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Digging through

During a brief weather opportunity, avalanche crews undertook control work on Hwy 37A from American Creek to Big Canyon.

 

The Canyon Slide path, had a run of 4 kilometres in length, with a fall of 2000 metres.

 

The control work produced an avalanche which was 800 metres wide by 400 metres long, averaging 8 metres deep.

The deepest point of avalanche deposit was approximately 17 metres deep.

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Uploaded on March 12, 2012
Taken on March 12, 2012