Performance Testing Alpine’s Snow Guards, Winter 2023-24

Alpine’s 5th year of snow guard testing was off to a snowy start, then early “Deepcember” yielded to rain. Still, snow guard performance went from ideal (as reported initially in the testing phase) to excellent at this juncture based on performance during thawing and freezing cycles. Read on for data analysis from multiple snow events, Keep reading . . .

Alpine’s 2023 Best Selling Snow Guards for All Roof Types

Eleven snow guards made Alpine’s 2023 best sellers list! If you’re new to roofing and even if you’re not, you can increase your product knowledge with this list of performance-tested snow guards for all roof types. Fence-Style Snow Guards SnowMax for Metal Standing Seam Solar SnowMax Universal Pad-Style Snow Guards ASG33G PD10 Solar Snow Dog 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 . . .

Snow Bird: a Strong & Versatile Snow Guard for 18 Roof Types

Alpine SnowGuards’ Snow Bird is a top 10 best-selling snow guard. Its name harkens to when snow guards closely resembled birds. Alpine streamlined the classic design and brought a stronger and more versatile product to today’s market. Learn more about Snow Birds’ ideal roof types, strengths and performance testing. Snow Birds are in stock and Keep reading . . .

Snow Bird: a New Copper-Plated Stainless Steel Snow Guard

The Snow Bird, a hybrid pad-style snow guard, was created to meet the snow retention needs of the ever-growing synthetic roofing tile market. Since its introduction in March 2021, the Snow Bird material offering has included galvanized steel, pre-powder coated dark bronze galvanized steel, brass, and custom powder-coated galvanized steel options. We are now happy Keep reading . . .

Best Snow Guards for the New Generation of Synthetic Roofing Shingles

The best snow guards on the market to manage snow on synthetic roofing shingles, at least for residential applications, are Alpine SnowGuards’ Fusion-Guard and Alpine SnowGuards’ Snow Bird. There are other pipe-style snow guard options that are perfect for barricading large amounts of snow over the point of egress. To see more options, search snow Keep reading . . .