A SLIPPERY SLOPE
Earlier this month, on January 12, a persistent slab avalanche occurred at San Joaquin Ridge, resulting in a full burial of the avalanche’s trigger—a backcountry skier. The event was labeled[…]
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THE AVALANCHE TIMES
There were seven avalanches, Dave Swisher told me. He’s the Chairman of the Fire Commission in Mono City. Seven avalanches the last weekend of February. The slides toppled 20 power[…]
SHERIFF SNARK
Winter snow and rain has cloaked Mono County for weeks. More than cloaked. Splintered. North County and South County indefinitely separated by an avalanche – 395 north of Lee Vining. […]
ASPENDELL AVALANCHE
On Tuesday morning, an avalanche swept through the Aspendell community, damaging three homes. One home was pushed off its foundation. The other two homes sustained moderate damage in the form[…]
BURIED
Almost 40 years to the date, a massive avalanche devastated California’s Alpine Meadows Ski Area in North Lake Tahoe, killing three people trapped inside of a ski lodge and sparing[…]
Locals Escape Avalanche
Long Valley residents regroup after white wave slams into home Five residents of the home in Long Valley that was hit by a wall of snow on Sunday, January 22,[…]
