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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.
At 11:30 pm on Wednesday, 30 July 1997, a landslide destroyed the Bimbadeen and Carinya Lodges at the Thredbo Alpine Village in New South Wales. [2] [3] Thousands of tonnes of liquefied earth and debris slid down the slope above the town. [4] The four-storey Carinya Lodge (owned by the Brindabella Ski Club) was torn in two.
Lahaul Valley avalanche [4] India: 1979: 8 172: 2010 Salang avalanches; series of at least 36 avalanches: Afghanistan: 2010: 9 155: 1918 Mitsumata village avalanche [5] Japan: 1918: 10 154 [citation needed] 1918 Asahi village avalanche: Japan: 1918: 11 138: 2012 Gayari Sector avalanche: Pakistan: 2012: 12 125: Kolka-Karmadon rock ice slide ...
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). [1] [2] In 2018 Alpine Meadows was merged into the Alterra Mountain Company.
As a massive winter storm dumped snow across much of the western U.S., winter sport enthusiasts headed to ski resorts and backcountry slopes ahead of the long Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend.
Few ski resorts are as evocative as Chamonix-Mont-Blanc.Set in the sawtooth-sided valley beneath the north face of Europe’s highest peak, the town has a strong claim to be the birthplace not ...
Avalanche search and rescue equipment: Beacon (transceiver) – digital transceiver, Probe – at least 2 meters in length, Shovel – any snow shovel works but collapsible shovels are more lightweight and packable, Snow kit- used to help examine snow and snow quality. [citation needed] Ice Axe: Used to assist safety in steep snow and ice. No ...
This is a list of some important mountain passes in the Rocky Mountains of the U.S. State of Colorado. ... Avalanche Pass: 12,100 feet 3,688 m