It all depends on when the snow comes and what temps have been goin on. We had a ton of snow prior to the begining of shedding but the snow formed a crust so the sheds would stay ontop. Then we got a few more big dumps and then it got just plain rude. They are all covered now until end of april at least. 5 inches is not much you should still be able to see a tine or 2 poking up though they are more diffiucult to pick out.