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A gun fired at Alta's Rustler Mountain leads triggers intentional avalanche to protect ski areas of Alta, Utah.

A documentary about the dangers posed by avalanches and the methods to control them in the mountainous regions of the United States. The Utah National Guard gun crew and forest rangers work on an artillery gun. A gun is fired, a high explosive shell hits at Rustler Mountain of Alta resort. Snow avalanche is triggered and drifts down the slope. The controlled avalanche reduces the chances of an uncontrolled avalanche in the near future. A snow ranger looks through binoculars as he keeps a vigil to check for any avalanches. Men ski along the snow covered slopes.

Location: Alta Utah USA
Date: 1950
Duration: 1 min 5 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675059573
A gun fire triggers off an avalanche and snow is removed with a machine in Alta, Utah.

A training film ' Avalanche Control ' about the dangers posed by avalanches and the methods to control them in Alta, Utah. Men set up a gun and fire it at a snow covered slope. Snow drifts down the slopes as an avalanche occurs. Steep mountains, open slopes and a snow covered area in Alta, Utah. A highway amidst a snow covered area leading to a ski resort. A machine removes snow from the area. An avalanche affected area near a ski resort. Another area with uprooted and displaced electric poles after an avalanche.

Location: Alta Utah USA
Date: 1950
Duration: 3 min 10 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675059575
Different types of avalanches occur as snow drifts down a slope into a valley in Alta, Utah.

A training film about the dangers posed by avalanches and the methods to control them in Alta, Utah. People enjoy skiing in Alta, Utah. A skier comes down a steep slope. Snow flakes fall on a red surface. A man walks on a level snow covered ground. Wind blows away snow. Steep slopes along mountains susceptible to avalanches. Different types of avalanches like the small snow drift. Snow comes down a slope without posing any danger to life and property. Another type of avalanche is flood avalanche where an enormous mass of snow crashes into the valley posing a great threat to life and property.

Location: Alta Utah USA
Date: 1950
Duration: 2 min 9 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675059576
Snow rangers ski down the test slopes to detect the actual behavior of the snow cover in Alta, Utah.

A training film about the means of forecasting avalanches in Alta, Utah. A snow ranger skis down a test slope in Alta, Utah to detect the actual behavior of the snow cover. Snow drifts down a slope setting in motion a slab avalanche. A ranger test skies along the sides of a slope avoiding the center of the slopes. Snow being dislodged and drifts down due to test skiing. Ranger falls down while skiing.

Location: Alta Utah USA
Date: 1950
Duration: 2 min 40 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675059582
Various means used to set off avalanches and the precautions to be taken in Alta, Utah.

A training film about the means of forecasting and controlling avalanches in Alta, Utah. A snow covered corner overhanging a ski run in Alta, Utah. A man walks along an area and drills holes in the snow. Another man prepares a charge package and put sticks in each of the holes. Charges placed along the corners detonate and an avalanche occurs. The corner being dislodged as snow slopes down. Skiers watch the avalanche. Various means of checking for avalanches include skiing in case of shallow snow condition. A man throws an explosive to detonate the area and set an avalanche in motion. A projectile fired along the slope to check for avalanche occurrence. The precautions to be taken while setting off an avalanche include checking the slops below for any skiers or vehicles. A man on a cliff looks down at the slope and signals with his hands. Explosion occurs and an avalanche is set in motion. A shell hits a slope and dislodges a major avalanche as it drifts down the slope.

Location: Alta Utah USA
Date: 1950
Duration: 6 min 13 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675059588
A severe avalanche, Alta, Utah as Army carries on rescue work.

A documentary 'Avalanche to Order' about the dangers posed by avalanches in the mountainous regions of the United States. Snow covered mountains as men and women ski along the slopes. A man ski down a slope. An area affected by Avalanche in Alta, Utah. Aftereffects of the avalanche like uprooted trees. Army personnel arrive for rescue work in the area. Machines being used to clear snow from an area. Dozer pushes the snow and rotary blows it up. Men clear the snow with shovels. A wrecked car being recovered from under the snow.

Location: Alta Utah USA
Date: 1950
Duration: 3 min 31 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675059567
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