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61) Force majeure
Publisher
Film I Vast ; Plattform Produktions ; Eurimages
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Swedish
Description
An idyllic family skiing vacation takes a stunning turn when an avalanche threatens the ski lodge restaurant, sending people fleeing and demanding quick decisions that change the course of the family dynamics and trust.
Author
Publisher
Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest in association with University of Washington Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Every winter, early settlers of the U.S. and Canadian Mountain West could expect to lose dozens of lives to deadly avalanches. This constant threat to trappers, miners, railway workers, and their families forced individuals and communities to develop knowledge, share strategies, and band together as they tried to survive the extreme conditions of "avalanche country." The result of this convergence, author Diana L. Di Stefano argues, was a complex...
63) Buried alive
Author
Series
Mysteries in our national parks volume 12
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
2003.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
720L
Language
English
Description
While their parents study why wolverines are disappearing from Alaska's Denali National Park, Jack and Ashley are stranded in a remote area with their mysterious new foster brother when a hit man's bullet triggers an avalanche.
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
2012: supernova : When a star in a nearby galaxy becomes unstable and goes supernova, an astrophysicist puts together a dangerous and desperate plan to shield the Earth.
Nature unleashed : avalanche: In Russia's Ural mountains snowmobile guides Thom and Jack Cussler survive a massive avalanche, but buried villages with trapped survivors --and a limited air supply-- are in desperate need of help.
Nature unleashed : earthquake: After a catastrophic...
Publisher
DreamWorks
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
In the Spirit of Christmas holiday special, Lucky has ordered a custom-made fiddle for her dad (best Christmas gift ever!) except it doesn't arrive on time. In an attempt to get the gift, Lucky leads her friends on a misadventure into the city. After a day of roaming the city, the group makes it on the last train back to Miradero. All seems to go smoothly until an avalanche derails their plans, forcing them and their fellow passengers on a dangerous...
67) Barry
Author
Series
Dog diaries volume 3
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
Ã2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
670L
Language
English
Description
Barry der Menschenretter, a Saint Bernard dog, reflects back on his life in the early 1800s at the Hospice of the Great Saint Bernard in the Swiss Alps, where he rescued some forty people from avalanches. Includes facts about the breed and the hospice.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"From Eric Blehm, the bestselling author of The Last Season and Fearless, comes an extraordinary new book in the vein of Into the Wild, the story of the legendary snowboarder Craig Kelly and his death in the 2003 Durrand Glacier Avalanche-a devastating and controversial tragedy that claimed the lives of seven people. On January 20, 2003, a thunderous crack rang out and a 100-foot-wide tide of snow barreled down the Northern Selkirk Mountains in British...