When it comes to roofing, stone primarily means slate, but the term can be extended to include modern manufactured roofing materials. Generally referred to as masonry, we like to think of roof tile and concrete roofing materials as “manmade stone,” as they share many of slate’s qualities. Slate roofs are undeniably prestigious, long lasting, and beautiful, but Telluride’s high-country climate can be seen as a deterrent to the use of slate or masonry roofing. It doesn’t have the slick, snow shedding qualities of metal, for instance. And our heavy snowfalls, warm winter days, and cold nights make for the kind of melt-and-refreeze conditions that scare some away. These challenges can be overcome, however with the professional Summit Roofing installation of the appropriate snow/ice melt system.