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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-europe-43323716/france-avalanche-lucky-escape-for-alps-snowboarder

He travels quite far down to the chair and piste. Quite a show for those down there but a bit too close to a piste for comfort!
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Crikey, squeaky bum moment there. Glad he was OK.
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I wonder where it was - "Savoie" doesn't exactly narrow it down!
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Did look for the video elsewhere and found the same only with a longer intro


http://youtube.com/v/OIh6dHvqla8

...Showing the dude practically riding into an avi cannon about five seconds before the pitch releases
Make of that what you will but I might be inclined to get all 8611 school teacherish about it...
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Hmm, am I the only one wondering how you can get a build-up of snow severe enough to avalanche in an area which has a cannon to allow regular clearing of the build-up remotely?
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@ousekjarr, was wondering that myself. Are these Gazex cannons effective under all weather conditions? How do they work if there is a storm blowing?
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sparklies wrote:
I wonder where it was - "Savoie" doesn't exactly narrow it down!

Tignes apparently.
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@Steilhang, they pump out a cloud of gas and then ignite it, apparently inside the barrel. Unless there is a very strong wind blowing, it should work. If the wind is strong enough to prevent it from working, no-one should be up there. See http://www.tas.fr/en/products/avalanche-products/535-gazex-gazflex-en for details - the software animation shows three ticks at 0:52 for gas capacity, temperature and wind speed, so I would suggest that there is a maximum wind speed supported, but cannot find any details of what that is. They are very keen to claim 24x7 operation down to -30C, so it must be fairly high.
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As a complete novice it seems like the avalanche was moving beneath a very hard top layer. Would he have been ok if he hadn't stopped?
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My guess is that given the proximity to the piste the probability is that it is put in use when the snow depth becomes a danger to the piste if it slide.
The slide in the video doesn’t really look more than an over night 20/30cms and probably not sufficient to manage the snow even though it was released locally by the side slider.
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ousekjarr wrote:
@Steilhang, they pump out a cloud of gas and then ignite it, apparently inside the barrel. Unless there is a very strong wind blowing, it should work. If the wind is strong enough to prevent it from working, no-one should be up there. See http://www.tas.fr/en/products/avalanche-products/535-gazex-gazflex-en for details - the software animation shows three ticks at 0:52 for gas capacity, temperature and wind speed, so I would suggest that there is a maximum wind speed supported, but cannot find any details of what that is. They are very keen to claim 24x7 operation down to -30C, so it must be fairly high.
Ok. Didn't realise that the gas mixture is exploded in the tube. I guess that would work under most conditions.
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Looks like it could be above the Double M piste / Lanches chair out of Val Claret?
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Backcountryboarder wrote:
Looks like it could be above the Double M piste / Lanches chair out of Val Claret?


It's definitely there. If you pause at 51 seconds, you can also see the Tichot lift in the distance.
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