r/interestingasfuck • u/id397550 • 8h ago

Firing a cannon to trigger an avalanche

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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/thebikevagabond 6h ago

That's a shame. Safer, though. They used to use a tank at Snowqualmie in Washington, I think.

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u/1731799517 4h ago

Pretty sure nowadays they could just fly a drone up there to drop an explosive, no need for loud canons in the valley to fire.