How Ice Affects Your Roof? Whenever the winter season comes, many of us only think about the roads. We are more concerned as to how slippery they will get and how much time you have to spend shoveling your driveway. But there are other parts of your home that needs to be considered during the winter season like your roof. Snow and ice can accumulate and its weight can be too much for your roof, which could lead to its collapse. When this happens, you might have to spend thousands of dollars for roof repairs.