Snowstruck: In the Grip of Avalanches

Snowstruck: In the Grip of Avalanches

Every year around the globe, people cross paths with avalanchesâ€”some massive, some no deeper than a pizza boxâ€”with deadly results. Avalanche expert Jill Fredston stalks these so-called freaks of nature, forecasting where and when they will strike, deliberately triggering them with explosives, teaching potential victims how to stay alive, and leading rescue efforts when tragedy strikes.Â
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In Snowstruck, Fredston draws on decades of personal experience to take â€œavalanches out of the statistical realm and into the human oneâ€ (Skiing Magazine): a skier making what may prove his final decision, a victim buried so tightly that he canâ€™t move a finger, rescuers racing both time and weather, forecasters treading the line between reasonable risk and danger. Fredston brings to life the awesome forces of nature that can turn the mountains deadlyâ€”and the equally inexoÂrable forces of human nature that lure us time and again into treacherous terrain.

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