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NY Times: Stopping Avalanches Without the Big Guns
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16 years 11 months ago #186413
by cascade.skier
NY Times: Stopping Avalanches Without the Big Guns was created by cascade.skier
ALTA, Utah — One of the great symbols of winter here, on a crisp clear day after a big snowfall, is the resonating thunder of artillery. The sound echoes between the canyon walls, and if you are lucky, you can sometimes spot the impact of a 105-millimeter round landing in a puff of powdery white on the slopes rising past 11,000 feet.
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16 years 11 months ago #186417
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Replied by Bird Dog on topic Re: NY Times: Stopping Avalanches Without the Big Guns
Interesting, thanks for posting. The pic of the guy holding a shell built for the Korean War....hmmmm dicey!
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