Anybody who does that high-angle stuff has nerves (and everything else) of steel. Personally I think I'd need a diaper.

The first slug of heavy snow and the first blast of cold weather is always a bit of a shock. But it's SOP up here. Mostly we're set up for it; for example, I just spent two hours with the big snowblower so we could get off the yard and on with life. The biggest challenge is psyching yourself up to go out and deal with it.