Since the winter of 1950–1951, 1084 individuals perished in snow avalanches in the United States. In this study, we analyze the ages of those killed (n?=?900) by applying non-parametric methods to annual median ages and for age groups and primary activity groups. Change point detection ...
Avalanches are masses of snow, ice, and rocks that fall rapidly down a mountainside. They can be deadly.
Edgerly (2010) found that in the United States almost 40% of the companion rescue incidents were unreported. The quality of records in Austria increased in the middle of the 20th century; however, reliable data on accidents in the backcountry have been available since the beginning of the ...
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Beyond the boundaries of ski resorts, untouched powder and the promise of adventure beckon skiers, snowboarders, snowmobilers, mountaineers, and hikers into the backcountry. However, traveling in the backcountry is not without risk—25-30 peopledie in avalanches each year in the United States alone...
Each winter in Colorado, avalanches pose a serious risk to residents, visitors, and travelers. Since 1950, they have killed more people in the state than any other natural hazard, and Colorado accounts for a third of all avalanche deaths in the United States. That is why scientists at th...
DENVER, the United States, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- A major artery between Colorado and the Western United States was buried by a massive avalanche Tuesday that stranded thousands of motorists and scrambled emergency cleanup crews. In Montana and Washington, avalanches have already killed four people ...
Beyond the boundaries of ski resorts, untouched powder and the promise of adventure beckon skiers, snowboarders, snowmobilers, mountaineers, and hikers into the backcountry. However, traveling in the backcountry is not without risk:25–30 peopledie in avalanches each year in the United States alone...
change the way snow collects, reduce the size of the slab or provide physical obstacles in the event of an avalanche. Authorities in parts of the United States and Canada have also reforested areas that underwent heavy logging (clear-cutting in avalanche-prone areas is illegal in most of ...
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