We rode with a Tahoe avalanche control team during a massive dump. It was a blast
Billy Newman had two questions on his mind on Thursday morning: would he need to blast the mountain later that day? And if so, when? Snow had begun barrelling across parts of Highway 50 the night ...
The Financial Times4 天
On the slopes with the ski patrol – Chamonix’s first responders
It’s the sound of controlled avalanche detonations; an unmistakable signal that ski patrol is at work, long before the first lifts hum to life. On Mont Blanc, as elsewhere in the world ...
2 small avalanches occur at Palisades Tahoe ski resort, officials say
Two small avalanches occurred Friday morning at the Palisades Tahoe Ski Resort, officials said Friday. The resort said at 10:50 a.m., two slides happened on the Palisades side of the resort, one in ...
Janesville Gazette1 个月
Colorado to double arsenal of mountainside avalanche blasters in war against highway ...
DENVER — Colorado transportation officials plan to nearly double the number of remotely controlled avalanche blasters installed on mountain ridges above highways, a project estimated to cost ...