After the heavy snow, the snowplow cleared the railway tracks.
trail-breaking; carving a path through deep snow
Used in mountaineering for the act of walking at the front to create a trail in deep snow. Often used with する as a suru-verb.
In snowy mountains, the person at the front is responsible for breaking the trail.
We advanced while carving a path through the deep snow.
We trudged forward, breaking a trail through the deep snow.
The members climbed the mountain, taking turns breaking trail through the snow.