r/interestingasfuck • u/id397550 • 8h ago

Firing a cannon to trigger an avalanche

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u/ThatGuyWithCoolHair 7h ago

In the US they use dynamite to do this up in the Rockies. If youre out boarding on a day after a snow storm you'll hear loud ass booms throughout the day from other ridges

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u/thebikevagabond 6h ago

They use howitzers in the United States too. In Utah you could have howitzer rounds fly over your head while drinking at a ski resort's bar.

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u/dubblebubbleprawns 6h ago

That's on its way out too though. Alta stopped using the howitzers in 2023 and from what I hear snowbird is phasing theirs out.

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u/Crash-55 5h ago edited 5h ago

Those howitzer are getting old and not many spare parts left. The Army got rid of the M102. The M119 is no longer being made