Ejemplos de uso de avalanche control
1. Skiers were stuck at Snowbird because Little Cottonwood Canyon was closed to traffic for avalanche control, spokeswoman Laura Schaffer.
2. Alpine Meadows was closed Sunday because a 12–foot–deep avalanche triggered by an avalanche–control crew covered its main entrance road, Carter said.
3. Don‘t be perturbed by the sight or sound of heavy artillery along the road –– these functional remnants from recent military conflicts in the area are now used for avalanche–control work.
4. We do avalanche control up there." One risk to the back–country boom is that some of the skiers boarding the new lifts may not be ready to handle the steep, ungroomed runs at the top of the mountain.
5. Interstate '0, Washington‘s main east–west artery, was closed more than an hour for avalanche control work a few miles east of Snoqualmie Pass, and U.S. 2 was closed through Stevens Pass shortly before daybreak because of the avalanche danger.