The Snowy Torrents: Avalanche Accidents in the United States 1980-86, Special Series 39 (Colorado Geological Survey special publication)
by M. Martinelli
Category: Avalanches

Newspaper accounts of avalanche accidents from the 1860s through 1950 have been compiled, summarized, and discussed. Many of the avalanches that caused fatalities came down rather small, innocuous-looking paths. Land use planners can use historical avalanche information as a reminder of the power of snow avalanches and to assure rational development in the future.