Well, cleaned off yesterdays ~8in of snow from the 5er this morning. After that, and thinking about doing it a handful more times before we can head south in mid-Jan I'm pretty sure that I'll find another solution next winter!
While leaf blower sound nice, it wouldn't touch this stuff. I used a heavy push-broom more as a soft shovel than broom and got enough off that you see more roof than snow. It was a pain. I don't look forward to keeping it semi-clean for the next couple months but that would certainly be better than to be in mid-Jan with a foot of snow/ice on top and want to leave.
Already thinking about options to avoid this next winter. A permanent cover would be nice but not sure if it fits well with our lot. I like winter, just not 4 months of it (and especially the sub-zero temps) so leaving before the snow isn't an option. Dropping the trailer in KS in October might end up being the way to go.
Anyway, the snow is beautiful - or at least I keep telling myself that :)