Historic avalanches in the northern front range and the central and northern mountains of Colorado

M. Martinelli; Charles F. Leaf

doi:10.2737/RMRS-GTR-38

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Historic avalanches in the northern front range and the central and northern mountains of Colorado

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Authors:

M. Martinelli, Charles F. Leaf

Year:

1999

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/RMRS-GTR-38

Source:

General Technical Report RMRS-GTR-38. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 270 p.

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Abstract

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.

Keywords

avalanches, avalanche accidents, avalanche damage, avalanche fatalities, snowslides

Citation

Martinelli, M., Jr.; Leaf, Charles F., comps. 1999. Historic avalanches in the northern front range and the central and northern mountains of Colorado. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-38. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 270 p.