Our ladder is stored in a shed. The pump and multiport valve were brought in for the winter. Sand filter was drained and covered with the drain exposed so any additional can drip out. The solar cover was cleaned and rolled up on the ground mouted reel, bungied, covered with a poly cover (also bungied) and given a forward 1/2 turn each day to get any remaining moisture to fall out. It will stay out there for the winter. The area is protected from wind so it won't move much till spring.