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On the Job with the Ski Patrol
“We search for dangerous piles of
snow. Sometimes, we find soft cones
where snow has fallen down from a
cliff above. These are places where a ▲ Ski patrol members go out early in
the morning to set off explosions in
skier could trigger a slide. We try to fresh snow. The explosions lower
the risk of avalanches.
cut these with our skis, but some
stubborn
cones are stubborn.” The explosives come out again. Check
adj. difficult to get rid of or deal with What do the ski patrol members do to get
rid of stubborn cones?
They use [set] explosives.
Unit 10 | On the Job with the Ski Patrol
