WSDOT no longer using artillery for avalanche control on Snoqualmie Pass

Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) officials say crews will no longer rely on artillery systems to trigger ...

Highway 1 through Rogers Pass reopens after avalanche work

Motorists are being advised avalanche control work is slowing traffic on Highway 1 between Revelstoke and Golden. The DriveBC ...

Avalanche control work through Rogers Pass to close Highway 1

Motorists are being advised avalanche control work is slowing traffic on Highway 1 between Revelstoke and Golden. The DriveBC ...
Yakima Herald

State workers won't have to use a Howitzer to control avalanches at Snoqualmie Pass avalanche control

Washington transportation officials will no longer rely on a collection of artillery to shoot loose snow on Snoqualmie Pass to safely trigger controlled avalanches above Interstate 90.
Lake Cowichan Gazette

Rogers Pass backcountry closing 3 days for howitzer practice

The federal agency announced on Facebook Nov. 3 that East Rogers — which flanks both the north and south side of the ...
komonews

How WSDOT monitors avalanche threats across the Cascade passes

SEATTLE — The closer to spring we get, the more the snow at Snoqualmie Pass adds up - normally peaking in March and April. At the Washington State Department of Transportation’s snow study plot along ...

All backcountry users require a permit in B.C.'s Glacier National Park this winter

Parks Canada has expanded its backcountry winter permit system in Glacier National Park, to ensure avalanche control can be ...