CBSN - The Danger of Avalanches

Lead segment on today's CBS Sunday Morning...

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/the-danger-of-avalanches

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/sunday...sode-2-28-2021

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Buried Alive: Bruce Tremper Shares His Avalanche Story

Episode Highlights:

4:10: Tremper was almost literally born with skis on his feet.
5:15: Skiing is a religious experience for Tremper.
7:20: Tremper got a job in 1978 installing and building the Pierre’s Knob lift at Bridger Bowl, Montana.
9:15: Before the lift opened to the public, Bruce had to ski the line by himself and it was a stormy, snowy day.
10:20: This is the story of how “Tremper’s Run” at Bridger Bowl got its name.
11:00: Tremper made a terrible mistake, “oops I forgot.”
12:10: Tremper decided to cut across an avalanche chute. He thought he could outsmart the avalanche.
13:00: He put his skis on and went zooming across the top of the starting zone.
14:00: The snow fractured 40 feet above Tremper.
15:45: Tremper grabbed onto a tree as he was getting pounded by the avalanche, but lost his grip and went rocketing down the slope.
16:35: He went more than 1,000 feet and snow was everywhere. Tremper couldn’t breathe.
17:35: “I’m going to die.”
18:00: Bruce started swimming for the surface. He started slowing down.
19:20: It felt like concrete.
20:00: Both skis were completely broken.
20:30: This was a huge wake up call to Tremper.
21:44: Tremper was a cocky young kid and green with avalanches — a typical avalanche victim.
22:50: Tremper wanted to know everything about avalanches and he spent his life studying them.
23:45: Tremper is blown away by the overwhelming power of avalanches.
25:00: Avalanches have grabbed ahold of Tremper, and have never let him go.


Previous podcast in the series...

Avalanche Safety with Snow Science Expert Bruce Tremper

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In case this hasn't been posted here before...

Buried Alive: Bruce Tremper Shares His Avalanche Story

Episode Highlights:

4:10: Tremper was almost literally born with skis on his feet.
5:15: Skiing is a religious experience for Tremper.
7:20: Tremper got a job in 1978 installing and building the Pierre’s Knob lift at Bridger Bowl, Montana.
9:15: Before the lift opened to the public, Bruce had to ski the line by himself and it was a stormy, snowy day.
10:20: This is the story of how “Tremper’s Run” at Bridger Bowl got its name.
11:00: Tremper made a terrible mistake, “oops I forgot.”
12:10: Tremper decided to cut across an avalanche chute. He thought he could outsmart the avalanche.
13:00: He put his skis on and went zooming across the top of the starting zone.
14:00: The snow fractured 40 feet above Tremper.
15:45: Tremper grabbed onto a tree as he was getting pounded by the avalanche, but lost his grip and went rocketing down the slope.
16:35: He went more than 1,000 feet and snow was everywhere. Tremper couldn’t breathe.
17:35: “I’m going to die.”
18:00: Bruce started swimming for the surface. He started slowing down.
19:20: It felt like concrete.
20:00: Both skis were completely broken.
20:30: This was a huge wake up call to Tremper.
21:44: Tremper was a cocky young kid and green with avalanches — a typical avalanche victim.
22:50: Tremper wanted to know everything about avalanches and he spent his life studying them.
23:45: Tremper is blown away by the overwhelming power of avalanches.
25:00: Avalanches have grabbed ahold of Tremper, and have never let him go.


Previous podcast in the series...

Avalanche Safety with Snow Science Expert Bruce Tremper

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Thanks for sharing that. Worth a listen, but do yourself a favor and fast forward through everything the host has to say. HFS is that guy annoying. I would rather hear nails on a chalkboard than his bullshit.

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