Style Snow Retention System – Dahlenburg Roofing out of Wheat Ridge, CO for their use of a Drift II fence-style snow guard system on St. Augustine Church in Denver.

"The range of entries in our first-ever contest was impressive, says Lars Walberg, president of Rocky Mountain Snow Guards. "We were able to recognize eight different roofing companies with their outstanding snow retention projects.  Exceptional work deserves to be shared.  All of these projects will be featured on our website in the coming days."

Check back often as we'll be adding more information and pictures for each winner in our Project Profiles section over the next few months.

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