Remote avalanche control systems installed in Limelight Bowl at Canyons Village
Jun 26, 2026
Alpine Infrastructure crews were installing towers and detonation chambers on Thursday for a new remote control avalanche system near the top of Limelight Bowl on the Canons Village side of Park City Mountain.
A helicopter delivers infrastructure for new remote access avalanche control systems a
t the Canyons Village side of Park City Mountain. Credit: David Jackson/Park Record
The system will be operational for the 2026-27 ski season. It allows Park City Mountain Ski Patrol to remotely detonate an explosion that could trigger a controlled slide to the west of the Quick Silver gondola.
Credit: David Jackson/Park Record
Credit: David Jackson/Park Record
Credit: David Jackson/Park Record
Credit: David Jackson/Park Record
Ski patrol snow safety manager Toph White explained that this system will allow the resort’s team to mitigate avalanche risk without placing patrollers in dangerous situations along Pinecone Ridge. The system could also potentially allow the Quick Silver gondola to run sooner on a powder day.
This is the first remote control system in the Wasatch Back, though similar systems are in use at Snowbasin Resort as well as Alta Ski Area in the Little Cottonwood Canyon.
Park City Mountain snow safety manager Toph White looks on from Pinecone Ridge at the Canyons Village side of the resort. Alpine Infrastructure crews were on hand Thursday to install new remote access avalanche control systems. Credit: David Jackson/Park Record
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