Alpine’s 5th year of snow guard testing was off to a snowy start in November, early “Deepcember” yielded to rain and a variety of mixed conditions through the season’s end in April . Read on for data analysis from multiple snow events . . . Snow Retention Findings & Best Practices After careful data analysis, Keep reading . . .
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Alpine SnowGuards’ products are designed and engineered based on first-hand knowledge accumulated over decades of experience. All our products are rigorously performance tested at our in-house testing facility, by 3rd party testing facilities, and in the field by roofing experts.
Alpine SnowGuards Installs New DaVinci Shake & Slate for 5th Year of Performance Testing
Alpine SnowGuards is entering its 5th year of performance testing snow guards at its Morrisville, Vermont facility. Recently, two of the 12 roof types were retrofitted with DaVinci Roofscapes’ multi-width shake and single-width slate: DaVinci’s multi-width shake in the color Autumn was installed on a steep 12:12 pitch roof with Alpine’s powder coated Fusion-Guards to Keep reading . . .
Alpine’s Research Facility Observations 2022 – 2023
Snow Guard Performance Testing When we’re not skiing, ice fishing, snowmobiling or shoeing, we’re manufacturing snow guards and watching footage from rooftop cameras at our performance facility. We capture thousands of images of our snow guards’ performance. Observing snow melt around our snow guards is particularly informative when roof types, snow guard styles and patterns Keep reading . . .
Wire Loop HD Snow Guard: Simple and Performance-Proven
Elegant design is often simple and unencumbered. The same is true of the Wire Loop snow guard. Wire Loops are typically fabricated from a single lustrous piece of copper wire and mechanically twisted into a low-profile loop. They are one of the oldest pad-style snow guard designs. As such, they are synonymous with historic slate Keep reading . . .
Alpine LedgeGuard: Modern Snow Guards for Façades
Alpine SnowGuards’ LedgeGuard was introduced in 2019 as a snow guard solution to the risk of falling snow and ice from high-rise city buildings onto busy sidewalks and streets below. The product has proven its strength and performance after rigorous pre-launch testing and almost three years of installations in US cities known for perilous weather Keep reading . . .
April Snowfall In Northern Vermont
Spring in the northern Vermont is an unpredictable season. It could be 65° and sunny for six days straight. On that seventh day, the temperature cuts in half, snow begins to accumulate, and what was once bare ground is now a sheet of white. This is a yearly occurrence that we Vermonters are familiar with Keep reading . . .
Snow Guard Performance Research: Managing Snow on Corrugated Metal Roofs
This article touches on managing snow on corrugated metal roofs as observed from our snow guard performance testing facility in Morrisville, Vermont between mid-January – early March, 2020. We also researched performance on synthetic slate, composition shingles, slate and tile, membrane and solar panels. All research occurred during Jan. 16, 2020 – Mar. 5, 2020 Keep reading . . .
Snow Guard Performance Research: Managing Snow on Composition Shingles
This article touches on managing snow on composition shingles as observed from our snow guard performance testing facility in Morrisville, Vermont between mid-January – early March, 2020. We also researched and reported managing snow on synthetic slate, corrugated metal, slate and tile, membrane and solar panels, too. All research occurred during Jan. 16, 2020 – Keep reading . . .
Snow Guard Performance Research: Managing Snow on Synthetic Slate Shingles
This article touches on managing snow on synthetic slate shingles as observed from our snow guard performance testing facility in Morrisville, Vermont between mid-January – early March, 2020. We will follow up with reports on composition shingles, corrugated metal, slate and tile, membrane and solar panels. Winter conditions in the eastern region of the U.S. Keep reading . . .