Avalanche Education

File — Box: 1, Folder: 18

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

P0393n01_18_001-003: Avalanche School, picture taken by G.F. Horton, 1969

P0393n01_18_004-005: [missing]

P0393n01_18_006: Ski area usually classified into zones as follows: 1. always safe 2. low environmental hazard 3. high intermittent 4. cautious high leap closed

P0393n01_18_007-011: Avalanche school, 1959. Picture taken by Safron

P0393n01_18_012: Photograph of one of the early classes in the Avalanche School held every other year at Alta, Utah. Some of the individuals in the photograph John Rurbert, Gordon Vonbironm Ed LaChapelle, Monty Atwater, Dick stillman

P0393n01_18_013: "Unless skier understand why, they are reluctant to heed signs" Wasatch Mountains

P0393n01_18_014-015: Carson Pass Winter Display "Snow Avalanche", painted on forest by Clem Droz

P0393n01_18_016-017: Avalanche school, 1959. Picture taken by G.F. Horton

Dates

1930-1974

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.