Snow Science Against the Avalanche (2020)

For an educational, gripping account of an avalanche from the perspective of the victims and the rescuers, check out Rescue at Cherry Bowl (1).<p>&quot;In March of 2013, four friends from Whitehorse, Yukon, made the 1200 km road trip south to Shames Mountain, BC. With fresh snow and clearing skies, they embarked on a week-long adventure exploring the area’s backcountry. Four days in, on a bluebird day in Cherry Bowl, their trip came to an abrupt end.&quot;<p>1: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;avalanche.ca&#x2F;cherry-bowl&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;avalanche.ca&#x2F;cherry-bowl&#x2F;</a>

I live in Summit County Colorado. Rule of thumb: Don&#x27;t go anywhere with greater than a 30 degree slope. I use the CalTopo app that has a layer that shows the areas greater than 30 degrees.

I wonder if there’s money to be made in the application of ML&#x2F;NN’s for an app that uses your phone camera to tell if snowfall on a slope is within avalanche conditions, along with an unmanned drone that’s able to drop a cannonball or whatever to induce the avalanche pingable from the app…