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    Avalanche control or avalanche defense activities reduce the hazard avalanches pose to human life, activity, and property. Avalanche control begins with...
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    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...
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    1RCHA in Glacier National Park in British Columbia as a means of avalanche control. As well, the C3 is used to train Regular Force Artillery in Shilo...
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    States Military Artillery for Avalanche Control Program:A Brief History in Time" (PDF). USDA Forest Service National Avalanche Center. Archived (PDF) from...
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    every year. Most avalanche control at Kootenay Pass is done by a Gazex system that allows avalanche technicians to trigger avalanches remotely from the...
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    doi:10.14288/1.0095109. Schieiss, V.G. (1990). Rogers Pass Snow Avalanche Control (PDF). Environment Canada. ISBN 0-921806-04-3. {{cite book}}: |website=...
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    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...
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    steep, avalanche-prone valleys of the park have been a major obstacle to transportation, necessitating much railway engineering and avalanche control measures...
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    for military purposes, M27 recoilless rifles were used to trigger controlled avalanches at ski resorts and mountain passes in the United States. The M40...
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  • sounds. Volcanic eruptions Weather Earthquake Avalanches, either natural or human-made for avalanche control. Atmospheric ducting where distant thunder or...
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