From Explosives to Catenaries - Avalanche mitigation along the powerline from Kemano to Kitimat.

From Explosives to Catenaries - Scott Flavelle talks about the avalanches and avalanche mitigation along the powerline from Kemano to Kitimat. #avalanche #mitigation #catenary #scottflavelle #tower #powerline #transmissionline #kemano #kitimat Thanks to Greg Johnson / 6 Point Engineering for advice and photos. Resources: 2007 Winter Avalanches on the Kemano Kitimat Powerline. 2008. R. Gee, C. Stethem, A. Jones, K. Fogolin, M. Gadja. Proceedings of the 2008 International Snow Science Workshop. A Story of the Engineering of the Kemano-Kitimat Transmission Line - a transmission line that defined careers. Peter Catchpole, Self-published, 2020. Flavelle, S. and H. MacKenzie, 1996. Powerline Pass – B.C. North Coast Mountain, The history of avalanche damage, mitigation and a modern epic. In Proceedings of the International Snow Science Workshop, Banff, Alberta, Canada, 6-10 October 1996. Canadian Avalanche Association, Revelstoke, BC, Canada, 268-270.