http://rolandocuadrado.point2agent.com/blogs/rolando_cuadrado/archive/2008/04/07/avalanche-blasting-in-summit-county-colorado.aspx&quot;BOOM!&quot; We hear it often here in the High Country. Living near a ski resort offers some unique experiences. Most of the ski areas use avalanche bombs to control slides. By creating controlled avalanches, they are able to prevent unexpected disasters.enCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Debug Build: 61019.2)http://rolandocuadrado.point2agent.com/blogs/rolando_cuadrado/archive/2008/04/07/avalanche-blasting-in-summit-county-colorado.aspx#300790Tue, 13 May 2008 16:32:50 GMTd6446654-1334-47fa-b549-381f37090287:300790Dena Stevens<p>Sounds like an alarm clock that works!</p>