Avalanches

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This is an example of a post hoc fallacy, where a causal relationship is wrongly assumed between two events because of their chronological order. The sounding of the alarm and the subsequent avalanche were actually unrelated events, and the alarm did not cause the avalanche.

Avalanche barriers, controlled explosions, and controlled snowpack stabilization techniques can help prevent avalanches. Additionally, avoiding triggering factors such as steep slopes, heavy snowfall, and disturbances to the snowpack can reduce the risk of avalanches.

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The longest-traveled avalanche on record occurred in 1958 in Alaska, when an avalanche traveled over 5 miles. This massive avalanche was triggered by an earthquake and traveled at speeds estimated to be around 150 miles per hour for seven minutes. It devastated a wide area, causing significant destruction.

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Long-term effects of avalanches can include changes to the landscape, destruction of ecosystems, loss of biodiversity, and altered water flow patterns that can persist for years. Infrastructure such as roads, buildings, and trails may also be damaged, leading to ongoing economic impacts on communities. Additionally, psychological effects such as post-traumatic stress disorder can affect individuals who have experienced or been involved in avalanches.

Stauchwall refers to a sturdy and unyielding obstacle such as rocks or trees that can help to prevent or slow down the movement of a snow avalanche. It can be a natural feature or a man-made structure designed to reduce the impact of avalanches by breaking up the flow of snow and debris.

You can measure how unstable they are with reasonable accuracy by digging snow pits and evaluating the different layers of the snow, seeing whether there are any particular weaknesses. Therefore this enables some sort of prediction as to when an avalanche may occur (in a space of a month or so), but they can not be completely accurately predicted. Also not everyone wants to dig snow pits in the steepest parts of the snow slopes and whats true for one location may not be true for another.

Therefore it is difficult to measure avalanches.

Avalanches are large masses of snow, ice, and debris that rapidly slide down a mountainside. They can be triggered by factors such as heavy snowfall, strong winds, or human activity. Avalanches can be extremely dangerous and potentially life-threatening.

The Wellington Avalanche was the worst avalanche, measured in terms of lives lost, in the history of the United States.

For nine days at the end of February 1910, the little town of Wellington, Washington was assailed by a terrible blizzard. Wellington was a Great Northern Railway stop high in the Cascades, on the west side of the first Cascade Tunnel, under Stevens Pass. As much as a foot of snow fell every hour, and, on the worst day, eleven feet (335 cm) of snow fell. Two trains - a passenger train and a mail train, both bound from Spokane to Seattle - were trapped in the depot. Snow plows were present at Wellington and others were sent to help, but they could not penetrate the snow accumulations and repeated avalanches along the stretch of tracks between Scenic and Leavenworth.

Late on February 28, the snow stopped and was replaced by rain and a warm wind. Just after 1 a.m. on March 1, a slab of snow broke loose from the side of Windy Mountain in the middle of a violent thunderstorm. A ten-foot wall of snow, half a mile long and a quarter of a mile wide, headed for the town. A massive forest fire had recently ravaged the slopes above the town, leaving very little to impede the avalanche.

The avalanche missed the Bailets Hotel (which also housed the town's general store and post office), but hit the railroad depot. Most of the passengers and crew were asleep aboard their trains. The impact threw the trains 150 feet downhill and into the Tye River valley. Ninety-six people were killed, of whom 35 were passengers, 58 were Great Northern employees on the trains, and three were railroad employees in the depot. Twenty-three passengers survived; they were pulled from the wreckage by railroad employees who immediately rushed from the hotel and other buildings where they had been staying. The work was soon abandoned, and not until 21 weeks later - in late July - was it possible to retrieve the last of the bodies.

Wellington was quietly renamed Tye in October, 1910 because of the unpleasant associations of the old name. In the same month, the Great Northern Railroad began construction of concrete snow sheds to shelter the nearby tracks. The Wellington depot was closed when the second Cascade Tunnel came into use in 1929. The town was abandoned and eventually burned. However the old track and snow sheds are still there today and have been preserved in the Iron Goat Trail parkland, which is easily accessible from U.S. Highway 2 at Stevens Pass (Scenic, WA), east of Everett.

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It is difficult to provide an exact number because avalanche fatalities can vary significantly each year. However, on average, avalanches are responsible for about 150-200 deaths globally each year. These fatalities often occur in mountainous regions where avalanches are a common natural hazard.

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There are lot of types of avalanches but two of them are loose-snow avalanche which gathers more and more snow as it descends a mountain. Another type is slab avalanche which is the deadliest and destroys everything on its way; most responsible for the great majority of accidents. There are also powder avalanches and wet snow avalanches

Quite simply, settled snow. Avalanches are a result of the accumulation of snow at the top of a slope or incline becoming dislodged (by its own weight, an explosion, vibrations or loud noise, or a quake event). The mass of snow tends to behave rather like a liquid on its way down, breaking apart and flowing around and over obstacles. Those who have been caught (and instantly buried) by avalanches state that it was as though they'd been swept up by a tidal wave.

Once the avalanche runs out of slope, it settles. A lot of the snow that was originally stacking up at the top of the slope will now be at the bottom, but snow will eventually accumulate at the top again, leading always to another potential avalanche.

In populated areas or those visited/used by tourists/skiers, it is not uncommon for local rangers/wardens to mitigate the risk of a large avalanche by periodically setting off small explosive charges under accumulating shelves, dispersing the snow before it achieves a dangerous mass.

Avalanches are deadly because they can move at high speeds, overwhelming anything in their path. They can contain large amounts of snow, ice, and debris, causing significant trauma and injuries to anyone caught in them. Additionally, avalanches can bury victims under large amounts of snow, making it difficult for rescuers to locate and dig them out in time.

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Some of the worst recent avalanches include the Taos Ski Valley avalanche in New Mexico in 2019 that killed two people, the avalanche in Utah in 2021 that killed four skiers, and the avalanche in Indian-administered Kashmir in 2021 that killed at least 11 people.

Avalanches can cause extensive damage to buildings, including structural collapse, destruction of roofs and walls, and damage to foundations. Buildings in avalanche-prone areas should be built to withstand the forces exerted by avalanches, with reinforced structures, avalanche barriers, or relocation to safer areas. Mitigation measures such as snow fences, deflectors, and controlled detonations can also help reduce the impact of avalanches on buildings.

It is difficult to determine an exact number of avalanches that occur each year worldwide as not all are reported. However, estimates suggest that there are tens of thousands of avalanches each year.

Avalanches can affect anyone in their path, including skiers, snowboarders, hikers, and even residents living in avalanche-prone areas. They result in injuries and fatalities, damage to infrastructure, disrupted transportation routes, and the loss of property. Avalanche mitigation efforts are essential to minimize these impacts.

Avalanches do heaps of damage to anything that gets in their way and destroy trees homes it is very sad some times to have lost a loved one in an avalanche and also lost a few limbs while they were at it.

Avalanches are most likely to occur in the alpine regions of France, Switzerland and Austria. However avalanches can occur on any steep slope, considering the factors. Within the U.S, Alaska, Colorado and Utah are the states that avalanches occur most often.