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The Avalanche Blasters


The Avalanche Blasters
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With a burst of flames and a boom that roars down the valley -- a 1950s howitzer blasts holes in the snow to prevent avalanches on Europe's highest peak, the 5,642 meter Mt. Elbrus in Russia's Caucasus Mountains.

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