Welcome to the Sierra Mountains! This is why you see older Sierra homes with doors on the second story. Growing up in CA this was normal over 20 years ago.
This has not been the norm since pre-1900. There are a few comparable big years sprinkled on, but this much snow depth hasn't been seen near these dates since the 50's. And there's about 15 different sources you could use to see that 🤣
@@Rockwood1407 Really? 2017 had more snow in the Tahoe area... but it depends where you measure. But it all depends on where you measure... it may break the records everywhere with the next storm, but these are values right now from the Sugarbowl official website. "Sugar Bowl Resort gets an average annual snowfall of 315" of snow per year." - onthesnow '501" - 673" YTD Snowfall' - sugarbowl So it's 180 to 358 inches above average, but still 100 inches less than the 2017 level. 2017 broke the records. What's 2017-2022? 5 years... California gets a huge snow amount about every 5 years, like I said. "California's Sugar Bowl Ski Resort Closing in on 800 Inches of Snow This Season Brian Donegan Published: April 17, 2017 One ski resort in California's northern Sierra Nevada is closing in on 800 inches of snow in what has become the all-time wettest "water year," there. Through April 16, Sugar Bowl Resort had measured 777 inches of total snow for the 2016-17 season after a couple inches of fresh powder accumulated at the summit Easter Sunday. This is 277 inches above Sugar Bowl's seasonal average of 500 inches." - wunderground All that's happened is people have become really stupid over the past few years for some reason. The problem is that it's snow. One place can measure a lot more then just 10 feet away. So it all depends on where you measure and if you are honest. Ski resorts tend to exaggerate their snowfall to attract more customers. Onthesnow has different data and says that Sugarbowl just broke the recent records by 2 inches. onthesnow california sugar-bowl-resort historical-snowfall Onethesnow says that Squaw Valley just broke the recent record (back to 2012 which isn't very far back) by 6 inches. Squaw Valley/Palisades got 701" in 2016/17 and 656" so far this year. That's 45 more inches in 2016/2017 than this current year (2023) so far. onthesnow california squaw-valley-usa historical-snowfall Onethesnow says that Mammoth hasn't yet broken the 2017 record and is about 10 inches from breaking the 2016/2017 record snowfall at Mammoth. onthesnow california mammoth-mountain-ski-area historical-snowfall As you see it varies by where exactly you measure. But you can see from the 2012 and forward snowfall data that 2016/17 and 2018/19 had huge snowfall that is about the same as this year's or still more snow then in some places. But with the continuing snow, this year will likely break the records, but it's not happened yet and not like what you are describing at all... you are fake news.
Your channel just popped up in my feed, and here I am, watching from the Caribbean, where we talk of 'cold nights' and 'sweater and socks weather' when temps dip to around 20C😂😂
In the summer, when it's over 80F and you see snow poles on the side of the road, it's hard to believe snow like this can happen. But I've stood at the top of Sonora Pass at the end of May with the road cut through more than 20 feet of snow too. One of my friends has a cottage at Lake Alpine on 4, now I understand the beams we had to install when he closed up for the winter. They go between fittings on the floor to the top of the front and back walls and the centerline of the ceiling. I think they were about every six feet, it was over 20 years ago. After removing and stowing the deck rails the last task was installing heavy shutters on the doors and windows.California is a place of amazing contrasts.
Snow weighs up to 20 lbs/cu ft depending on the moisture content. If you have 2 ft of snow on a 1000 sq ft roof that's an extra 40,000 lbs of weight bearing down That's not an insignificant amount of weight no matter what the building code says.
I've lived my whole life of 70 years in Northern NY, and I've seen some huge snow storms, mostly lake effect off Lake Ontario. So it takes alot to wow me in this kind of weather, but I was awestruck at how much snow your area has received. Good job clearing that roof! We are getting ours shoveled Monday, but there's only about 8 inches up there right now. We have a metal roof, but because it's a double wide mobile home, it doesn't shed on its own. Stay safe up there!
get 2 guys and a rope. Throw the rope from one end of the roof to the other and "saw" under the snow. Minimal work and it'll slide right off. Search youtube for rope roof clearing.
Folks have forgotten the Sierra do this. It is dry for long periods, and then a couple of years in a row it's like this. They call it global warming, but really, it's just the Sierra's being the Sierras
Another hint: when you put the metal roof on install ice melters on the edge of the roof and in the downspouts and drip tubes.. itll keep the ice dams from forming on your drip edge and keep your gutters and downspouts clear
If one is building new in a high snowfall area, consider a double roof. In Houghton Michigan this is a standard practice. Basically sheet in a roof then use 2x2’s over the trusses then sheet again. Puts 2x2’s caps at the lower edge of the roof with four 1” holes for ventilation. Also place a venting roof cap to this 2” air space. No ice on the edges, heaters not needed, extra strength.
Just think how wonderfully roaring all the waterfalls will be this year and how resplendent the fields of wildflowers! To say nothing of the ease in our drought situation. Thank you, God! It’s gonna be an awesome summer. And my guess is they’ll ski into August
Wow! The Japanese have some very innovative tools for removing snow from their roofs. There are videos of neighbors on roofs using giant slicing hand shovel thingds and something that looks like a massive wire cheese cutter to remove masses of snow. One of their hand snow cutters has a fabric or plastic show chute attached to direct the snow to the ground.
That system looked like it worked so well. It sliced upwards under the snow and the snow slid off the plastic sheet connected to the slicer. Hope you guys can figure out a better way or even use those ways people mention. With a slop d roof it seems creating a way for the snow to slide off is best way.
The first thing that caught my eye on the house we bought in the northern Sierra was the standing seam metal roof. We've only had 10% of the snow that has fallen in Mammoth, but I would worry if it didn't slide off from time to time. I don't even mind being suddenly awakened by the thunderous crash in the middle of the night. It's kind of reassuring. Good luck with your battle, there's more on the way.
I second that good luck, we will all be thinking of you. Just Rember this one thing these are the years that more gold moves to where it can be found then any other times!
You mentioned in one of your other uploads that you needed to take some of those branches and trees down. Would now be a good time with all the snow pack to cushion the fall and not such a long way down?
I work on the western side of the sierra and have been successful with using a 3/8 Rope! To uncover cars and other objects by breaking the frozen surface tension. It works well with two people using it like an old fashioned two maned hand Saw. Try it out on the lower end of a roof trying not to cut to deep where’d you’d run into the vents. Hopefully this method is useful for you. Best of luck to you!
I’m glad it’s working for everyone here’s another suggestion using any rope tie knots or double up the Rope, The only thing about this method is you have to work fast as it could freeze if left to long better yet try smaller sections.
I’m surprised they haven’t figured a better method then shoveling . I’ve seen videos of the rope method which creates a little avalanche. They did sections at a time, then moved up to another section to pull down. I’d think you’d have to have someone on top to place the rope and push it down under the snow . Then people on the ground pulling the rope which under cuts the snow then it’ll slide off like an avalanche. But these guys are amazing.
Even here in Maine .. that’s a crazy amount of snow.. I just keep thinking about the Donner Party.. How any of them survived is a testament to their tenacity!! Brave souls then and today!! Keep digging..
i live near this area this is not normal to have this much snow, some people are acting like this is normal, no to have over 650 inchs of snow even before the end of march, but keep thinking weather is not getting way worse we are really worried how bad the flooding will be when it gets warm, my house has 15 foot drifts around it i can just walk up one to get on my roof this is far from normal i have lived here for 40 years if this is how winters will be i might move this is not normal
That is why in the higher elevations you put a 6/12 pitch or greater on the roof and use metal. Well on the good news you'll probably have snow until June. And also more snow is on the forecast. 😁👍
If it's in the budget, yes, definitely go for a high pitch stand ing seam metal roof! You'll be glad you did. Especially if you plan on staying in the house. Can't shovel like you did when you get older !!!
Here in PA we once had three storms in a row that left 3 feet of snow. I took a piece of 2X4 maybe 3 feet long and stapled some poly plastic to it, long enough to reach from the top of the ridge to the bottom edge of the roof. Then I shoveled a path to lay the poly in. It was a simple matter to shovel the snow onto the poly which slid it off the roof in a hurry. Just keep moving the 2X4 along as necessary and you can clean the roof off with less than half the effort.
I second that good luck, we will all be thinking of you. Just Rember this one thing these are the years that more gold moves to where it can be found than any other times!
Yeah, tuely, a serious concern. But, when you calculate it, yir just gonna fall on big..deep...pillow of snow. Just gotta avoid any sharp objects, buried porch rails, etc. When i was ~5 years old, I'd jump off stuff, land in the soft snow. As more snow falls, it starts to compress/pack the bottom snow... it becomes solid and heavy. But that's variable... In my mid teens, I learned advanced skiing techniques and pole vaulting. Cuz, I'm a thrill seeker(personality profile: Type "T"). Plus I love to show off. Hey, don't we all love attention!?. Skiing is great, because you're using GRAVITY to power you. The steeper the slope: the faster you go...more power! To the point that you are "falling" (as if from a cornice, cliff, building, or roof...or aircraft...). Now, you're flying! You are not STANDING on the snow. You are just using it to guide your descent. That's the transition: from standing on something, to flying threw something that can't support your weight...vertically. You're horizontal. There's little weight upon your feet, hence it's easy to control your direction. It's a controlled FALL. And you will feel the effect of adrenaline! What's weird is: it's easy! You just have to kick the fear out of it.
The current codes for new roofs are significantly higher than before. I have designed, repaired, and shovel numerous roofs in Mammoth Lakes over the last 52 years. The support post suffer the most in compression due to the low value of Doug Fir peripendicular to the grain at the top and bottom plates Roof beams and rafters also split longitudinally mid-span due to high bending stresses and horizontal shear. The funny thing is to see 100 year old structures still standing, most of which is due to bridging to the ground.
I think you need a bigger shovel. Put your snowblower on the roof. Way less work. They have small ones now that are the size of weedwackers. great bargin.
Wow! Your hard, (Continuous!!), work was very impressive! The guys next door were slow in comparison. Clearly, you're in great physical shape, and have acclimated to altitude. Outstanding work!
A maybe helpful hint? Get a small electric (light) snowblower to blow that roof off. Either carry it up the ladder with you or use ropes to haul it up. That's if you have electricity. : - ) I have a 3 horse 2 cycle that I've used for 3 feet of snow. GL
You need one of those roof shovels they use in Europe. They're huge, about 4 feet across, and they push the snow off the roof. Maybe some store in your area will start stocking them.
I hope you keep on posting vids even after this season is over. lol. You are very interesting, humorous and very easy to listen too and I'd love to see how things go for you after all that snow is done.
Definitely not a place you'd want to retire to. Man, thinking of all of you and hoping you have the strength to keep up with the snow removal. That's an insane amount of work. Be Safe.
I feel the pain watching . I don’t know about you , but when I’m shovelling the house roof and other buildings, all I’m thinking of is beer beer beer 🍺 Lol
Get a snow blower up there! Wow! I can’t imagine the stress you all are going through. I would of been worried about a roof collapse. Metal roofs are nice. Glad you all survived the storm.
Where I live in Central CA it doesn’t snow. I always wondered what people did when they get a lot of snow. This is crazy. You have to be in shape to do all that shoveling. Wow! That is an amazing amount of snow. Sure is beautiful up there!
Reminds me of the days in West Yellowstone when only a gas station and a restaurant were open, everything else was hidden by the snow depth, year after year in the 50s and 60s.
My family used to own a log cabin in the Cascade Mnts during the 60s and 70s. The snowfall was so heavy some years that the 1-1/2 story cabin would be completely buried by Christmas. We'd have to dig down to get to the porch and also clear the snow from the chimney. I feel your pain.
Have you tried cutting up the snow into blocks with a saw to move it? That's what people do to move snow when building shelters in alpine camping. Cutting a chunk and pushing it off the roof could be less tiring with snow that thick
I lived in NY State until I retired. In 50's & 60's as a kid I remember snow really deep . Don't miss getting on my roof in the 90's to shovel. At age 70 now I'm glad to be living in a warmer area.
Good decision to get that weight off, great job, thanks for the video. You are correct about working the eves. If you notice the melting glacier-like movement at the eves, I start at the eves first since solar melting will cascade down to the lower surfaces and not freeze/dam up. Here in VA once the lower eves are done it seems the roof clears very quickly on its own.
Have you considered the rope method? There’s plenty of snow removal videos on UA-cam and I noticed one of the easiest ones is the rope method. You basically throw a rope across the roof from side to side and then put one person on either end, (I’ve even seen some people use small four wheelers), to drag the rope under the snow. When doing it by hand, you have to use a back-and-forth motion kind of like you’re a lumberjack sawing a large tree. Basically the rope saws a large sheet off the top. It breaks it off in a single sheet and it just slides off the roof. It seems to work with all pitched roofs. Alas it will not work on a flat roof.
Loved the video! I am always amazed how California can get both the largest snow accumulations on the planet and the hottest temperatures😅 And where I live people complain when we get a few centimetres…sorry inches😄 Be safe 🇨🇦🇨🇦
My heart goes out to you all. What a blizzard and now another one coming. Have lots of wood inside, but what happens when chimneys and stove piles are also packed with too much snow, not even counting no power or phone lines. Satire phones must be a must have! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼hope they have power back on for you all. 7 days with no power is a real challenge.
Curious. How about sawing it off with 2 people and a cable? Using a shovel seems 4500 years ago. Ouch, I meant 8000 years ago, 4500 they used bronze bandsaws to cut granite.
I can only imagine! Us naive So Cal family went up 395 Dec 10 to Reno the morning after the first Big Snow Storm when they reopened the 395....thinking they will close the roads if it's that bad! I swear I have PTSD now! Drove my rear wheel drive 2014 CrV with snow chains all the way from mammoth to Reno going no more than 35 MPH! Took 6.5 hours!!! I've heard of a white out before...but now I know what one is and am grateful somehow we made it (father in laws funeral).
I checked, more snow coming this weekend through Monday and it gonna dump 5 more feet of snow so that’s a total of 17’ of snow, that’s 204 inches of snow overall! Luckily, I’m from York, Pa.
That's kind of why I heat the attics or snow doesn't stay on your friend comes off by itself then I keep my rough about 60 degrees so everything that goes on it falls off or melts off this way to have to get up my steep roof in the middle of winter.
Lived in June Lake for over 40 years moved a lot of snow snow removal from the roof is the worst after you clear the roof you have to deal with it on the ground it’s fantastic living in the Sierra but it’s work and not for everyone
I used a ks-126 snow removal roof system tool,it took about one hour to get 4 ft of snow off my whole roof.Never again will I do the shovel method.Should have got one sooner,better late than never.
Try using a snowblower when snow is less dense with water on the roof top. You never know! Just a thought. Removing snow has to be done by a on-doing-bases, as it falls. Ask me how I know...
Can’t get brain around this! It looks 4ft deep. Growing up in Minnesota when we used to get massive amounts of snow, I remember my dad having to shovel the roof on a two story colonial. I am very thankful your roof didn’t collapse. Living where you do, did you have it reinforced ?
You might want to trim some of the tree's limbs away from the roof to allow snow to come off the roof easier. Also if you do install metal roofing you should not have trees/branches touching the metal they will scratch it eventually and then start to rust your metal panels. Some of your trees actually should come down they are way too close to your house and could prohibit your snow from coming off the roof even with metal roofing.
Wow I know that’s hard work and smart to do even if more snows on the way your ahead more then others and just be careful. I’ve seen some use a snow blower “shovel” type which could help but finding one in your area might be hard.
Look up Japanese snow removal video, northern Hokkaido gets massive snow dumps as well and they’ve developed some ingenious snow removal tools for use on roof with thick snow layers.
Welcome to the Sierra Mountains! This is why you see older Sierra homes with doors on the second story. Growing up in CA this was normal over 20 years ago.
Happens about every 5 years... people are just on social media now so they talk about it more.
A couple years of less snow, clearly doesn't mean it's the new norm. 😂😂😂 climate science is a scam, they can't predict 7 days of weather.
@@VenturaIT lol more like once every 40 years
This has not been the norm since pre-1900. There are a few comparable big years sprinkled on, but this much snow depth hasn't been seen near these dates since the 50's. And there's about 15 different sources you could use to see that 🤣
@@Rockwood1407 Really?
2017 had more snow in the Tahoe area... but it depends where you measure. But it all depends on where you measure... it may break the records everywhere with the next storm, but these are values right now from the Sugarbowl official website.
"Sugar Bowl Resort gets an average annual snowfall of 315" of snow per year." - onthesnow
'501" - 673" YTD Snowfall' - sugarbowl
So it's 180 to 358 inches above average, but still 100 inches less than the 2017 level. 2017 broke the records.
What's 2017-2022? 5 years... California gets a huge snow amount about every 5 years, like I said.
"California's Sugar Bowl Ski Resort Closing in on 800 Inches of Snow This Season
Brian Donegan
Published: April 17, 2017
One ski resort in California's northern Sierra Nevada is closing in on 800 inches of snow in what has become the all-time wettest "water year," there. Through April 16, Sugar Bowl Resort had measured 777 inches of total snow for the 2016-17 season after a couple inches of fresh powder accumulated at the summit Easter Sunday.
This is 277 inches above Sugar Bowl's seasonal average of 500 inches." - wunderground
All that's happened is people have become really stupid over the past few years for some reason.
The problem is that it's snow. One place can measure a lot more then just 10 feet away. So it all depends on where you measure and if you are honest. Ski resorts tend to exaggerate their snowfall to attract more customers.
Onthesnow has different data and says that Sugarbowl just broke the recent records by 2 inches.
onthesnow california sugar-bowl-resort historical-snowfall
Onethesnow says that Squaw Valley just broke the recent record (back to 2012 which isn't very far back) by 6 inches.
Squaw Valley/Palisades got 701" in 2016/17 and 656" so far this year. That's 45 more inches in 2016/2017 than this current year (2023) so far.
onthesnow california squaw-valley-usa historical-snowfall
Onethesnow says that Mammoth hasn't yet broken the 2017 record and is about 10 inches from breaking the 2016/2017 record snowfall at Mammoth.
onthesnow california mammoth-mountain-ski-area historical-snowfall
As you see it varies by where exactly you measure. But you can see from the 2012 and forward snowfall data that 2016/17 and 2018/19 had huge snowfall that is about the same as this year's or still more snow then in some places.
But with the continuing snow, this year will likely break the records, but it's not happened yet and not like what you are describing at all... you are fake news.
Your channel just popped up in my feed, and here I am, watching from the Caribbean, where we talk of 'cold nights' and 'sweater and socks weather' when temps dip to around 20C😂😂
In the summer, when it's over 80F and you see snow poles on the side of the road, it's hard to believe snow like this can happen. But I've stood at the top of Sonora Pass at the end of May with the road cut through more than 20 feet of snow too. One of my friends has a cottage at Lake Alpine on 4, now I understand the beams we had to install when he closed up for the winter. They go between fittings on the floor to the top of the front and back walls and the centerline of the ceiling. I think they were about every six feet, it was over 20 years ago. After removing and stowing the deck rails the last task was installing heavy shutters on the doors and windows.California is a place of amazing contrasts.
And sadly a lot of people with more money than brains. 🙄🙄
Grew up in California and now reside in South Dakota. Roof rakes are amazing and they make the process easier
@@gailhasler8435 well aren't you a sweetheart !!
Biggest winter since 83. Pretty good chance it's about double anything you've ever seen at this point.
Snow weighs up to 20 lbs/cu ft depending on the moisture content. If you have 2 ft of snow on a 1000 sq ft roof that's an extra 40,000 lbs of weight bearing down That's not an insignificant amount of weight no matter what the building code says.
Had a situation where it snowed so much over night, that when I got up in the morning to go to the bathroom, I could not close the door.
Then when it starts raining on it, big trouble...
You gotta be in good shape living up there! Sure is beautiful. So glad you and your family are healthy and safe.
Or you will become in better shape during a winter like this.
I've lived my whole life of 70 years in Northern NY, and I've seen some huge snow storms, mostly lake effect off Lake Ontario. So it takes alot to wow me in this kind of weather, but I was awestruck at how much snow your area has received. Good job clearing that roof! We are getting ours shoveled Monday, but there's only about 8 inches up there right now. We have a metal roof, but because it's a double wide mobile home, it doesn't shed on its own. Stay safe up there!
get 2 guys and a rope. Throw the rope from one end of the roof to the other and "saw" under the snow. Minimal work and it'll slide right off. Search youtube for rope roof clearing.
Folks have forgotten the Sierra do this. It is dry for long periods, and then a couple of years in a row it's like this. They call it global warming, but really, it's just the Sierra's being the Sierras
I lived in western NY State & had to get my roof to get snow off in Feb or March storms. Was not fun . I Moved to a warm climate when retired . :)
Another hint: when you put the metal roof on install ice melters on the edge of the roof and in the downspouts and drip tubes.. itll keep the ice dams from forming on your drip edge and keep your gutters and downspouts clear
That's awesome. You need that if you live by n the higher elevations!!
If one is building new in a high snowfall area, consider a double roof. In Houghton Michigan this is a standard practice. Basically sheet in a roof then use 2x2’s over the trusses then sheet again. Puts 2x2’s caps at the lower edge of the roof with four 1” holes for ventilation. Also place a venting roof cap to this 2” air space. No ice on the edges, heaters not needed, extra strength.
🤣 gutters😂mtn houses don’t have gutters bud. And if they did they’re gone now 😂
@@KWAHU93 I used to housepaint in Montana, 5, 6, 7,000 ft. They all had gutters.
@@srvntlilly that’s because u don’t get 6 feet in a storm there
Just think how wonderfully roaring all the waterfalls will be this year and how resplendent the fields of wildflowers! To say nothing of the ease in our drought situation. Thank you, God! It’s gonna be an awesome summer. And my guess is they’ll ski into August
GREAT WORKOUT 💪 NOT 4 THE CITY SLICKERS! NICE VID 👍 TQ
Wow! The Japanese have some very innovative tools for removing snow from their roofs. There are videos of neighbors on roofs using giant slicing hand shovel thingds and something that looks like a massive wire cheese cutter to remove masses of snow. One of their hand snow cutters has a fabric or plastic show chute attached to direct the snow to the ground.
This in California
That system looked like it worked so well. It sliced upwards under the snow and the snow slid off the plastic sheet connected to the slicer. Hope you guys can figure out a better way or even use those ways people mention. With a slop d roof it seems creating a way for the snow to slide off is best way.
The first thing that caught my eye on the house we bought in the northern Sierra was the standing seam metal roof. We've only had 10% of the snow that has fallen in Mammoth, but I would worry if it didn't slide off from time to time. I don't even mind being suddenly awakened by the thunderous crash in the middle of the night. It's kind of reassuring. Good luck with your battle, there's more on the way.
I second that good luck, we will all be thinking of you. Just Rember this one thing these are the years that more gold moves to where it can be found then any other times!
You mentioned in one of your other uploads that you needed to take some of those branches and trees down. Would now be a good time with all the snow pack to cushion the fall and not such a long way down?
I work on the western side of the sierra and have been successful with using a 3/8 Rope!
To uncover cars and other objects by breaking the frozen surface tension.
It works well with two people using it like an old fashioned two maned hand Saw.
Try it out on the lower end of a roof trying not to cut to deep where’d you’d run into the vents.
Hopefully this method is useful for you.
Best of luck to you!
Definitely...this shoveling is way too long. The rope you can do in sections at a time. Also boards up against tires and tarped car..works great 👍👍
I’m glad it’s working for everyone here’s another suggestion using any rope tie knots or double up the Rope,
The only thing about this method is you have to work fast as it could freeze if left to long better yet try smaller sections.
I’m surprised they haven’t figured a better method then shoveling . I’ve seen videos of the rope method which creates a little avalanche. They did sections at a time, then moved up to another section to pull down. I’d think you’d have to have someone on top to place the rope and push it down under the snow . Then people on the ground pulling the rope which under cuts the snow then it’ll slide off like an avalanche.
But these guys are amazing.
We used ropes like that when I lived in West Yellowstone. Gets deep there every winter.
Even here in Maine .. that’s a crazy amount of snow.. I just keep thinking about the Donner Party.. How any of them survived is a testament to their tenacity!! Brave souls then and today!! Keep digging..
thats reminds me….time for a run to InNOut Burger
Praying that your family will be safe during this mad snowfall!!
i live near this area this is not normal to have this much snow, some people are acting like this is normal, no to have over 650 inchs of snow even before the end of march, but keep thinking weather is not getting way worse we are really worried how bad the flooding will be when it gets warm, my house has 15 foot drifts around it i can just walk up one to get on my roof this is far from normal i have lived here for 40 years if this is how winters will be i might move this is not normal
That is why in the higher elevations you put a 6/12 pitch or greater on the roof and use metal.
Well on the good news you'll probably have snow until June.
And also more snow is on the forecast. 😁👍
We’ll be skiing come July 4th for sure !
You're lucky you're in shape I can't see a 65-year-old guy doing this by himself He'd drop dead.
That is some Widowmaker snow
If it's in the budget, yes, definitely go for a high pitch stand ing seam metal roof! You'll be glad you did. Especially if you plan on staying in the house. Can't shovel like you did when you get older !!!
I suspect there is a lot of structural damage to homes in the high Sierra.
Here in PA we once had three storms in a row that left 3 feet of snow. I took a piece of 2X4 maybe 3 feet long and stapled some poly plastic to it, long enough to reach from the top of the ridge to the bottom edge of the roof. Then I shoveled a path to lay the poly in. It was a simple matter to shovel the snow onto the poly which slid it off the roof in a hurry. Just keep moving the 2X4 along as necessary and you can clean the roof off with less than half the effort.
That was clever,
Smart!!!
Good idea
I'll go one better...that's a BRILLIANT idea, IRW! Kudos! 👏
@@rustysteel8714 Always gotta go one better, eh! 😄
The ridge is the top of the roof. The "eve" is on the edge...
global warming
Yep, the eave is the edge.
I second that good luck, we will all be thinking of you. Just Rember this one thing these are the years that more gold moves to where it can be found than any other times!
U had my heart racing when u were climbing the roof ALONE ! Thank goodness those guys were close by incase u fell off that ladder ! Be safe 😊
😂😂if he fell off the roof he would land in deep snow so probably no harm if he could dig out!
Yeah, tuely, a serious concern. But, when you calculate it, yir just gonna fall on big..deep...pillow of snow. Just gotta avoid any sharp objects, buried porch rails, etc. When i was ~5 years old, I'd jump off stuff, land in the soft snow. As more snow falls, it starts to compress/pack the bottom snow... it becomes solid and heavy. But that's variable... In my mid teens, I learned advanced skiing techniques and pole vaulting. Cuz, I'm a thrill seeker(personality profile: Type "T"). Plus I love to show off. Hey, don't we all love attention!?. Skiing is great, because you're using GRAVITY to power you. The steeper the slope: the faster you go...more power! To the point that you are "falling" (as if from a cornice, cliff, building, or roof...or aircraft...). Now, you're flying! You are not STANDING on the snow. You are just using it to guide your descent. That's the transition: from standing on something, to flying threw something that can't support your weight...vertically. You're horizontal. There's little weight upon your feet, hence it's easy to control your direction. It's a controlled FALL. And you will feel the effect of adrenaline! What's weird is: it's easy! You just have to kick the fear out of it.
You can jump off roofs if the snow on the ground is 3ft or more, it’s like landing on a pillow
The current codes for new roofs are significantly higher than before. I have designed, repaired, and shovel numerous roofs in Mammoth Lakes over the last 52 years. The support post suffer the most in compression due to the low value of Doug Fir peripendicular to the grain at the top and bottom plates Roof beams and rafters also split longitudinally mid-span due to high bending stresses and horizontal shear. The funny thing is to see 100 year old structures still standing, most of which is due to bridging to the ground.
I've seen some videos of people clearing roofs over in Europe such as Switzerland which they have unique tools and techniques that they use.
I think you need a bigger shovel. Put your snowblower on the roof. Way less work. They have small ones now that are the size of weedwackers. great bargin.
Wow! Your hard, (Continuous!!), work was very impressive! The guys next door were slow in comparison. Clearly, you're in great physical shape, and have acclimated to altitude. Outstanding work!
What about a steel frame roof? How would that hold up?
Beautiful. Done some roof shoveling in Mammoth it's *slow* job.
A maybe helpful hint? Get a small electric (light) snowblower to blow that roof off. Either carry it up the ladder with you or use ropes to haul it up. That's if you have electricity. : - ) I have a 3 horse 2 cycle that I've used for 3 feet of snow. GL
My son did that here in Truckee in the 80’s. Worked great. Today we have hired diggers at $65 ph.
It'll be a year-round ski season this year!!!
It’s a lot of hard work shoving that snow on the roof
You did a good job 👏
Take good care of yourselves out there 🙏🙏🙏
Wow, this is crazy. Wishing you safety and some sunshine .
You need one of those roof shovels they use in Europe. They're huge, about 4 feet across, and they push the snow off the roof. Maybe some store in your area will start stocking them.
Wishing you ease and safety in dealing with all the snow!!
I don’t know how all that snow is going to be able to melt off before next winter! Stay safe!!! Cool Video’s!!!
I hope you keep on posting vids even after this season is over. lol. You are very interesting, humorous and very easy to listen too and I'd love to see how things go for you after all that snow is done.
Going to need lots of beer after that job, be safe.
Definitely not a place you'd want to retire to. Man, thinking of all of you and hoping you have the strength to keep up with the snow removal. That's an insane amount of work. Be Safe.
Praying for warm weather soon. That is a lot of work especially with you doing it by yourself on the roof. Looks like heavy snow.
I feel the pain watching . I don’t know about you , but when I’m shovelling the house roof and other buildings, all I’m thinking of is beer beer beer 🍺 Lol
Get a snow blower up there! Wow! I can’t imagine the stress you all are going through. I would of been worried about a roof collapse. Metal roofs are nice. Glad you all survived the storm.
Yea that's cool. I also think pushing snow is easier then shoveling 👍👍
Be careful sending prayers 🙏
I wonder how hooking up a rope line hooked to a winch would work getting under the snow and pulling the whole thing off in one big slide!
It works great or 2 man and you saw back and forth with the rope..big sections can slide off 👍👍👍
Sunday 3/5/23 first chair on Red Dog! Just burrowing through the powder.
well... I guess if you fall it will be in the snow lol
Exactly 😂 not a high enough fall to get hurt with all the snow
Thank you for sharing praying all is well
Where I live in Central CA it doesn’t snow. I always wondered what people did when they get a lot of snow.
This is crazy. You have to be in shape to do all that shoveling. Wow! That is an amazing amount of snow. Sure is beautiful up there!
Reminds me of the days in West Yellowstone when only a gas station and a restaurant were open, everything else was hidden by the snow depth, year after year in the 50s and 60s.
My family used to own a log cabin in the Cascade Mnts during the 60s and 70s. The snowfall was so heavy some years that the 1-1/2 story cabin would be completely buried by Christmas. We'd have to dig down to get to the porch and also clear the snow from the chimney. I feel your pain.
Have you tried cutting up the snow into blocks with a saw to move it? That's what people do to move snow when building shelters in alpine camping. Cutting a chunk and pushing it off the roof could be less tiring with snow that thick
Meeting your neighbors in the heavens!
Bro, ever try using a heavy duty leaf blower to blow the snow? It works really good for light snow
Sounds like it’s heavy snow. I grew up in NY and remember light fluffy snow then sometimes heavy snow.
I lived in NY State until I retired. In 50's & 60's as a kid I remember snow really deep . Don't miss getting on my roof in the 90's to shovel. At age 70 now I'm glad to be living in a warmer area.
Good decision to get that weight off, great job, thanks for the video. You are correct about working the eves. If you notice the melting glacier-like movement at the eves, I start at the eves first since solar melting will cascade down to the lower surfaces and not freeze/dam up. Here in VA once the lower eves are done it seems the roof clears very quickly on its own.
I wish it would snow like this in Big Bear. Cool shots bro
Have you considered the rope method? There’s plenty of snow removal videos on UA-cam and I noticed one of the easiest ones is the rope method. You basically throw a rope across the roof from side to side and then put one person on either end, (I’ve even seen some people use small four wheelers), to drag the rope under the snow. When doing it by hand, you have to use a back-and-forth motion kind of like you’re a lumberjack sawing a large tree. Basically the rope saws a large sheet off the top. It breaks it off in a single sheet and it just slides off the roof. It seems to work with all pitched roofs. Alas it will not work on a flat roof.
Metal roofs on homes, in mountain communities, are your friend.
Loved the video! I am always amazed how California can get both the largest snow accumulations on the planet and the hottest temperatures😅
And where I live people complain when we get a few centimetres…sorry inches😄
Be safe 🇨🇦🇨🇦
I would move!!🤣🤣🤣
Tip: Use the Fiskar Tree Pruning with extended handel. It will slice thru the snow and make it easier to remove. Especially for the overhang
I have lived in the Mountains of the Sierra Nevadas in Northern California! I am thinking about you all and Hoping all the best for everyone involved!
Looks so overwhelming!
I’ve seen extreme snow before, but not like this! Best of luck to all of you and please be careful!
I am exhausted after watching this!
Seriously, I hope this will help with your drought situation.
Yes, drought is over.
My heart goes out to you all. What a blizzard and now another one coming. Have lots of wood inside, but what happens when chimneys and stove piles are also packed with too much snow, not even counting no power or phone lines. Satire phones must be a must have! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼hope they have power back on for you all. 7 days with no power is a real challenge.
Amazing, hard to believe if you didn't see it. Hope all goes well, watching from Australia 🇦🇺
Curious. How about sawing it off with 2 people and a cable? Using a shovel seems 4500 years ago. Ouch, I meant 8000 years ago, 4500 they used bronze bandsaws to cut granite.
When I was a kid Mount Shasta city used to get 6 to 8 feet. When my dad was a kid they would get up to ten.
I can only imagine! Us naive So Cal family went up 395 Dec 10 to Reno the morning after the first Big Snow Storm when they reopened the 395....thinking they will close the roads if it's that bad! I swear I have PTSD now! Drove my rear wheel drive 2014 CrV with snow chains all the way from mammoth to Reno going no more than 35 MPH! Took 6.5 hours!!! I've heard of a white out before...but now I know what one is and am grateful somehow we made it (father in laws funeral).
Unbelievable amount of snow !! Stay safe everyone….
So glad to see you are getting the much needed moisture.
I checked, more snow coming this weekend through Monday and it gonna dump 5 more feet of snow so that’s a total of 17’ of snow, that’s 204 inches of snow overall! Luckily, I’m from York, Pa.
Great job! Keeping those vents open too!
That's kind of why I heat the attics or snow doesn't stay on your friend comes off by itself then I keep my rough about 60 degrees so everything that goes on it falls off or melts off this way to have to get up my steep roof in the middle of winter.
Lived in June Lake for over 40 years moved a lot of snow snow removal from the roof is the worst after you clear the roof you have to deal with it on the ground it’s fantastic living in the Sierra but it’s work and not for everyone
I'm sidelined with a bad flu. Your video was strangely enjoyable to watch.
They must have some hellacious building codes in that part of the country.
Thats a lot of hard work!!
Thanks for the video.
I live at the north end of the Sierra and know what this is all about.
Roomba should invent a roving snow shedding robot
Love your videos watch this what it was new this is my third time watching how long did it take for all that snow to melt
Wow u guys got tenderized and being a Canadian I must say you guys do everything bigger than Canada,, wow. Best of luck to our friends to the south.
Two more feet expected over next couple of days per weather report for N. Sierras! Tough work! Be careful!
New storm arriving now here in Sonoma county. Supposed to be 2 fronts between now and Weds. Real cold storms from Alaska.
It's nice to see the rooftop. Stay safe!
Damn, that is some serious snow ⛄️
Wow, it never occurred to me, that getting on roof and shoveling snow was a thing
I hear the insurance inspectors saying, "but you got on your roof and walked so we won't replace it". Been down that road
I used a ks-126 snow removal roof system tool,it took about one hour to get 4 ft of snow off my whole roof.Never again will I do the shovel method.Should have got one sooner,better late than never.
Try using a snowblower when snow is less dense with water on the roof top. You never know! Just a thought. Removing snow has to be done by a on-doing-bases, as it falls. Ask me how I know...
Don't they install roof heaters? We had them in Northern Michigan and get nowhere near this amount .
This why people have steep metal roofs in a lot of places ..so the deep snow will just slide off , saves a lot of work ..
Can’t get brain around this! It looks 4ft deep. Growing up in Minnesota when we used to get massive amounts of snow, I remember my dad having to shovel the roof on a two story colonial. I am very thankful your roof didn’t collapse. Living where you do, did you have it reinforced ?
You might want to trim some of the tree's limbs away from the roof to allow snow to come off the roof easier. Also if you do install metal roofing you should not have trees/branches touching the metal they will scratch it eventually and then start to rust your metal panels. Some of your trees actually should come down they are way too close to your house and could prohibit your snow from coming off the roof even with metal roofing.
I keep around a small 2 stroke toro snow blower just for cleaning my roof off. I can one hand climb a ladder with it in the other.
Wow I know that’s hard work and smart to do even if more snows on the way your ahead more then others and just be careful. I’ve seen some use a snow blower “shovel” type which could help but finding one in your area might be hard.
Look up Japanese snow removal video, northern Hokkaido gets massive snow dumps as well and they’ve developed some ingenious snow removal tools for use on roof with thick snow layers.
Can you not use a mini snow blower on the roof
A large fish net on top of roof tops should be placed on homes where it snows, so when the sun comes out, it should be able to pull it down easy.
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