Avalanche Control 2020

After a heavy snowfall in Juneau, Alaska, the State's Dept. of Transportation conducted a controlled avalanche drill on the side of Mt. Roberts, using a helicopter and explosives that are dropped from a dispenser that's slung under the chopper. There are 3 avalanches in this video, beginning with the largest and longest. During the first avalanche, the snow continued to slide down the chute for a couple of minutes after the powder reached sea level, so it takes a couple of minutes to get the full scale of this avalanche. It's likely that several hundred thousand tons of snow was moved during just the first event. I shot this at 1080p using a 4K Sony video camera with an internal 3 axis gimbal, mounted to a monopod, while at Sandy Beach in Douglas, Alaska.

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Wow! Thanks for posting some Alaska slides. They must get huge ones there. Next time go music free for full ambience and so folks know the sound of even distant slides. This knowledge will hopefully get more people aware of these and maybe come help dig someone out after a slide one day. Stay safe brother!