snow sheds
Protective alpine structures
Snow sheds are protective structures built over railways or roads in mountainous areas to shield them from avalanches and heavy snowfall.
They function as reinforced tunnels or roofed passages, allowing snow to slide harmlessly over the top rather than burying the route below.
The train passed through a series of snow sheds on its climb through the Alps.
- alpineOf high elevations
- Swiss AlpsMountain range through Switzerland
- mountain passRoute through highlands
- avalancheRapid mountain snow collapse
- coverProtect by overlaying
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