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Avalanche Triggers in the Alps: "We Cause Snow to Avoid the Worst" - My Stay in the Mountains

These delicate operations begin even before the sunrise, when the station is still asleep. Around 6 a.m., the teams meet for a final weather and organizational point, before climbing aboard snow scooters, ski lifts or chandeliers to place themselves "at the start of their firing line". Stéphane Henry is the head of the tracks of the Orres station. He supervises the avalanche triggering plans (Pida), devices used in most French stations. The prin…
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These delicate operations begin even before the sunrise, when the station is still asleep. Around 6 a.m., the teams meet for a final weather and organizational point, before climbing aboard snow scooters, ski lifts or chandeliers to place themselves "at the start of their firing line". Stéphane Henry is the head of the tracks of the Orres station. He supervises the avalanche triggering plans (Pida), devices used in most French stations. The prin…

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mon-sejour-en-montagne.com broke the news in France on Friday, March 20, 2026.
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