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Alpine Meadows is a ski resort in the western United States, located in Alpine Meadows, California. Near the northwest shore of Lake Tahoe , it offers 2,400 acres (9.7 km 2 ) of skiable terrain, 13 different lifts, and a vertical drop of 1,802 feet (549 m).
The Alpine Avalanche is a weekly newspaper based in Alpine, Texas, United States, and covering Brewster County. It has local news stories and advertisements, and it has almost no coverage of news outside of the area. In 1982, its circulation was 4,850, with vendor/counter/dealer sales being 2,196. [3]
Avalanche path with 800 metres (2,600 ft) vertical fall in the Glacier Peak Wilderness, Washington state. Avalanche paths in alpine terrain may be poorly defined because of limited vegetation. Below tree line, avalanche paths are often delineated by vegetative trim lines created by past avalanches.
The Galtür avalanche occurred on 23 February 1999 in the Alpine village of Galtür, Austria. At 50 m (160 ft) high and traveling at 290 km/h (180 mph), the powder avalanche overturned cars, destroyed buildings and buried 57 people. By the time rescue crews managed to arrive, 31 people had died.
Avalanche blasting in the French ski resort of Tignes (3,600 m or 11,800 ft) Gazex installation. Active techniques reduce the risk of an avalanche occurring by promoting the stabilization and settlement of the snow pack through three forms of intervention: disrupting weak layers in the snow pack, increasing the uniformity of the snow pack, and lessening the amount of snow available in snow ...
Piedmont Alpine and Speleological Rescue said they responded to calls of an avalanche involving five mountaineers just after noon local time. The avalanche happened on the peak of Punta Valgrande ...
Avalanche Education: Is education in how to safely travel in avalanche terrain and how to rescue others in case of an avalanche. Knowing how to identify and react in avalanche conditions is vital to being safe while ski mountaineering. Most areas with backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering have organizations who teach these courses.
A set of backcountry ski runs in the Battle Range of the Canadian Rocky Mountains.Notice a minor avalanche has occurred at the right of frame. Backcountry skiing (), also called off-piste (), alpine touring, freeriding or out-of-area, is skiing in the backcountry on unmarked or unpatrolled areas either inside or outside a ski resort's boundaries. [1]