Stopping Avys at the Olympics

[jaysunn]

I thought this was neat.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/04/sports/olympics/defending-against-avalanches-for-the-olympics-in-sochi.html?pagewanted=1&hp&_r=0

 

[Nick]

That's very cool, thanks for sharing. I never really thought about the risk before.

“It was totally virgin, a wild space consisting of large forests interrupted partly by avalanche tracks,” according to a 2012 paper written by outside consultants and officials of the flourishing ski area.
The experts found that conditions for avalanches were nearly perfect.