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I used to live in Utah.
Road-blocking avalanches are a frequent occurrence in Little Cottonwood Canyon
which leads to the unbelievably fantastic ski resorts Alta and Snowbird.
These are located in the Wasatch Range just outside of Salt Lake City.
The mountains are situated just right, blocking weather systems which dump
tremendous amounts of moisture in the form of snow as they move east.
The Utah Dept of Transportation and Ski Patrol use World War II M101 Howitzers
to intentionally trigger avalanches, after which they will clear the roads
with massive front loaders.
if you have never been in this area, it is well worth the trip any time of year.
For those who enjoy the outdoors, it is an absolute gem.
Quoting: Gelatinous Mass I lived there back in the 80's. I was skiing Alta one Sunday and it was dumping on us. At 4:00 PM, we went to leave, noticed few vehicles in the lot (I guess everyone heard and scampered down before the avalanche gates close. The snow was halfway up the door on my Chevy S-10 Blazer. The road had been closed and had to sleep in the lodge for night. Called down to work on Monday, telling them I couldn't get off the mountain, then helped dig out the lifts and had the best ski day of my life. Besides the few guys who lived up there, there were perhaps 25 skiers. Ah, the good old days. A ticket at Alta was $15 for the day.
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