Why Colorado Ski Patrollers Walk Over Early-Season Powder

Ever wonder how ski resorts mitigate in-bounds avalanche risk? There's a handful of ways to do it that use different types of explosives to trigger avalanches remotely, and others that require ski patrollers to ski-cut slopes. If you've skied resorts that have lots of avalanche terrain on a powder day, odds are you've heard 'bombs' or seen tell-tale marks left in the snow by them.Although explosives are probably the most common way patrol units mitigate avalanche risk for guests skiing in b