Alpine sits where the Greys River meets the Snake, in the throat of a canyon that funnels boat traffic through all summer and goes still and white the rest of the year, the reservoir upstream locked under ice by the time real winter sets in. Teton Rope Access and Services works from above rather than below, rappelling down steep rooflines and ice-heavy eaves on the mountain homes and cabins scattered up the canyon walls where a ladder won't reach and a snow load left alone can crack a rafter. The Snake River Canyon carries wind funneled hard off the Snake River Range, and snow here tends to load unevenly — deep on a north-facing pitch, blown bare on the next roof over — which is exactly the kind of uneven job rope work is built for. Between rappels the crew clears walkways and decks at ground level too, working the same properties top to bottom in one visit. Teton Rope Access removes roof and eave snow, breaks up ice dams, and clears walkways and decks for homes and cabins around Alpine, working the canyon's steep ground the way the river runs through it.