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.
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.
Many claims and arguments are made in the roofing accessory industry as to who has the original, patented snow guard. It may come as a surprise to people that they are indeed not a 'new' invention but have been around for years and years.
The 15 luxurious Royal Elk Villas, built in 2012, faced the challenge of replacing cracked concrete tile roofs. The area averages about 20 feet of snow each season. Every spring broken tiles would need to be replaced. Heavy snow loads, ice dams, shifting snow, ice pack and rooftop traffic all contributed to the breaking tiles.