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LOCAL JUNEAU EMPIRE Shortly before 4 a.m., several feet of new snow on steep terrain gave way and raced for the water below. Scraping down nearly vertical rocky chutes and snapping trees, the avalanche built up tons of force before crashing into an aluminum tower placed in its path 35 years ago.

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Michael Penn / Juneau Empire

Domino effect: A damaged transmission tower is seen recently near the Snettisham hydroelectric project. The tower was not directly hit by an April 16 avalanche, but it was pulled over by another tower that was swept up in the snow slide.

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