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Ski area facilities will be • planned around snow <br /> conditions , in order to utilize the best and avoid the <br /> worst . Adequate analysis of and planning for avalanche <br /> potential is critical , for both safety and economic reasons , <br /> in planning any ski area . <br /> The USDA Forest Service National Avalanche School ' s <br /> reference on "Ski Area Planning for Avalanches" points out <br /> that : <br /> "As ski developments have proliferated since World War <br /> II , a body of knowledge and experience in dealing with <br /> avalanche phoenomena has grown that now equips planners <br /> to enter mountainous terrain and to design ski facilities <br /> that are very nearly immune to avalanche . Similarly , <br /> planners now have the background and experience to be <br /> able to recognize overpowering avalanche situations <br /> where they exist . . . <br /> "The public rightfully expects planners , developers , <br /> operators , and administrators to make the best use of <br /> modern avalanche technology to protect them from avalanche <br /> hazards . " <br /> Mid-Continent agrees . In conjunction with the <br /> mining operations , Mid-Continent has implemented an active <br /> avalanche control program since 1953 . Presently , a nitrogen- <br /> fired avalauncher (considered the most up-to-date equipment) <br /> is used in Coal Basin for avalanche control . Mid-Continent ' s <br /> avalanche-control crew, consisting of two permanent and two <br /> or three alternate employees , is on 24-hour call during <br /> winter months . <br /> The avalanche control program utilized in the <br /> mining operation would , of course , be readily convertible to <br /> -27- <br />