Heavy Snow Blocks Dolomite Mountain Passes

Photographer Emilio Zangiacomi Pompanin captured this dramatic footage of snow walls lining the road through the Giau Pass in Italy’s Dolomite Mountains. The pass, which is one of the highest paved roads in Europe, was closed for several days following unusually heavy snowfall, according to <a class="link" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://corrierealpi.gelocal.it/cronaca/2014/02/08/news/passi-dolomitici-aperti-e-impianti-in-funzione-1.8628246" target="_blank">Corriere della Alpi</a>. Credit: Emilio Zangiacomi Pompanin