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WSDOT planning avalanche control work on US2 Stevens Pass on 12/20/23

The ninth annual Snow and Avalanche Workshop gets underway at Montana State University on Wednesday, featuring a panel discussion and graduate research and aval

The new project, which is a collaboration with drone manufacturer DJI, will try to get a bigger picture of what's happening in the mountains above Juneau with more frequent, automated drone flights. The new project, which is a collaboration with drone manufacturer DJI, will try to get a bigger picture with more frequent, automated drone flights.

There is currently no estimated time to reopen Tumwater Canyon, however crews will assess road conditions on Thursday morning.

An ice storm closed down I-90 Snoqualmie Pass for about 24-hours heading into Christmas Day, while U.S. 2 Stevens Pass was closed for most of four days during and after the holiday weekend.

All this snow in the mountains means theres potential for avalanches. NDOT has been using some cool avalanche control measures for almost 3 decades…cannons!

Man sues Tahoe ski resort more than year after avalanche injures him, kills friend Lawsuit alleges avalanche reduction efforts were done improperly Share Updated: 10:43 PM PST Feb 15, 2021 Jonathan Ayestas Lawsuit alleges avalanche reduction efforts were done improperly Share Updated: 10:43 PM PST Feb 15, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript FOR TOMORROW IN A FEW MINUTES. LISA: IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN A YEAR SINCE A MAN WAS KILLED AND ANOTHER INJURED IN A...

Theres a $40,000 drone. ill shoot it out of the sky. >> theyre doing research right now to use drones to carry explosives for avalanche control in the mountains. >> that would be fascinating. >> when its so foggy or the weather is so bad you cant send people out for avalanches for highways, for instance -- >> genius. >> you could program it to travel up at noon and drop an explosive for avalanche control. whether or not this can be done safely so theyre not going to fall down on people, hit buil...

Snow bird ski resort outside salt lake city killing a 38-year-old snowboarder. rescuers able to save one other person who got caught in the slide there was no avalanche control on the mountain because the place hadnt yet opened for the winter. illinois. an explosion flattening a house on the southwest side of chicago. >> i thought it was a plane because there was a huge explosion. >> police say the blast hurt three people in that home as well as a firefighter. and it set several other houses on ...