Key:avalanche_protection
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 avalanche_protection
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A man made structure to prevent damages from avalanches. 
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This tag is used to group several kinds of constructions erected to protect hamlets, roads, pistes etc. from avalanches.
Most prominently it is used on snow bridges, but there are more features, that serve the purpose, in quite different ways.
See also
- Avalanche protection - overview with more information
- man_made=avalanche_protection
- avalanche_protection=snow_bridge comb-like structure in the starting zone
- avalanche_protection=dam wall or embankment perpendicular to flow in the runout zone
- avalanche_protection=berm wall or embankment at steep angle to flow in the track zone
- avalanche_protection=mound roundish wall or embankment in track zone
- avalanche_protection=shed a.k.a gallery, a roof over e.g. highways in track or runout zone
- avalanche_protection=gas_ignition (Trademarkd as gazex e.g.)