Utah Used Record 1,000+ Artillery Shells For Avalanche Mitigation This Season

Yesterday, the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) confirmed what most Salt Lake City skiers were thinking: this was a record-breaking season for avalanche control measures in Little Cottonwood Canyon. Here's the UDOT release with loads of juicy details about the unprecedented road closures and avalanche mitigation efforts.View this post on InstagramA post shared by UDOT Cottonwood Canyons (@udotcottonwoods)
Artillery rounds? Yep. UDOT employs M101-A1 105 Howitzers to fire at avalanche-star