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New avalanche training centre for Snowbird, Utah
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What's claimed to be "North America’s first fully automated avalanche rescue training facility" will open on 9 December in Snowbird, one of Utah's top powder skiing resorts, which is now linked to Alta.

The main resources of the centre will be a control panel and buried transmitters to simulate avalanche victims. Users will select the number of “victims” for their practice session at the control panel and then receive computer-generated feedback at the completion of their search.

“This is the first facility of its kind in North America,” said Dean Cardinale, Snowbird Assistant Director of Snow Safety and Wasatch Backcountry Rescue Director of Dog Training. “The Rescue Training Center brings professional avalanche rescue training to the public where it’s accessible, easy and free.”

More information in this press release from Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort.

Does anyone know of any similar facilities, or accessible training of this sort, available to the public in the Alps?
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Tignes, la Grave and Val Frejus. There may also be a center at Zinnertal in Switzerland.

Andermatt in Switzerland also has installed an automated training zone.

[edited to include Andermatt info]
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