Stopping avalanches at the winter Olympics

[B the Hiker]

Neat little article on preventing avalanches at Sochi.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/04/s...or-the-olympics-in-sochi.html?pagewanted=1&hp

It's nice having all the money in the world to do something!

Brian

 

[sardog1]

"If the snow is determined to be too deep (usually eight inches or more) or too unstable near any of the 43 protruding pipes, part of a system called Gazex, a few mouse clicks can spark an explosion."

Beats the hell out of trailering a howitzer to the scene like they do in the Rockies and the Cascades!