What roofing holds up best in Salt Lake City's snow?

Standing-seam metal excels at shedding snow and resisting ice dams; quality architectural or designer shingles and tile also perform well when installed with ice-and-water membrane and proper attic ventilation. Snow load and ice-dam detailing matter more than the material name.

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