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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.

Expert: $100,000 in concrete could have protected Snettisham line

 Assessing project: Scott Willis, vice president and generation engineer for Alaska Electric Light & Power Co., right, discusses the rebuilding process with Tim McLeod, president and general manager of AEL&P, center, and Juneau City Manager Rod Swope on April 26 at the Snettisham hydroelectric project.
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Assessing project: Scott Willis, vice president and generation engineer for Alaska Electric Light & Power Co., right, discusses the rebuilding process with Tim McLeod, president and general manager of AEL&P, center, and Juneau City Manager Rod Swope on April 26 at the Snettisham hydroelectric project.
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