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Title
Are Snow Avalanches from Roofs Preventable?
Are Snow Avalanches from Roofs Preventable?
Date
1/2023
1/2023
Author(s)
Terry Anderson
Terry Anderson
Page(s)
10-13
10-13
Source
IIBEC Interface
IIBEC Interface
Keyword(s)
avalanche; shingle; snow; roofing
avalanche; shingle; snow; roofing
Abstract
Forty years ago, an unprecedented avalanche occurred at Alpine Meadows Ski Resort in Lake Tahoe, California, and caused the deaths of seven people. I recently watched the 2021 documentary film Buricd,1 which is a recounting by employees of Alpine Meadows of that incredible avalanche in 1982. They tried to prevent it, witnessed it, and then had to dig out their friends who were buried (Fig. 1). I was on the edge of my seat and almost brought to tears as the tragedy was explained.
Forty years ago, an unprecedented avalanche occurred at Alpine Meadows Ski Resort in Lake Tahoe, California, and caused the deaths of seven people. I recently watched the 2021 documentary film Buricd,1 which is a recounting by employees of Alpine Meadows of that incredible avalanche in 1982. They tried to prevent it, witnessed it, and then had to dig out their friends who were buried (Fig. 1). I was on the edge of my seat and almost brought to tears as the tragedy was explained.