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Rocky Mountain Snow Guards offers several copper snow guards for slate roofs. Our SnowTrapper (ST) line includes the ST18 for new natural slate roofs and the ST16R for existing roofs. The new Yeti line includes the Yeti 18 and the Yeti 16R.

Rocky Mountain Snow Guards has the most experience with DaVinci synthetic roofs of any snow retention manufacturer. We know what works because we have observed both excellent and poor performing snow retention systems. We condensed that knowledge in our snow retention guides for each DaVinci product.
Introducing the AMAZING YETI Snow Guard. Bigger and Stronger, but still Beautiful.
RMSG introduces the Yeti series of snow guards. The Yeti series combines greater strength and larger pad area like the RG with the half-round style of the ST.
RMSG Has Designed Hundreds of Solar Panel Snow Fence Systems!
Snow Fences by RMSG are a great, cost-effective solution to snow sliding off of roof solar panels. Snow collects BELOW the panels, making sure there is no shadowing of the solar panels, while protecting the area below the roof.
Rocky Mountain Snow Guards NoFlash III snow fences protect congregation at ski area chapel.
The iconic old main structure at Utah State built in 1889 now features a beautiful new DaVinci roof and Rocky Mountain Snow Guards.
A question we see from time to time here at Rocky Mountain Snow Guards involves customers that have had snow guards installed and are still having issues with the snow coming off of their roof. A pesky issue for sure. There are a few things you need to consider if this is a problem you are experiencing.
There are a lot of reasons to put snow guards on your roof. Most importantly is for protecting people, property and pets. Here's an infographic we built up to demonstrate these reasons.
A recently finished Snow Guard project in Lake Tahoe
Snow Guards installed on a recently finished project in the Lake Tahoe area at the Fleur Du Lac Estates.
Snow Guards, Fence-Style and Bar-Style Systems Discussion
This is a brief summary introduction of the 3 different types of metal roof snow retention systems, Snow Guards, Fence-Style and Bar-Style snow guards. The article discusses products manufactured by Rocky Mountain Snow Guards, S-5!, Alpine SnowGuards, Zaleski, SnoGem, Polar Blox and others.