In the Path of an Avalanche: A True Story
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
1550545183
ISBN 13
9781550545180
Category
900 --History & Geography
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Publication Year
2003
Publisher
Pages
240
Tags
Regional Canada, First Nations, Province & Local, Atmospheric Sciences, Climatology, Geology, Rivers, Mountains, Weather, Skiing, National Parks, Disaster Relief, Avalanches, Avalanches -- British Columbia -- Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park -- History -- 20th century, Avalanches -- Selkirk Range -- History -- 20th century, Avalanches -- Accidents -- Selkirk, HISTORY -- Canada -- General, British Columbia -- Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park, North America -- Selkirk Range
Description
On a clear, cold morning in January 1998, in the Selkirk Mountains of southeastern British Columbia, a massive avalanche buried six experienced back-country skiers. They didn’t have a chance. Thus began the worst day for avalanche deaths in Canadian history and one of the most tragic in North America.
This book is the biography of a deadly avalanche, detailing how a combination of factors-- steep, open terrain, an unstable winter snow pack primed to slide, aggravating weather conditions, and a trigger provided by a handful of back-country skiers -- resulted in human tragedy. It is the story of a particular avalanche, but it illustrates a natural phenomenon that has threatened human endeavours throughout the world since people first ventured within the reach of steep snow slopes.
This book is the biography of a deadly avalanche, detailing how a combination of factors-- steep, open terrain, an unstable winter snow pack primed to slide, aggravating weather conditions, and a trigger provided by a handful of back-country skiers -- resulted in human tragedy. It is the story of a particular avalanche, but it illustrates a natural phenomenon that has threatened human endeavours throughout the world since people first ventured within the reach of steep snow slopes.
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