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By Sam Collentine, Meteorologist Posted 9 years ago November 6, 2015

CDOT: Gazex on Loveland & Berthoud Pass

Over this past summer, the Colorado Department of Transportation installed Gazex avalanche mitigation systems on Loveland and Berthoud Pass. Gazex are permanent remote avalanche-release systems that use compressed gases to create a concussive blast that triggers a slide. Watch the video below for more information. 

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Sam Collentine

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Sam Collentine is the Chief Operating Officer of OpenSnow and lives in Basalt, Colorado. Before joining OpenSnow, Sam studied Atmospheric Science at the University of Colorado, spent time at Channel 7 News in Denver, and the National Weather Service in Boulder.

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