The Last Gunners of Alta

[thetrailboss]

A nice short-film on avalanche control at Alta and the fact that artillery will soon be discontinued.

28K views · 441 reactions | The Last Gunners of Alta presented by Ski Utah—a story 75 years in the making. "Amid Alta’s record-breaking 903-inch season in 2022–23, the gunners of Alta’s Ski Patrol fired their 105-mm Howitzer for the final time. It’s

The Last Gunners of Alta presented by Ski Utah—a story 75 years in the making. "Amid Alta’s record-breaking 903-inch season in 2022–23, the gunners of Alta’s Ski Patrol fired their 105-mm Howitzer...

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[crank]

Love the sound of shooting that gun in the morning!

 

[jimmywilson69]

Cool video thanks for sharing

 

[kingslug]

I love the sound of artillery in the morning...
Sounds like......powder

 

[skinowworklater]

“Charlie don’t ski”. (Apologies to any offended, only paraphrasing a line in the movie.

 

[Hawk]

That was very cool. The begining was pretty interesting. The current head of avalance control talking about Alta in the late 30's with people coming up into the box canyon and skiing......with no avalance control. I wonder how many died in the early years.