“Loud noises trigger avalanches”: Although it’s a convenient plot device in the movies (and most recently on Jeep commercials) noise does NOT trigger avalanches. It’s just one of those myths that refuse to die. Noise is simply not enough force unless it’s EXTREMELY loud noise such as an explosive going off at close range. Even sonic booms or low flying helicopter trigger avalanches only in extremely unstable conditions in which natural avalanches would likely occur on their own anyway. In 90 percent of avalanche fatalities, the avalanche is triggered by the weight of the victim or someone in the victim’s party
Indeed a close explosion or a sonic boom or plane were what I was thinking about. Obviously someone screaming wouldn’t be enough, for the same reason you can’t move rocks that way.
Seems like I was approximately right about avalanches, but wrong about how others would interpret it. https://utahavalanchecenter.org/education/faq
Indeed a close explosion or a sonic boom or plane were what I was thinking about. Obviously someone screaming wouldn’t be enough, for the same reason you can’t move rocks that way.