In the Path of an Avalanche e-bog
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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 didnt 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 factorssteep, o...
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80,10 DKK
Forlag
Greystone Books
Udgivet
6 januar 2012
Længde
240 sider
Genrer
The Earth: natural history: general interest
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781926685250
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 didnt 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 factorssteep, open terrain, an unstable winter snow pack primed to slide, aggravating weather conditions, and a trigger provided by a handful of back-country skiersresulted 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.