By February a valley roofline carries a whole winter in layers — an October dusting at the very bottom, and everything the Gore Range has sent down since piled on top of it. HighPeak Roofs handles snow removal around Avon, clearing roofs and eaves and the walkways underneath before that weight becomes somebody's problem. It is patient work done in the cold, usually with the town glittering below and the high light bouncing back off every white surface in sight. The pleasure is all in the after: a roof reading dark and clean again, meltwater going exactly where it was meant to go. Winter runs long enough here that the load creeps up on a building quietly, which is why it gets looked at.