avalanche control
Mountain safety measures
Avalanche control is the practice of deliberately triggering avalanches to prevent larger, uncontrolled ones.
Ski patrols and highway departments use explosives, artillery, or other methods to release unstable snowpack under controlled conditions: The resort closed the back bowls for avalanche control.
The goal is protecting skiers, roads, and buildings from natural slides.
- weather stationsFacilities measuring atmospheric conditions
- rescue equipmentTools for saving lives
- snow fencesBarriers reducing wind-blown accumulation
- remote sensingGathering data without contact
- snow shedsSlide-deflecting road covers
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avalanche controlnatural disaster
Catastrophic environmental event
avalanche controlavalanche rescue
Locating snowslide survivors
avalanche controlletting nature take its course
Permitting events to unfold naturally
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