Ski resorts tackle bushfires with SNOW GUNS as large blazes merge into devastating ‘mega-fire’ on Australia’s eastern coast

Alpine resorts are using snow guns

Alpine resorts are using snow guns to contain creeping fires, while thousands of firefighters were deployed against the massive “erratic” blazes raging across Australia’s New South Wales states.

Instead of blasting artificial snow, the guns at the Perisher and Threbdo ski resorts on Australia’s Snowy Mountains have been deployed to douse dry slopes with ice-cold water in the hope of stopping ember attacks.

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