SNOWFENCE
Snow fence
A snow fence, similar to a sand fence, is a type of fence that forces windblown, drifting snow to accumulate in a desired place. They are primarily employed to minimize the amount of snowdrift on roadways and railways. Farmers and ranchers may use temporary snow fences to create large drifts in basins for a ready supply of water in the spring. In the ski industry snow fences are used to catch snow to increase snow depth in specified areas; a practice which may also be considered snow farming. Snow fences are also used in avalanche control.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Snow fence
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