Encounters In Avalanche Country

Author : Diana L. Di Stefano
Publisher : University of Washington Press
ISBN 13 : 0295804823
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Encounters in Avalanche Country written by Diana L. Di Stefano and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2013-11-01 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every winter settlers of the U.S. and Canadian Mountain West could expect to lose dozens of lives to deadly avalanches. This constant threat to trappers, miners, railway workers-and their families-forced individuals and communities to develop knowledge, share strategies, and band together as they tried to survive the extreme conditions of "avalanche country." The result of this convergence, author Diana Di Stefano argues, was a complex network of formal and informal cooperation that used disaster preparedness to engage legal action and instill a sense of regional identity among the many lives affected by these natural disasters. Encounters in Avalanche Country tells the story of mountain communities' responses to disaster over a century of social change and rapid industrialization. As mining and railway companies triggered new kinds of disasters, ideas about environmental risk and responsibility were increasingly negotiated by mountain laborers, at the elite levels among corporations, and in socially charged civil suits. Disasters became a dangerous crossroads where social spaces and ecological realities collided, illustrating how individuals, groups, communities, and corporate entities were all tangled in this web of connections between people and their environment. Written in a lively and engaging narrative style, Encounters in Avalanche Country uncovers authentic stories of survival struggles, frightening avalanches, and how local knowledge challenged legal traditions that defined avalanches as acts of god. Combining disaster, mining, railroad, and ski histories with the theme of severe winter weather, it provides a new and fascinating perspective on the settlement of the Mountain West.

Author : John Marshall
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780963202802
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Living (and Dying) in Avalanche Country written by John Marshall and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John W. Jenkins
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Colorado Avalanche Disasters written by John W. Jenkins and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout Colorado's history its mountains have been the focus of its economic development but along with the attraction there has been an attendant danger. Avalanches have taken their toll on travelers, miners, and skiers. Avalanches cause more property damage, deaths, and injuries in Colorado than any other state in the Union, including Alaska.In Colorado Avalanche Disasters you will relive the sacrifices, despair, and elation of men, women, and children who faced Colorado's greatest avalanche disasters. These true tales carry the reader throughout the mountains of Colorado -- from the northern ranges to the southern San Juans.John Jenkins graduated from Western State College with a degree in history. He is descended from a pioneering Colorado family -- his being the fourth generation. He has written articles on Colorado history for the Colorado Mountain Club, worked seasonally as a park ranger in Alaska and helped place the American Mountaineering Center in Golden on the National Register of Historic Places. For recreation he enjoys telemark skiing and climbing Colorado's high peaks. This is his first book.

Author : Mike Clelland
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 076279237X
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Allen & Mike's Avalanche Book written by Mike Clelland and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2012-12-04 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With more and more people heading into the winter backcountry on skis, snowshoes, and snowmobiles, avalanche safety is of paramount importance. Allen & Mike's Really Cool Avalanche Safety Book distills the sometimes overly technical information of snow science into a user-friendly format with helpful illustrations and easy-to-understand text. With years of experience as NOLS instructors to draw on, Allen O'Bannon and Mike Clelland team up to give winter recreationists the information they need to stay safe in the backcountry, including how to prepare for your trip, proper equipment and how to use it, snowpack assessment, choosing safe travel routes, decision making, and rescue scenarios. Written for both aspriring winter backcountry travelers and experts alike, this book is a must-read for anybody who loves to experience the solitude and beauty of the snowy mountains.

Author : Thomas M. Wickman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108426794
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Snowshoe Country written by Thomas M. Wickman and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-09-20 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An environmental and cultural history of winter in the colonial Northeast, examining indigenous and settler knowledge of life in the cold.

Author : Arthur Roth
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Avalanche written by Arthur Roth and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Bruce Tremper
Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
ISBN 13 : 9780898868340
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain written by Bruce Tremper and published by The Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2001 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winter recreation in the mountains has increased steadily over the past few years, and so has the number of deaths and injuries caused by avalanches. Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain covers everything you need to know to avoid trouble in avalanche terrain: what avalanches are and how they work, common myths, human activities that lead to avalanche trouble, what happens to victims when an avalanche occurs, and rescue techniques. Provides step- by-step instruction for determining avalanche hazards, using safe travel technique, and making effective rescues.

Author : An Rutgers van der Loeff
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Avalanche! written by An Rutgers van der Loeff and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A group of boys works heroically to rescue victims trapped by an avalanche.

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309043352
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Snow Avalanche Hazards and Mitigation in the United States written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1990-02-01 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present mortality as a result of snow avalanches exceeds the average mortality caused by earthquakes as well as all other forms of slope failure combined. Snow avalanches can range from small amounts of loose snow moving rapidly down a slope to slab avalanches, in which large chunks of snow break off and destroy everything in their path. Although considered a hazard in the United States since the westward expansion in the nineteenth century, in modern times snow avalanches are an increasing concern in recreational mountainous areas. However, programs for snow avalanche hazard mitigation in other countries are far ahead of those in the United States. The book identifies several steps that should be taken by the United States in order to establish guidelines for research, technology transfer, and avalanche legislation and zoning.

Author : Bruce Tremper
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781594857171
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Avalanche Essentials written by Bruce Tremper and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This new guide by renowned avalanche expert Bruce Tremper is simple, accessible, and offers just the basics an Everyman's guide to avalanche safety that won't overtax your average ski bums, but will keep them safe when they re going for 12 consecutive months of powder. Avalanche Essentials is for everyone who wants to learn the fundamentals of avalanche awareness, focusing on systems and checklists, step-by-step procedures, decision-making aids, visual terrain and weather cues, rescue techniques, gear, and more."--Provided by publisher.