A Weyburn homeowner was one of several who reported via social media an 'avalanche' of snow on their rooftops.

Kendra Garbe said by Wednesday evening she could see "a very cool, wave-type snow drift starting to curl around the roof and soffit of the garage. I have a double detached garage with a metal roof that I can view from several windows in the house."

She said by Thursday morning this overhang had grown into quite a spectacle.

"It was a massive wave-type formation with small icicles protruding out in all different directions," she shared. "I could see from the house that the interior of this wave-type formation needed closer examination!"

However, Garbe said she had to walk 45 feet through three feet deep snow, access the garage door, and erect a ladder in order to view the interior.  

"I donned the closest thing I had to winter clothes, which consisted of yoga pants tucked into socks with a pair of short boots," she noted. "I successfully made my way across the 13 feet of deck, but misnavigated the location of the steps and walked right off the edge of the deck. This resulted in an elegant, face first landing in the snow."

She said even though she lost a boot, that only discouraged her for a few minutes.

"I abandoned the excursion, because it was too dangerous," she shared. "But 10 minutes later, I reconsidered because I needed a picture."

"On the way out the door I'm yelling at my son to make sure he checks on me if I don't return," she said, noting it wasn't smart in hindsight, since, "if I got in trouble out there, it’s likely he wouldn’t have thought of checking on me until right around the time he was looking for his supper at 6 p.m., about seven hours after I potentially fell off the ladder, landed on the fire pit buried under the snow, and bled out."  

She said the trip ended up being a success.  

"I took my pictures, inspected the interior of this super cool wave, and made it back to the house," she shared. "Just after I shook off the snow and perched myself on my stool to continue my painting, I heard a sound, felt the house shake, headed to the window, and this 24-by-five-foot tidal wave had collapsed in a massive pile of heavy snow and icicles!"

Garbe said while she's glad to have these photos, she considers herself lucky to be alive.

Here the money shot of her 'tidal wave':

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