Sure, the Avalanche http://www.avalanche-snow.com/ is a great device if you just want the most efficent way to get snow dumped on your head. But to make roof snow removal a winter sport, you have to get up there. Ideally, the wind and snow will be blowing fast like it was on Sunday. There will be a pileated woodpecker on a red pine nearby keeping you company. The snowmobilers are mostly at lunch. The work will be hard enough to keep you warm, but you will feel satisfied as the snow calfs onto your scoop, stays intact like a giant piece of birthday cake, and drops with a thud onto the rising mountain at the side of the house. Every few minutes, you will stop and stare into the wind. Remember: You are alive.
When you are done, Look at the mountain of snow. Take a dive. You probably won't break anything, but at 51 its a thrill, anyway.
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