To a certain extent, this method is also used in Switzerland, where in an effort to prevent avalanches, explosives are shot or dropped from helicopters onto unstable slopes to dislodge snow.
Mõningal määral kasutatakse seda meetodit ka Šveitsis, kus ebapüsiva lumikattega mäenõlvadele tulistatakse lõhkelaenguid või heidetakse neid alla helikopteritelt.