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1. Charles | May 25, 2013 at 4:11 pm | Reply

   Around Lake Tahoe there are some similar things that are used for avalanche control. Search for GazEx. Basically it sets off a little explosion of propane and oxygen.

   • drdirtbag | May 25, 2013 at 7:39 pm | Reply

     Thanks! I never would have guessed that they had installed (more or less) rocket engines on mountains to clear avalanches. Given the sign I saw on the way back, it seems like Alta is using just about everything.

     EDIT: Not everything, as I learned here.