Juneau, Alaska Avalanche Control - March, 2021

Taken on March 4, 2021 in Juneau, Alaska following an awesome, snowy winter.  These avalanches were triggered with delayed detonation of explosives thrown by hand from a helicopter - less exciting than the Howitzer which formerly was the City's tool of choice for avalanche control, but more fun than the Daisybell.  Did you know? Juneau is the United States' most high risk urban avalanche zone, with neighborhoods, roads, and trails in multiple avalanche paths.  The road to Thane is closed whenever avalanche control is performed in this area.

Video taken with an iPhone 11 Pro without enhancements for the first avalanche.  I added a Moment telephoto lens to video the second distant avalanche.

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