{"id":232,"date":"2010-04-12T09:47:16","date_gmt":"2010-04-12T15:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rocky-peak.com\/blog\/?p=232"},"modified":"2010-04-12T09:53:03","modified_gmt":"2010-04-12T15:53:03","slug":"rundle-mountain-helicopter-bombing-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rocky-peak.com\/blog\/2010\/04\/rundle-mountain-helicopter-bombing-2010.html","title":{"rendered":"Rundle Mountain Helicopter Bombing, Canmore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">On Saturday April 10 2010 there were some loud explosions in Canmore in the Canadian Rockies which rattled most of the residents&#8217; windows: they were bombing the east end of Rundle Mountain in Canmore to trigger controlled avalanches. Rundle Mountain is about 25km long and stretches all the way to Banff from Canmore.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-233\" title=\"Rundle Mountain bombing, Canmore\" src=\"https:\/\/rocky-peak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/rundle_mountain_bombing2.png\" alt=\"Rundle Mountain bombing by helicopter, Canmore\" width=\"421\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rocky-peak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/rundle_mountain_bombing2.png 421w, https:\/\/rocky-peak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/rundle_mountain_bombing2-300x213.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Take a closer look and you can see the helicopter drop the explosives.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-234\" title=\"Rundle Mountain bombing, Canmore\" src=\"https:\/\/rocky-peak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/rundle_mountain_bombing_21.png\" alt=\"Rundle Mountain bombing by helicopter, Canmore\" width=\"487\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rocky-peak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/rundle_mountain_bombing_21.png 487w, https:\/\/rocky-peak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/rundle_mountain_bombing_21-300x243.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 487px) 100vw, 487px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The explosives then trigger an avalanche down Mount Rundle&#8217;s east end.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-235\" title=\"Rundle Mountain bombing, Canmore\" src=\"https:\/\/rocky-peak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/rundle_mountain_bombing_3.png\" alt=\"Rundle Mountain bombing by helicopter, Canmore\" width=\"443\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rocky-peak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/rundle_mountain_bombing_3.png 443w, https:\/\/rocky-peak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/rundle_mountain_bombing_3-300x242.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-236\" title=\"Rundle Mountain bombing, Canmore\" src=\"https:\/\/rocky-peak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/rundle_mountain_bombing_4.png\" alt=\"Rundle Mountain bombing by helicopter, Canmore\" width=\"489\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rocky-peak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/rundle_mountain_bombing_4.png 489w, https:\/\/rocky-peak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/rundle_mountain_bombing_4-300x235.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-237\" title=\"Rundle Mountain bombing, Canmore\" src=\"https:\/\/rocky-peak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/rundle_mountain_bombing_5.png\" alt=\"Rundle Mountain bombing by helicopter, Canmore\" width=\"571\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rocky-peak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/rundle_mountain_bombing_5.png 571w, https:\/\/rocky-peak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/rundle_mountain_bombing_5-300x233.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-238\" title=\"Rundle Mountain bombing, Canmore\" src=\"https:\/\/rocky-peak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/rundle_mountain_bombing_6.png\" alt=\"Rundle Mountain bombing by helicopter, Canmore\" width=\"488\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rocky-peak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/rundle_mountain_bombing_6.png 488w, https:\/\/rocky-peak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/rundle_mountain_bombing_6-300x221.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-239\" title=\"Rundle Mountain bombing, Canmore\" src=\"https:\/\/rocky-peak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/rundle_mountain_bombing_7.png\" alt=\"Rundle Mountain bombing by helicopter, Canmore\" width=\"476\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rocky-peak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/rundle_mountain_bombing_7.png 476w, https:\/\/rocky-peak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/rundle_mountain_bombing_7-300x213.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It took some time for the dust and debris to clear.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Did anyone else here the bombing of Mount Rundle in Canmore on Saturday? I am curious how far away the explosions could be heard. If you did, post a comment below!<\/p>\n\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Frocky-peak.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F04%2Frundle-mountain-helicopter-bombing-2010.html&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday April 10 2010 there were some loud explosions in Canmore in the Canadian Rockies which rattled most of the residents&#8217; windows: they were bombing the east end of Rundle Mountain in Canmore to trigger controlled avalanches. Rundle Mountain is about 25km long and stretches all the way to Banff from Canmore. 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