A closer look
Sometimes the only way to make a highway safe from a lethal snowslide is to blow up the mountain yourself. At Rogers Pass in British Columbia, the sheer volume of snowfall makes spontaneous avalanches an existential threat to highway traffic and the vital Pacific railway. To solve this, the Canadian Armed Forces act as high-explosive meteorologists. Utilizing mobile 105mm Howitzer artillery guns, they calculate precise trajectories and fire explosive shells directly into heavily loaded snowpack trigger zones. This controlled chaos forces the snow down while the road is empty, ensuring commuters don't get buried.
