The Alpine Meadows avalanche of 1982: How LiveCopter 3 was used to jump-start rescue efforts скачать в хорошем качестве

The Alpine Meadows avalanche of 1982: How LiveCopter 3 was used to jump-start rescue efforts

March 1982 was an epic month for snow in the Sierra. More than 15 feet of it piled up in one week near Donner Summit — that was on top of a base that was already 90 inches deep. "All the skiers loved it and then all of sudden it became too much," said Dann Shively, a retired KCRA 3 pilot. "And the businesses up there were suffering too because people couldn't get up there." By March 30, the snow was so unmanageable that even the ski resorts had to close to the public. The next day, around 4 p.m., a loud boom rang out at the Alpine Meadows ski area and a huge slab of snow went barreling down the harsh terrain. Subscribe to KCRA on YouTube now for more: http://bit.ly/1kjRAAn Get more Sacramento news: http://www.kcra.com Like us:   / kcra3   Follow us:   / kcranews   Instagram:   / kcranews