Tarp setup recommendations for winter snow?

[WalksIn2Trees]

I haven't done full season 4 camping yet and I want to this year. But I've noticed late season 3 snowfall of only an inch or two sagged my tarp down to within inches of my body. How should I prep for heavy snowfall?

[WalksIn2Trees]

Oh and i also noticed that where the tarp had the snow on it, on the inside it was covered with condensate, along with everything else under it where it had been dripping off all night while I slept

[Slowski]

I have winter camped up here in New Hampshire using a 4 season tent but I never used a tarp. I do plan on trying it out this year and I am thinking that the sides of the tarp should be pitched at a steep angle and use the side pullouts. Often when tent camping I would tap the tent walls and the snow would slide off perhaps the same will hold true for a tarp. Also I would stake out my tent using a 1 foot long branch buried in the snow, I think this would work for a tarp too.

[ZULUMASTER]

As Slowski said, a steeper angle will help. The steeper the angle, the less snow will be able to accumulate on the tarp.

[hbkid22]

Do you have guyline points in the center of your tarp? That is one way you can help prevent the slack...Not the greatest pic but you can see the points I have on my tent that pull out to either another tree or poles.

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[Shug]

A pole mod on the inside helps me a lot with snow load here in Minnesota.......
Shug

[WalksIn2Trees]

I upgraded to a tarp with doors and side pulls this summer. I pitched it high and open all summer, now low and with sides and doors down. I love the headroom the side pulls add

[Slowski]

while we are talking winter camping using a tarp which is best : silnylon or cubenfiber?

[WalksIn2Trees]

I have winter camped up here in New Hampshire using a 4 season tent but I never used a tarp. I do plan on trying it out this year and I am thinking that the sides of the tarp should be pitched at a steep angle and use the side pullouts. Often when tent camping I would tap the tent walls and the snow would slide off perhaps the same will hold true for a tarp. Also I would stake out my tent using a 1 foot long branch buried in the snow, I think this would work for a tarp too.

Was just in Ossippee yesterday.

[WalksIn2Trees]

while we are talking winter camping using a tarp which is best : silnylon or cubenfiber?

Right. These questions are what I WANT to see. Granted i assume cuben would be best for less stretch under snow load, but maybe it's more brittle in extreme cold