Avalanche control or avalanche defense activities reduce the hazard avalanches pose to human life, activity, and property. Avalanche control begins with...

An avalanche is a rapid flow of snow down a slope, such as a hill or mountain. Avalanches can be triggered spontaneously, by factors such as increased...

every year. Most avalanche control at Kootenay Pass is done by a Gazex system that allows avalanche technicians to trigger avalanches remotely from the...

1RCHA in Glacier National Park in British Columbia as a means of avalanche control. The C3 is used to train Regular Force Artillery in Shilo MB. The...

doi:10.14288/1.0095109. Schieiss, V.G. (1990). Rogers Pass Snow Avalanche Control (PDF). Environment Canada. ISBN 0-921806-04-3 – via ParksCanadaHistory...

The Chevrolet Avalanche is a four-door, five- or six-passenger pickup truck that was manufactured by General Motors. The Avalanche was a hybrid between...

States Military Artillery for Avalanche Control Program:A Brief History in Time" (PDF). USDA Forest Service National Avalanche Center. Archived (PDF) from...

primary function is research in the field of snow and avalanches to provide avalanche control measures and forecasting support to Indian Armed Forces...

for military purposes, M27 recoilless rifles were used to trigger controlled avalanches at ski resorts and mountain passes in the United States. The M40...

steep, avalanche-prone valleys of the park have been a major obstacle to transportation, necessitating much railway engineering and avalanche control measures...

sounds. Volcanic eruptions Weather Earthquake Avalanches, either natural or human-made for avalanche control. Atmospheric ducting where distant thunder or...

thunderstorms. There is a risk of avalanches from mid winter to early summer. Avalanche control methods such as snow clearing by controlled blast charges, snow nets...

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activity that involves skiing ungroomed trails located inside of avalanche control or ski patrol boundaries. In the Rocky Mountain Range of the Western...

winter months, the road is often closed in the early mornings for avalanche control by the Wyoming Department of Transportation. The area is popular for...

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February 2014, the Armed Forces General Staff was expanded to have complete control over the military apparatus, with the ministry of defense becoming a state...

Jamie clears a snowed-in semi at the foot of the Rockies before an avalanche control operation ends. Al fills a crucial role in a billion dollar infrastructure...

fences in order to increase snow depth in specified areas, or for avalanche control. Temporary snow fences are usually one of two varieties: perforated...

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Avalanche Skills Training is a standardized form of avalanche training in Canada. Although Avalanche Skills Training (AST) is typically learned by backcountry...

the mountain before it opens by conducting trail checks, providing avalanche control work, and setting up necessary equipment in preparation for the day...

objective of the control is to reduce the probability of occurrence of and size of energy dissipation bursts, often called avalanches, of self-organized...

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An avalanche transistor is a bipolar junction transistor designed for operation in the region of its collector-current/collector-to-emitter voltage characteristics...

as John Baker (season 2; guest seasons 1, 3), Liv's husband and an avalanche-control team member. Terry O'Quinn as Peter Bach (season 2–present; guest...

States Military Artillery for Avalanche Control Program:A Brief History in Time" (PDF). USDA Forest Service National Avalanche Center. Retrieved 2018-04-11...

cost the parks service in excess of $200,000 to keep it open and avalanche control measures were put in place. The Sylvan Pass route is the only way...

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Avalanche breakdown (or the avalanche effect) is a phenomenon that can occur in both insulating and semiconducting materials. It is a form of electric...