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Those are avalanche protection fences Edit: s/avalanche protection/snow/g > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_fence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_fence
by pierrebeaucamp 9y ago
Those are avalanche protection fences
Edit: s/avalanche protection/snow/g
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_fence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_fence
- sndean 9y agoThanks, that "Snow fence" name helps. With zero mountains/trains/snow knowledge, it's hard to google for.
- Bluestrike2 9y agoSpecifically, they're called snow sheds[0] as they're angled to capture and hold snow deposits, serving as a physical obstacle to accumulated snow that could then later slide. The big risk there would be a slab avalanche,[1] possibly triggered by the funicular's own vibrations. Because the snow sheds are directly supporting any heavy deposits of snow, they isolate the slab from a weaker snowpack that'd otherwise be underneath it. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_shed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_shed [1] https://www.meted.ucar.edu/afwa/avalanche/navmenu.php?tab=1&page=2.3.0 https://www.meted.ucar.edu/afwa/avalanche/navmenu.php?tab=1&...