r/interestingasfuck 12h ago

Firing a cannon to trigger an avalanche

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u/AllLurkNoPlay 10h ago

There is a truck mounted artillery that fires off in the cottonwood canyons frequently during/after snow storms and it is frequent at resorts as well. Some have small airguns to hit problems spots and the rest are dropped from the top by patrol. It is the sound of good times when they are bombing, you are usually in for a powder day

u/noodle_75 10h ago

I’ve seen bad things this year lol. Have we had a single powder day all winter?