For decades, Utah avalanche mitigation teams used howitzer cannons to blast avalanches ... with the technology that they’re putting to use. Take a trip to Utah’s Little Cottonwood Canyon ...

Richardson/The Denver Post) CDOT’s expansion to install 50 more Remote Avalanche Control ... use of military weapons is prohibited. CDOT officials have set a goal of becoming “howitzer-free ...

This comes as the department plans to stop using military artillery, the Howitzer Gun. In total, UDOT has 29 Wyssen towers, 23 Gazex Exploders and other Remote Avalanche Control Systems.