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Absolutely incredible avalanche footage

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Apologies if this has been posted before (but I can't see it). Amazing footage of an avalanche in Switzerland yesterday:

https://twitter.com/planetski/status/1085360852264472577

 Dark-Cloud 16 Jan 2019
In reply to Gordon Stainforth:

There is some amazing footage around, if you do Facebook take a look at this one, its blasting release but the last one is huge

https://www.facebook.com/100009387516743/posts/2254427728213456/

 Mal Grey 16 Jan 2019
In reply to Gordon Stainforth:

Wow, that is incredible. I wonder what the forest looks like now!

 girlymonkey 16 Jan 2019
In reply to Gordon Stainforth:

Crazy! That little house looks like it got a lucky escape too!

 EwanR 16 Jan 2019
In reply to girlymonkey:

That little house is where it is for a reason.

It's marked as "Plan God Nair" on the map:

https://map.geo.admin.ch/?lang=en&topic=ech&bgLayer=ch.swisstopo.pi...

Note that it's to the west of the obvious avalanche zones - two of which are even called "Laviner da l'aua" and "Laviner Lad". Laviner = avalanche.

No doubt one day it will be wiped out but the historical record suggests that it's in a relatively safe place. 

For a good example of a 500 year avalanche event check out the February 1999 events in the Val d'Herens which wiped out several buildings that were supposed to be completely safe.

 rlrs 16 Jan 2019
In reply to Gordon Stainforth:

Some more sobering coverage, of the 1951 avalance tragedy in Andermatt, Switzerland, in this feature:

https://www.srf.ch/news/schweiz/eine-nationale-tragoedie-als-der-weisse-tod...

Not in english obviously, but you get the picture. 

 Shani 16 Jan 2019
In reply to Gordon Stainforth:

Incredible. Wow.

Thanks for sharing. 

Rigid Raider 17 Jan 2019
In reply to Gordon Stainforth:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_of_Terror

Sobering reading.

 paul mitchell 27 Jan 2019
In reply to Gordon Stainforth:

Looks like the chopper is firing something to set them off.

 Frank R. 27 Jan 2019
In reply to paul mitchell:

Heli-dropped timed charges or howitzers, probably - preemptive avalanche control.  Quite possibly there is a hamlet or an important road or ski-resort downslope to protect. Safe release of snow buildup before it could get big enough to endanger it. Quite spectacular, though, I'll give you that

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 climbercool 29 Jan 2019
In reply to Gordon Stainforth:

biggest avalanche ive ever seen!!!! anyone know of a bigger one?

 

 Guy 29 Jan 2019
In reply to climbercool:

Saw a much bigger one off Annapurna South but didn't film it!

 

 Shani 29 Jan 2019
In reply to climbercool:

Watch to the end. Ski-BASE-avalanche goodness:

youtube.com/watch?v=SwbP9WLX3fY&

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 jon 01 Feb 2019
In reply to Gordon Stainforth:

Quite dramatic, lots of powder... Look at this one, especially after the last charge goes off at about 20 seconds, the way it propagates rightwards across the rest of the mountain is just frightening! https://www.facebook.com/WCAXTV/videos/304349610426488/

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