
This afternoon for my snow science class we met Mark from Snowbird Ski Patrol on the tram deck. He took us up to the patrol shack at the top of hidden peak and we entered the bomb room. This was a very small room in a small building. I was surprised that we all fit. He showed us the explosives they use to set off avalanches and how they assemble them. We learned a bit about how they prepare the resort for skiers and such. Then he took us to see an avalauncher in Mineral Basin. He assembled it and shot it off (without ammo) so we could see how it works. It was very cool. The whole thing was pretty cool. We were able to catch a few runs before the resort closed – with visibility at nearly zero. It was to our advantage that I knew my way around the resort well enough to get where we wanted to go.
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