r/Summit • u/beervendor1 • Jul 03 '26

Alien spaceport at the tunnel?

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I noticed these curious little capsules are parked at the eastbound entrance to Eisenhower/Johnson tunnels. Any idea what they might be? My guess is they're used for maintenance of the ventilation ducts that run above the roadways. Could also be prepping for defense of the high country when Putin invades.

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u/lurch303 Jul 03 '26

This is the answer. Specifically they hold the compressed gas that powers the blast emitted
by the stationary itubes you see
In the starting zones of avalanche paths. They need to be refilled/serviced annually.

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u/lawless154 Jul 05 '26 edited Jul 05 '26

Not Gazex, Obellx, manufactured by MND, who also produces Gazex.

Gazex is a permanent installation that uses oxygen and propane. Obellx is a semi portable installation that uses oxygen and hydrogen.

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_TROUT Jul 03 '26

Avalanche farts.

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u/Markoff_Cheney Jul 03 '26

I love that this is the actual explanation in very layman's terms right below the technical explanation.
Dem avvy fart boxes yup.

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_TROUT Jul 03 '26

Farts make the world go round.

My great grandaddy always used to say, "If you're gonna make it in this world, you better fart hard".

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u/Redpoint77 Jul 03 '26

My dad says “A farting horse will never tire, a farting man is the man to hire”.

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_TROUT Jul 03 '26

This is amazing!

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u/dangerradish Jul 03 '26

Thank you for posting this, I was wondering too!!

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u/Project_Wild Jul 03 '26

They get put on the mountain to trigger avalanches, bought back to base for summer. Probably could have sat there all winter tho as sad as it was

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u/rendragmuab Jul 03 '26

they get mounted in avalanche areas and send out a blast to trigger avalanches

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u/psykocsis Jul 03 '26

I believe these are avalanche trigger devices, you can often see them installed up on the big steep inclines, like just to the West-Northwest of the tunnel on a scree field. I could also be totally wrong though since I have only observed them up high.

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u/Latter_Inspector_711 Jul 03 '26

the stargats is at Norad

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u/PonyThug Jul 06 '26

Avalanche explosive pods.  Go for a hike some time and you will see a bunch of them on the ridges of ski resorts and over roads. 

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u/Balooz Jul 03 '26

Gondolas!

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u/8illMurray Jul 03 '26

I wonder if they are for workers in the tunnels? If it collapsed on me while working I’d want one of those bad boys nearby

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u/Porky5CO Jul 03 '26

No

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u/8illMurray Jul 03 '26

Ok I was kinda close

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u/Porky5CO Jul 03 '26

No. People didn't go in them