Marty, I live in Ohio, so i get a decent amount of snow...We hav a garage, not to big but we got some of those tree stand footing things and screwed them into the 2x4's real high and made a liddle harness thing for our canoe... ;D
The harness is made of rope and has 2 large loops that slip over both ends of the canoe. above these loops about 3 feet are 2 smaller loops that slip over the treestand grips, then between the 2 large loops there is a rope that connects the 2 large loops, this rope is fastened permanently to one loop and has a removable clip on the other side.
So when you hang up your canoe you slip the 2 large loops over the ends of the canoe and fasten the clip so the 2 large loops cant spread apart or slip off the ends. Then you lift one end of the canoe and hook the small loop to the tree stand grip, then do same to other side.
Sorry if you cant understand this...i tried ;D
I would put a picture but i dont have one...