New system from Tyrol

Avalanche triggering with new technology

The control unit (tower) houses the gas and oxygen as well as the "brain" of the system.(Bild: SATS)

The company SATS from Fulpmes in Tyrol has developed a system for triggering avalanches that reduces the risk to personnel and simplifies operation. A technology that has been around for a long time for generating pressure waves has been improved. The "Krone" knows the details.

Many skiers and hikers will have noticed strange thick pipes on steep slopes. They use gas and oxygen to generate a pressure wave that triggers and defuses avalanches on dangerous slopes. "This system has been around for more than 20 years," explains Manfred Singer. However, he and his SATS team have now developed it further.