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October 31- November 5, 1999, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Incline Village, Nevada
For more information contact:
National Avalanche Foundation
133 South Van Gordon Street, Suite 100
Lakewood, CO 80228
Annual meeting, April 17-20, 2000, Port Angeles, Washington
The International Snow Science Workshop 2000 will take place October 4-October 8, 2000, in Big Sky, Montana.
ISSW 2000 is in the early planning stage. We welcome suggestions on topics to be covered at the upcoming workshop. A suggestion form has been provided for your convenience
The International Glaciological Society will hold an International Symposium on Snow,
Avalanches and Impact of the Forest Cover in 2000. The Symposium will be held in
Innsbruck, Austria with registration on 21 May, and sessions from May 22-26.
Topics:
Snow properties and structure
Snow-cover distribution
Snow drifting/blowing snow
Snowmelt and water quality
Modelling snow processes
Snow ecology
Influence of forest and vegetation cover on snow distribution and movement
Avalanches
Avalanche snow rheology
Avalanche dynamics
Avalanche control
Avalanche risk assessment
Model verification
Hazard mapping and zoning
Slush flows
More information:
Secretary General, International Glaciological Society,
Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1ER, U.K.
Tel: +44 1223 355974
Fax: +44 1223 336543
E-Mail: Int_Glac_Soc@compuserve.com
Compiled by
Bruce Tremper
Utah Avalanche Center
801-524-5304
bruce.tremper@noaa.gov
A work in progress, compiled by
Bruce Tremper
Utah Avalanche Center
801-524-5304
bruce.tremper@noaa.gov
This list contains much of the good avalanche video and film footage I am
aware of. I am attempting to continually update this list as I hear of other sources.
Please notify me of any good video you have seen on the news, in skiing, snowboarding or
snowmobiling films, etc.
Steve Kroschel of Kroschel Films, Rt. 1, Box 140, Hinckley, MN, 55037,Phone
1-888-428-1283. Steve has been shooting footage of avalanches in Alaska and British
Columbia since 1995 and has a considerable amount of spectacular avalanche footage shot
from helicopters, crash boxes in the runout zone, and fixed mounts. Footage includes
buildings, tents, dummies, and snowmachines being hit by powderblast.
Phil Eastley (last know adress was Aspen, CO. Contact Dave Hamre for a current adress), has some equally spectacular footage shot during a MAJOR avalanche cycle which occurred in southcentral Alaska in March of 1979. Footage includes 200 year old trees being thrown up out of the powderblast of a class 5 avalanche, miles of the Seward Hwy buried under tones of snow, and some nice slab failure sequences.
Adventure Scope Films
Snowboarders triggering or getting caught in avalanches
604-932-0454
Alaska Department of Transportation
Contact: Terry Onslow
907-783-2772
Various footage of avalanches in motion both dry slides and wet slides, many of them
crossing the Seware Highway. Shot from the road, mostly without a tripod. Source VHS
Alaska Stock Agency
Contact: David Hoffmann
Tel 907-562-5245
Fax 907-562-7245
E-mail: asa@asafootage.com
Web site: www.asafootage.com
Alaska Stock Agency has spectacular footage of avalanche control work along the Seward
Highway and the Alaska Railroad. Prices depend upon usage.
Aspen Ski Company/Highland Ski Patrol
Contact: Kevin Heineken (Snow Safety Director)
970-925-1222
Shot on VHS, hand held of large avalanche in Highland Bowl, Photographer Mac Smith
British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Highways
Contact: Gordon Bonwick
604-387-7516
mothsnow@pop.gov.bc.ca
Has 9 tapes on avalanches, some have to be licensed. Good source.
Canadian Avalanche Center
Contact: Alan Dennis
604-837-2435
Good clearinghouse for avalanches resources in Canada.
Discovery Channel World of Wonder
Contact: Angela Aeillo
818-753-3400
Produced 15 minute documentary on avalanches which aired on Discovery Channel during the
winter of 1996.
Fall Line Films
Snowboarders triggering avalanches
916-582-9144
Guy Finlay
email:- glisse@alpha.net.au
phone: - 61 - 2 - 9974 4248
mobile:- 61 - 419 612 661
or Family address :- 99 Frenchs Forest Rd.
Seaforth, N.S.W.
2092 Australia
Spectacular home video (8mm) of three people triggering entire face of a mountain and
escaping. Shot in France but Guy Finlay is from Australia. Difficult to locate this
fellow.
Great Basin Productions
Box 281176
Lamoille NV 89828
(702) 753-5008
Contact: Joe Royer
Joe Royer runs a very successful helicopter skiing concession and has stock footage of
avalanches in motion taken from a helicopter in the Ruby Mountains of Nevada. Plans on
shooting more stock footage in the winter of 1996-97 in 16mm and Beta SP.
Greg Hensley Productions
Contact: Greg Hensley
970-927-9198
footage $40/second
High Voltage Productions
Snowboarders triggering avalanches
Jaimie Mosberg
619-431-2915
Jeff Hill Productins
1970 N.W. Arcadia Ct.
Beaverton, OR 97006
(503) 645-2567
Margerie Johnson
616-526-7203
footage from the "Best of Powder"
Matt McClarren
last known address:
1030 E. 600 S.
Salt Lake City, UT 84102
Shot of a skier triggering a small soft slab,
home video.
Warren Miller
Has several spectacular film clips of skiers getting caught in avalanches. Extremely
expensive. If you have to ask you can't afford it.
310-376-2494
KTVA Anchorage
contact: Jeff Turner
907-562-3456
Avalanche rescue footage
KUTV Salt Lake City (Channel 2)
contact: Dave Rowan
801-973-3219
Varrious Avalanche News Stories
KSL Salt Lake City (Channel 5)
801-575-5500
Varrious Avalanche News Stories
KTVX Salt Lake City (Channel 4)
801-975-4444
Varrious Avalanche News Stories
KUSA Channel 9 Denver
Good footage of actual avalanche rescue with rescue dogs, etc.
KCNC Channel 4 Denver
Video of avalnache dust cloud coming past trees and engulfing a snowplow crew and the
video camera.
Eivind Kopperdal
011-47-53-64-36-75
Slow moving wet avalanche destroys several houses in Odda Norway. Hand held home video.
NRK-International Archives Sales-Norway
Contact: Lynn Granaas, Archives Sales Manager
011-47-23-04-96-78 ph
011-47-23-04-73-10 fax
News footage of Norwegan avalanches
National Geographic Television
Contact: film librarian
818-506-8300
30 minute avalanche documentary on National Geographic Explorer Series. Aired repeatedly
on TBS during the winter of 1996.
Pioneer Productions (England)
01753-653-939
Produced an hour long avalanche film documentary for Channel 2 in England. Aired in the
winter of 1996 on Discovery Channel in the U.S.. Features many spectacular shots of
avalanches in motion and some people getting caught in avalanches.
RAP Entertainment Co.
Contact: John Long
403-244-7000
Spectacular sequence of a telemark skier with old Norwegian-type pole triggering and being
swept away in a slab avalanche. Filmed at close range.
Scottland
Spectacular footage of skiers getting caught in an avalanche filmed from a helicopter with
Beta SP. Filmed by a Scottish television company. Contact Steve Blagbrough in Scottland
for source
44-479-811-0254
Slice of Life Video Productions
Box 629
Golden CO 80402
303-277-9327
Video of an actual avalanche accident with snowmobiles and the resulting rescue. They got
everyone out ok.
Standard Films
Snowboarders triggering avalanches
Mike Hatchett
916-546-4808
Telluride Helitrax
Contact: Mike Friedman
970-728-9660
970-728-6990 home
35mm, 16 mm, super 16 mm footage. Great shots, numerous angles, including crash box shots.
Aerial shots of avalanches in motion on Red Mountain Pass in Colorado, relatively
inexpensive footage.
Teton Gravity Reserch
Contact Steve or Todd Jones
(307) 734-8192
Good avalanche footage - people getting caught, etc.
University of Washington Press
Contact: Kathleen Pike, Permissions
206-543-4050 ph
206-543-3932 fax
10 minute film "Avalanche Dynamics". Collection of various 16 mm film clips of
avalanches in motion filmed mostly in the early 1970's. Ranges from very small avalanches
to very large ones.
Utah Avalanche Forecast Center - (Forest Service)
Contact: Bruce Tremper 801-524-5304
Avalanche expert who has been featured in a number of national film documentaries.
Produced hour long avalanche education video in 1994, "Winning the Avalanche
Game."
Video contains many spectacular avalanches in motion and people getting caught in
avalanches but most of these come from other sources. Other footage is public domain which
involves people traveling in avalanche terrain, diggind snowpits, etc. Detailed list of
video sources at the end of this document.
"Winning the Avalanche Game" available from
Friends of the Utah Avalanche Foecast Center
Box 521353
Salt Lake City, UT 84152-1353
Contact: Ed Arriola 801-955-8353
$25.00, includes shipping
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