GNFAC: Looking at time scales in avalanche decision-making
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Peruvian police announced Thursday that they rescued 23 tourists from several countries in Europe and the United States trapped since Tuesday in a village after the fall of an avalanche that blocked their walk that included passing through the Salkantay snow and reaching the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu. Colonel Carlos Guizado, chief police officer of the Cusco region, told journalists that the police of the Alta Montaña Salvation Unit used rope…
GNFAC: Looking at time scales in avalanche decision-making
Dave Zinn EBS CONTRIBUTOR Editor’s note: The Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center forecasts for the mountains in Southwest Montana from the Bridger Range through Big Sky, West Yellowstone and Cooke City, as well as the Mountains in Island Park, Idaho. Visit avalanche.org for regional conditions across the rest of the U.S. I know… I know…
On early Thursday afternoon an avalanche broke away from the Sassolungo. Immediately several rescue forces started a large-scale search for possible spills. The emergency helicopter Aiut Alpin Dolomites was also in use. After about 2 hours it was possible to give a warning: nobody was spilled.
PIEDMONT – There are areas of the Piedmont Alps where there is a danger of avalanches, especially after the precipitation of the last few days. In fact, the snow has not always had time to settle and could break off when a skier or hiker passes by. The danger level, according to the Arpa bulletin updated at 12 today, Thursday 13, is orange, that is, moderate. Arpa writes: up to 50 cm of snow will fall until Thursday. The danger of avalanches sho…
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