Roof Shed

Roof shed is not a storage building on top of the lodge, but what happens after a big snowfall.  It usually takes a few days for the snow to slowly creep downhill before calving off like a glacier throws off icebergs. 

The upper roof holds the snow longer because it's colder upstairs.

We also get some nice icicles form as the snow melts.

It's a nice framing effect from our bedroom window upstairs.

The snow that sheds off the roof is hard to clear--it's compacted, heavy, sticky, and often has large chunks of ice in it.

Chunk by chuck, the snow sheds off (and it's really heavy and nasty stuff to clear).