For those who don’t live in extremely snowy environments, here’s something you might not know: sometimes the snow piles up so high on a roof and becomes so heavy that it might actually need to be shoveled off to prevent ice dams or collapse.
There are safe ways to go about doing this and there are not so safe ways.
A man named Victor highlights some of the latter as he heads up a ladder to clear the roof of a cabin in Rogla, Slovenia.
“It’s a disaster waiting to happen,” the video description reads, “but luckily everything goes better than expected when he inevitably falls.”
Heading on up to shovel some snow off the roof. (Image: YouTube screenshot)
Starting to shovel at the top disrupts some of the heavy snow below and … (Image: YouTube screenshot)
…sends it all sliding with Victor along with it. (Image: YouTube screenshot)
And somehow Victor is not only cushioned by feet of snow beneath him but he appears to land on his feet like a cat. (Image: YouTube screenshot)
Watch the footage for yourself:
A few tips after watching this video:
- Always (anytime you have a ladder) have someone at the base holding it. There won’t always be feet of snow there to cushion your fall.
- Perhaps starting to shovel the snow off at the lower portions of the roof and working your way up could prevent such a slide. Or, if it were to slide, you would be lower on the ladder.
- Hire a professional?
The Ice Dam Removal Guys have some handy tips about roof raking or shoveling to remove snow if you want more information about it.
(H/T: Gawker, Slovenske Novice)
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Comments (69)
thegreatcarnac
Mar. 8, 2013 at 12:55pmBet he can’t do that again.
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TSUNAMI_22
Mar. 8, 2013 at 12:32pmAmazing that there just happened to be a camera perfectly placed to record the event.
C’mon.
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judyaz
Mar. 8, 2013 at 12:09pmAvalanche!
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GhostOfJefferson
Mar. 8, 2013 at 11:40amAh, great, some prude flagged my comment. I guess when you can’t handle the thoughts of others, you reach for the censor button. Coward.
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AlcoholicMB
Mar. 8, 2013 at 1:05pmIt looks like a lot of comments have been deleted. What did you say?
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GhostOfJefferson
Mar. 8, 2013 at 1:49pmI mentioned how the thing that would have truly made this the best ending ever was if he fell down and a bunch of passing Swedish Bikini Team members were so impressed by his agility that they had no choice but to bundle with him.
A joke so raunchy, as you can see, that nothing but censorship can stop the spread of the filth. *eye roll*
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banjarmon
Mar. 8, 2013 at 11:38amThe job is only half done…he still has the other side of the roof to do!
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Gorp
Mar. 8, 2013 at 11:52amYou’d think that living in an area where they get snow, like here in MN, a roof rake would be a good investment. The roof doesn’t look that high and a roof rake would do just fine. But hey, it’s fun to fall into a snow bank even if that’s not what was planned.
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BarackInsaneNobama
Mar. 8, 2013 at 12:06pmWell that could of took a long time to shovel of, buut it happened in well seconds lucky though, I could see many many different hways taht could ave gone terribly. On a more important note, tjis was intejresting,I’m not basjing, if I was mad I wouldn’t of even giveh tje time of day to watch/comment, buuut c’mon this hardley even entertainment news.
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Gorp
Mar. 9, 2013 at 5:19am@ insane: You don’t use spell check very much do you? I’m just saying.
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GhostOfJefferson
Mar. 8, 2013 at 11:32amThe Swedish Bikini Team plays a large roll in many of my scenarios that involve “turning out perfectly”. :)
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CaliforniaScreaming
Mar. 8, 2013 at 11:18amLooks like almost a foot of “global warming” on that roof to me.
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Commonzenze
Mar. 8, 2013 at 11:17amSticks the landing! 10
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bondroid
Mar. 8, 2013 at 11:50amLoL!!!
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Miami
Mar. 8, 2013 at 10:59amHalf man half cat
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Tickdog
Mar. 8, 2013 at 10:49amthat was neat!
do it again!
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Stoic one
Mar. 8, 2013 at 10:43amOne lucky guy.
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SovereignSoul
Mar. 8, 2013 at 12:29pmYeah! That was at least a six foot fall into a four foot snowbank. VERY DANGEROUS!!
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RamonPreston
Mar. 8, 2013 at 10:26amThey don’t sell snow rakes in Slovenia. With that peaked roof it would work well. Doesn’t work well on flat roofs.
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JGraham III
Mar. 8, 2013 at 10:37amI worked at a Christian resort in the Colorado central Rockies in the late 1980′s and all the buildings had roofs of metal pitched in such a way that heavy snow would of its own accord slide off when it got beyond a certain depth. Never had to shovel a single roof. Never stood at the drip line either..
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EVANROOD
Mar. 8, 2013 at 10:58am@Send! Your a riot! And, as far as O’KEEFE settling, it doesn’t change what your darling little ACORN lefty did, now does it? A hundred grand? What a joke. Between the lawyer and her crack habit, she’ll be broke in a week!
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Zipit
Mar. 8, 2013 at 11:02amMeteors! What are you doing in so early today? Covering for someone on the ten to troll shift!
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GhostOfJefferson
Mar. 8, 2013 at 11:25amDo you REALLY need attention that badly, JZS? I mean, can’t you just at least try to find areas of common ground without being a sneering jackass? You’ve got a functioning mind underneath your veneer, surely you can find some way, if you really tried, to shake off the need to belittle, at least sometimes.
And you wonder why I’ve stopped taking the Left as serious brokers or honest debate opponents and am now advising people disengage from y’all entirely. It’s like you people cannot help yourself and contain what is essentially a wide streak of hate in your souls. You’re probably the best of your group that post on this site, and you can’t even seem to control your impulse and try to find something in common with your fellow man here. Always snarking, always sneering, always trying to deliver the subtle insult or witty put down.
Oh well. Like I said, there’s a reason some of us are advising not even letting you people take part in our discussions.
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SendTheMeteors
Mar. 8, 2013 at 9:28pmHey Ghost, I take you didn’t like my lame Aggie joke, the one where I substituted “Tea Party member” for “Aggie.” You know, the deleted one, the sneering jackass belittling one, the one that showed the “wide streak of anger in my soul.” Actually Ghost, it was just a joke, and not a very good one at that. I’m sorry it affected you the way it did. Not really, but okay whatever.
I’m “always snarking?” Seriously Ghost. You’re way smarter than your average bear, but your comment made me wonder if you actually read the posts here. This website is like Westboro Baptist, except more inclusive, targeting anything viewed as liberal or foreign to anyone living in the sticks. The President is a primate, or like a goat, or whatever else. You ever read the comments here? The appeal of this website is to those who would mock, ridicule and insult the President and anyone who might agree with them (the majority of Americans btw). Take a reality check Ghost.
Good for you for “advising not even letting you people take part in the discussions.” You sound like you’re trying to maintain the high standards of discussion here. That doesn’t speak well of evaluation of the level of intelligence expressed in the comments here.
No Ghost. My opinion? You’re thin skinned, and think someone is “messing with your mind” when they challenge your core beliefs in a way you have trouble refuting. It’s called “cognitive dissonance.”
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ssanda
Mar. 8, 2013 at 10:25amUmm . . . shouldn’t there be a consumer warning with these pics? As in, “Shoveling your roof may be hazardous to your health and should be only attempted by a licensed professional.” Maybe Mayor Bloomberg, or Big Sis, or Obama should enact a law to prevent shoveling roofs. “The children” need to be protected!
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BlackCrow
Mar. 8, 2013 at 10:17amBeen there, done that! Cleaning off a garage roof in Alaska. Maybe not as graceful.
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zorro
Mar. 8, 2013 at 10:28amI don’t envy you guys. I can’t believe the amout of snow on that roof.
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Chinishque
Mar. 8, 2013 at 12:54pmHere in Anchorage this is an established sport!
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venrooy
Mar. 8, 2013 at 10:13amIn Russia – Snow shovels you.
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SpankDaMonkey
Mar. 8, 2013 at 10:06am.
With that tile roof he could have just built a fire in the attic…….
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THX-1138
Mar. 8, 2013 at 10:02amI think he’s just invented a new sport for the kids…
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edcoil
Mar. 8, 2013 at 10:08amI think he now owns the world record for cleaning off a roof. Looked like he took an hour of work and did it in 30 seconds.
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woodyee
Mar. 8, 2013 at 9:58amBest way possible – I thought Obammy would end up, up to his neck IN him…
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mikem1969
Mar. 8, 2013 at 9:57amThat would have been a BIIIIIG BONUS.
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Skee
Mar. 8, 2013 at 9:34amNo big deal.
I heard his dad was a cat.
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ktmrider1
Mar. 8, 2013 at 9:33amwhat a dumb ass. he should have just taken joe bidden’s advise and go out side and shoot off a couple rounds from his double gauge shotgun
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BlasberryStrat
Mar. 8, 2013 at 9:42amExactly!
Or better yet, blast a couple of holes throught the ceiling. At the right time of the season it would take care of that pesky Santa too.
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mtnscott
Mar. 8, 2013 at 9:31amWhat’s going to happen when you shovel from the lower section first? The same thing! Best to use a rake from the ground and use long PVC extensions to reach high up.
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redfish52
Mar. 8, 2013 at 9:28amIt would have been great to see him raise his hands as if to say “what else you got for me to do”.
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pctrn
Mar. 8, 2013 at 9:25amLooks computer-generated to me…
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huey6367
Mar. 8, 2013 at 9:25amIf it were always that easy.
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