New Avalanche Control System in Utah

5th July 2024

A remote system is to replace howitzers in Little Cottonwood Canyon, that gives access to the resorts of Snowbird and Alta. Currently the guns are used to set off avalanches…
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A remote system is to replace howitzers in Little Cottonwood Canyon, that gives access to the resorts of Snowbird and Alta.

Currently the guns are used to set off avalanches and make the road safe.

Now 16 towers are to be built that will drop charges to the ground to trigger avalanches.

“By using this technology, we will enhance safety and become even more effective at preventing avalanches from reaching our roads,” said a statement from the area’s Avalanche Safety Programme.

The military howitzers have been in used since 1949.

Over the 75 years 33,000 rounds have been fired.

The new system should be up and running for next season.