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Teton Pass avalanche control

Wyoming Department of Transportation avalanche technicians Adam Davis and Grant Henarie prepare to fire the department's Gazex exploder in Twin Slides during avalanche mitigation operations Thursday on Teton Pass. The exploders, located near avalanche start zones in Glory Bowl and Twin Slides, are fired remotely and create a precussion in an effort to trigger an avalanche.

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Wyoming Department of Transportation avalanche technicians Adam Davis and Grant Henarie prepare to fire the department's Gazex exploder in Twin Slides during avalanche mitigation operations Thursday on Teton Pass. The exploders, located near avalanche start zones in Glory Bowl and Twin Slides, are fired remotely and create a precussion in an effort to trigger an avalanche.