“Based on the recommendation of “Kazhydromet” to ensure the safety of tourists on the territory of the Shymbulak ski resort, as well as due to the high altitude and unstable state of the snow cover (snow height 90-140 cm) on March 29, 2023 at avalanche collections No. 26B and No. 56 (Talgar pass) in the basin of the Kishi Almaty River at 12:16 a preventive descent of an avalanche was carried out in avalanche collection No. 26b. The volume of snow dumped amounted to 900 cubic meters, the avalanche stopped on the slope before reaching the ski slope," reads the report.
At 13:34 a preventive descent of a snow avalanche was carried out in the avalanche collection site No. 56 "Talgarsky Pass", the volume of snow dumped amounted to 5 thousand cubic meters.
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