For those of you not in snow country.. Some of you got dumped on..
It pays to get the snow off the 1st 2 feet of the roof. I have a snow rake and get about 4 feet off. But assuming most of you southerners don't have it.
Take a broom and try to get the 2 feet at the bottom of your roofs cleared. It may save you lots of money in rotted wood, or your shop if you have a basement shop.
Years ago the ice damn caused a lot of water to run inside the house and it travelled the joists and soaked a lot of wood and also rusted a lot of stuff.
Just an FYI..