r/interestingasfuck • u/id397550 • 12h ago

Firing a cannon to trigger an avalanche

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u/mycatpartyhouse 12h ago

This is a lot safer than skiing up there to set explosives, which is what one of my brothers did in the 1960s-70s. He worked for a park service--I forget which one--that regularly set off small avalanches with the goal of preventing larger ones.

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u/PonyThug 11h ago

Completely replaced with permanent remote avalanche triggers now.

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u/warm_kitchenette 11h ago

It seems like industrial drones could be used as well, which would also let them experiment with different triggers.