Article: PHYSICAL STARS SCORE STYLE POINTS DALLAS PUTS THE BRAKES ON AVALANCHE'S SPEED WITH HARD-HITTING EFFORT.(Special Pullouts)

Article: Avalanches on slopes claiming more victims.
The Washington Times;  February 24, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... slow potential avalanches. "It's a combination of avalanche ignorance and ... misconceptions about avalanches, he said ... misconception is that an avalanche is just a bunch ... percent of all avalanche accidents, the avalanches are triggered ...

Encyclopedia entry: avalanches
The Oxford Companion to the Earth;      700+ words ... ... here upon snow avalanches, which are popularly ... term ‘avalanche’ and ... and the 1995 avalanche in Flateyri, Iceland ... fatalities. Snow avalanches are commonly classified ... particular the dry slab avalanche, that is of primary ... the importance of avalanches as a natural ...

Article: Avalanche season: Stay informed of the risks
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  December 13, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... being caught in an avalanche is learning all they can about avalanches. There are five levels of avalanche danger -- low ... danger is to avoid avalanche terrain -- especially ... touring. Signs of avalanches on slopes that appear ...

Article: Avalanche
World of Earth Science;      570 words ... ... referred to simply as avalanches, are classified ... layers (surface avalanche) or the ground ... complicated for avalanches than most landslides ... snow and ice in an avalanche prone slope are ... deliberately trigger avalanches under controlled ... aftermath of an avalanche is an ...

Article: Utah Avalanche Center Partners With Backcountry.com to ...
PR Newswire;  September 30, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... avalanches, people triggering avalanches and the destructive power of avalanches; a local avalanche professional telling stories ... in Utah need to learn about avalanches. The rising numbers of young avalanche victims have demonstrated ...

Article: Avalanche awareness
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  January 8, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... chance to prevent avalanches and keep our guests ... and instructor in avalanche safety and preparedness ... were killed in an avalanche in Cache County ... Numerous other avalanches have been less ... ve seen more avalanches than usual, it ... use aggressive avalanche control measures ...

Article: Avalanche!
Rocky Mountain Construction;  September 13, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... Director, Colorado, Avalanche Information Center ... snowslides in the Rockies Avalanches are common occurrences ... triggered an intense avalanche cycle with about 760 avalanches reported (and in ... estimated that for every avalanche seen or discovered ...