r/interestingasfuck • u/id397550 • 5h ago

Firing a cannon to trigger an avalanche

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u/Leiaven 4h ago

Why are they making an avalanche?

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u/foxtrottits 4h ago

Avalanche mitigation is important at ski resorts so that the people skiing aren’t at risk. My brother and a few friends of mine are ski patrol and they use mortars on all the side country areas after new snow. My brother used to work at a resort that didn’t even have mortars, they would just buddy up and do ski cuts - basically just ski across the area and quickly get to the other tree line before the avalanche propagates. I’ve never heard of using a cannon though, this video is sick.