Avalanche Education Slides

File — Box: 1, Folder: 2

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Photograph number 1: Scenic view
Photograph number 2: Snow field
Photograph number 3: Lift
Photograph number 4: Scenic
Photograph number 5: Scenic
Photograph number 6: Lift
Photograph number 7: Clear view
Photograph number 8: Lift line
Photograph number 9: Powder skiing
Photograph number 10: Cross-country
Photograph number 11: Taking in the scenery
Photograph number 12: Cross-country/sole poles
Photograph number 13: Powder skiing/smooth descent
Photograph number 14: Cross-country in back country
Photograph number 15: Avalanche warning
Photograph number 16: Tree-line on the ledge of a cliff
Photograph number 17: View of mountain from snowy road
Photograph number 18: Thick forest
Photograph number 19: Avalanche cloud
Photograph number 20: Avalanche cloud
Photograph number 21: Avalanche cloud
Photograph number 22: National ski patrol sign
Photograph number 23: Mini avalanche slide
Photograph number 24: Avalanche
Photograph number 25: Avalanche rolling down face of mountain
Photograph number 26: Path of trees cut down by force of avalanche
Photograph number 27: Snowy road
Photograph number 28: Scenic view of mountain
Photograph number 29: Path made by force of avalanche
Photograph number 30: Path made by force of avalanche
Photograph number 31: Unidentified snow filled bowl and basin
Photograph number 32: Snowy unstable overhang
Photograph number 33: Snow piled up by windchunking
Photograph number 34: Unidentified ski run
Photograph number 35: Unidentified mountain during the summer time
Photograph number 36: Trees ploughed over and laid down from the force of an avalanche
Photograph number 38: Avalanche debris field
Photograph number 39: Jigsaw cracking movement in the snow, mid-mountain
Photograph number 40: An avalanche shovel is used to measure height of snow pack
Photograph number 41: Snow surveyor
Photograph number 42: Surveying snow overhang
Photograph number 43: Surveying snow overhang
Photograph number 44: Avalanche debris field
Photograph number 45: Avalanche
Photograph number 46: Avalanche
Photograph number 47: Avalanche
Photograph number 48: Avalanche
Photograph number 49: Avalanche on south face of mountain
Photograph number 50: Avalanche
Photograph number 51: Unstable snow overhang
Photograph number 52: Avalanche chunks skating across icy snow surface
Photograph number 53: Lift house destroyed by avalanche
Photograph number 54: Avalanche wreckage
Photograph number 55: Snow-plows digging out roads after avalanche
Photograph number 56: Very high snow-wall on side of road
Photograph number 57: Cracks in snow pack , mid-mountain
Photograph number 58: Ground ruined from force of avalanche
Photograph number 59: Path made from force of avalanche
Photograph number 60: Mountain littered with downed trees, due to avalanche
Photograph number 61: Bus destroyed due to avalanche
Photograph number 62: Cadillac destroyed due to avalanche
Photograph number 63: Tractor stuffed with snow due to avalanche
Photograph number 64: Snow-cat full of snow due to avalanche
Photograph number 65: Avalanche
Photograph number 66: Avalanche
Photograph number 68: Avalanche
Photograph number 69: Avalanche
Photograph number 71: Debris from avalanche
Photograph number 73: Marking where dead bodies are with poles, so they can dig them out
Photograph number 75: Tracking the avalanche path
Photograph number 76: Uncovering a persons body that was covered by the avalanche
Photograph number 77: Unidentified peak
Photograph number 78: Unidentified peak
Photograph number 79: Unidentified bluff with snow blowing off
Photograph number 80: Precipice
Photograph number 81: Unidentified peak
Photograph number 82: Traversing mountain
Photograph number 83: Snow bank
Photograph number 84: Snow sprayed Volkswagen bugs in parking lot, due to avalanche
Photograph number 85: Iced plants
Photograph number 86: Mountains
Photograph number 87: Tracks
Photograph number 88: Lift
Photograph number 89: Solitary skier
Photograph number 90: Unidentified bowl
Photograph number 91: Cornice breaking off
Photograph number 92: Longview
Photograph number 93: Unidentified basin
Photograph number 94: Skiers
Photograph number 95: Skiers
Photograph number 96: Shallow snow pack
Photograph number 97: Snow cracking on mid-mountain
Photograph number 98: Snow cracking on mid-mountain
Photograph number 99: Danger sign
Photograph number 100: Danger sign
Photograph number 101: Ropes marking off potential avalanche areas
Photograph number 102: Explanatory warnings of avalanche danger
Photograph number 103: Danger sign
Photograph number 104: U.S. Forester by explanatory danger sign
Photograph number 106: Skier
Photograph number 107: Skier
Photograph number 108: Avalanche cannon shot making contact with the mountain
Photograph number 109: Forestry cannon being aimed at a potential avalanche site
Photograph number 110: Avalanche cannon shot making contact with the mountain
Photograph number 111: Skiers
Photograph number 112: Setting avalanche depth charge with dynamite
Photograph number 113: Surveying potential avalanche danger
Photograph number 114: Surveying potential avalanche danger
Photograph number 115: Avalanche cannon shot making contact with the mountain
Photograph number 116: Storage shed
Photograph number 117: Summer scenic view
Photograph number 118: Avalanche surveying station
Photograph number 119: Surveying potential avalanche danger
Photograph number 120: Snow depth measuring device
Photograph number 121: Surveying potential avalanche danger
Photograph number 122: Snow depth measuring device
Photograph number 123: Depth markers
Photograph number 124: Measuring snow depth
Photograph number 125: Measuring snow depth
Photograph number 126: Snow depth stakes
Photograph number 134: Mountain range backbone
Photograph number 135: Property sign
Photograph number 136: Skiers
Photograph number 137: The end

Dates

1971-1979

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.