The aftermath of a huge avalanche in March 2014 on the summit cone of Mount Washington with searchers making certain no one was caught in it. Miraculously, although there were many skiers in the vicinity, not one was hurt. (JOE KLEMENTOVICH PHOTO)
The aftermath of a huge avalanche in March 2014 on the summit cone of Mount Washington with searchers making certain no one was caught in it. Miraculously, although there were many skiers in the vicinity, not one was hurt. (JOE KLEMENTOVICH PHOTO)
A snow avalanche can happen on any slope with an angle of between 25 degrees (a green-circle slope on a ski hill) and 45 degrees (a double-black diamond). All it takes is the right conditions.
An avalanche can happen any time the force exerted on the snow by gravity (or the added weight of a passing skier, hiker or climber) exceeds the forces of friction and internal bonds between snow crystals that hold the snow in place.
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