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Remote-controlled avalanche exploders have been on Berthoud Pass since 2015. Are they working?
Remote-controlled avalanche mitigation in Colorado began in 2015 on Stanley Mountain above U.S. 40 on Berthoud Pass. The idea was that frequently triggered, remote-controlled explosions from the five Gazex exploders in the Stanley slide paths would prevent a large accumulation of snow and reduce the risk of unexpected, large avalanches burying the highway.  “But when you talk with the old guard avalanche workers, this theory has not been proven. There is still kind of an open question about whether this kind of (remote controlled avalanche) mitigation changes the return period of large avalanches,” said Ethan Greene, the executive director of the Colorado Avalanche Information Cen

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