Explosives are placed by hand, by bomb tram or by surplus military weapons. When possible, snowslide control is conducted during the early morning hours to minimize the effect on the traveling public. Traffic is delayed and the area cleared before any control is conducted. However, at times control must be conducted during peak travel times. Mother nature isn t always cooperative with her snowstorms.
Traffic is detained the minimum amount of time possible.
Please be patient during this short duration. The avalanche control technicians are quite diversified in their skills. They assist maintenance personnel with rock blasting, work with the North Central Region radio technicians maintaining and installing radio towers within the region, and during the summer months work with the region's special projects engineer. We appreciate your feedback and recommendations on how we can better serve the people of Washington State. You can contact the Avalanche Control Department through the attached form.