Saw these on a trip to the Harrisburg area of Pennsylvania.

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idk if this is the same, but in my country we have things looking like tiny ladders standing on their side in exactly that location on roofs to stop a big load of snow going down at once, possibly hurting someone unsuspecting standing below

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yeah that’s it. i researched the name in my country and translated it to “snow guard”: https://images.app.goo.gl/KmfEtxJa3CjDwkCg9

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