"someDude37" wrote in message

I'd like to protect the wood this winter. Would putting a tarp over
it be reasonable? I read that this may not be a good idea, as it
would cause rot from lack of ventilation. So what's worse - bare wood
with snow sitting on it, or bare wood with a tarp covering the top of
it? Obviously air would still be able to travel to some extent thru
the bottom of the deck.

If it is PT wood, the snow won't bother it. The peeling is probably from
being baked in the sun or poor prep. I'd just let it go until next spring.