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Montgomery Meigs "Monty" Atwater (1904–1976) was an American avalanche researcher, forester, skier, and author. He is considered the founder of the field of avalanche research and forecasting in North America.
For the 11-year period ending April 2006, [7] there was one death on Mount Hood caused by an avalanche, [8] while 445 avalanche-related deaths occurred throughout North America. [9] Compared to other western states, Oregon has relatively few avalanche fatalities (16 of the 1009 for the U.S. from 1951 to 2015 [10]). There are between 100 and 200 ...
The students were participating in Basecamp, a program run by the school following the principles of Outward Bound, and required for all tenth graders.Led by Thomas Goman, the school's chaplain, the expedition set off from Timberline Lodge, just west of the route up Mount Hood, on Monday May 12, 1986, at 2:30 a.m.
In the coastal city of Eureka, the National Weather Service office said the Eel River as on track to reach "major flood stage'' at 25 feet by Friday. Wind gusts in the area could get up to 70 mph ...
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The Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center (NWAC) is a non-profit weather forecasting center located in Seattle, Washington, focusing primarily on weather conditions that can lead to avalanches in the Pacific Northwest. Its twice daily forecasts are important for recreational and professional users of mountains and other rural areas in the ...
The debris slid into the Columbia Gorge close to modern-day Cascade Locks, Oregon, blocking the Columbia River with a natural dam approximately 200 feet (61 m) high and 3.5 miles (5.6 km) long. The impounded river formed a lake and drowned a forest of trees for about 35 miles (56 km).
Oregon City School District (Oregon) Oregon Spectator; S. James B. Stephens This page was last edited on 25 June 2024, at 14:47 (UTC). Text is available under the ...