Helicopter Drops Bombs to Trigger Avalanche on Ajax Peak, Colorado

This footage was captured in Telluride, Colorado. It shows a controlled avalanche up in the mountains, and the footage is stunning. Avalanche control teams dropped bombs from a helicopter onto Ajax Peak in Telluride, Colorado, on Thursday, January 26 to trigger an avalanche. The avalanche slides can be seen about 30 seconds into this video.A crowd gathered on East Colorado Avenue to witness the avalanche.

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