AELP crews attack avalanches before they strike

Most of Juneau’s power is hydroelectric. Getting that power to the community requires transmission lines that traverse miles of avalanche country. That’s why Alaska Electric Light and Power Company (AELP) uses helicopters to trigger slides to prevent destructive avalanches from knocking out the power.
http://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2017/03/170324AVALANCHE-PKG2.mp3Flying at about 4,000 feet in a chartered AStar helicopter, AELP’s avalanche forecaster Mike Janes gives th