Snow load.
Does anyone have information on the weight of snow. We had the typical four to six inches of snow then thaw then repeat. However, this last snow came fast an continuous. Looking out the window it ...
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ktmrfs wrote:
One common "rule of thumb" is that 10 inches of snow is around 1 inch of water. However I'd say from experience that number can likely vary from 3:1 to 20:1 depending on how dense the snow is.
And inch deep water over a square foot weighs about 5 lbs spread over 144 square inches, not even in the same universe as the pressure a person can apply walking or worse yet kneeling.
