Controlling avalanches with 105mm Howitzer...

[SEIndSAM]

This would be fun to watch for a day....

In Canada, Troops Fire Howitzers at Mountains in the Name of Avalanche Safety

 

[hoosierdoc]

They do that in America too. Also have concussion grenade launchers to send up the hill by roads to induce avalanches. Very cool.

we heard the guns at Arapaho Basin in CO years and years ago

this is some cool detail

https://www.oricaminingservices.com/uploads/OUSA0229_Avalanche_web.pdf

we called numerous mining companies when trying to make our own tannerite. They are the ones that get ammonium nitrate, but couldn't convince anyone to sell it to us.