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PHOTO GALLERY: Switzerland full-scale avalanche dynamics test site




An artificially triggered avalanche thunders down a mountain side at the Vallee de la Sionne in Anzere near Sion, February 3, 2015 (Photo: Reuters)

An artificially triggered avalanche thunders down a mountain side at the Vallee de la Sionne in Anzere near Sion, February 3, 2015 (Photo: Reuters)

An artificially triggered avalanche thunders down a mountain side at the Vallee de la Sionne in Anzere near Sion, February 3, 2015 (Photo: Reuters)

An artificially triggered avalanche thunders down a mountain side at the Vallee de la Sionne in Anzere near Sion, February 3, 2015 (Photo: Reuters)

An artificially triggered avalanche thunders down a mountain side at the Vallee de la Sionne in Anzere near Sion, February 3, 2015 (Photo: Reuters)

Scientists set up laser measurement equipment before triggering an avalanche at the Vallee de la Sionne in Anzere near Sion, February 3, 2015 (Photo: Reuters)

An artificially triggered avalanche thunders down a mountain side past a 30 meters (98 feet) high pole holding measuring equiptment, at the Vallee de la Sionne in Anzere near Sion, February 3, 2015 (Photo: Reuters)

An artificially triggered avalanche thunders down a mountain side past a 30 meters (98 feet) high pole holding measuring equiptment, at the Vallee de la Sionne in Anzere near Sion, February 3, 2015 (Photo: Reuters)

The full-scale avalanche dynamics test site is providing scientists and engineers of the Swiss Institute of Research of Snow and Avalanches with essential data to understand and model avalanche motion, according to the Institute website

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