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4) Avalanches
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Learn all about avalanches, from what causes them to what effects they have on humans."--
Author
Series
I survived volume 22
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Language
English
Description
"The snow came down faster than train crews could clear the tracks, piling up in drifts 20 feet high. At the Wellington train depot in the Cascade Mountains, two trains sat stranded, blocked in by snow slides to the east and west. Some passengers braved the storm to hike off the mountain, but many had no choice but to wait out the storm. But the storm didn't stop. One day passed, then two, three...six days. The snow turned to rain. Then, just after...
7) One by one
Author
Language
English
Description
Getting snowed in at a rustic mountain chalet in the French Alps doesn't sound like the worst problem in the world. There is a breathtaking vista, a cozy fire, and company to keep you warm. But what happens when that company is eight of your coworkers-- and you can't trust any of them? When an off-site company retreat meant to promote mindfulness and collaboration is stranded by an avalanche, the corporate food chain becomes irrelevant and survival...
Author
Language
English
Description
"In 1916, Sven Ormson leaves a restless life in Stockholm to seek adventure in Svalbard, an Arctic archipelago where darkness reigns four months of the year and he might witness the splendor of the Northern Lights one night and be attacked by a polar bear the next. But his time in a mining camp ends when an avalanche nearly kills him, leaving him disfigured, after which Sven flees even farther, to an uninhabited fjord. There, with the company of a...
10) Avalanches
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes avalanches, how they occur, and the damage they cause.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Lizzie McKettrick is homeward bound with her fiancé, Whitley Carson, when their train is derailed, leaving passengers stranded on Christmas Eve. While Whitley is concerned only with himself, a handsome doctor enlists Lizzie's help treating injured passengers. Soon Lizzie realizes that Christmas truly is a season of miracles--and love.
Author
Series
Claude books (Alex T. Smith) volume 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
Claude and his best friend, Sir Bobblysock, go to the Snowy Mountains where they throw snowballs, learn to ski, and more until Claude's loud voice starts an avalanche, trapping Sir Bobblysock and the only Mountain Rescue person under a huge pile of snow.
14) Downhill
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Barely escaping an avalanche during a family ski vacation in the Alps, a married couple is thrown into disarray as they are forced to reevaluate their lives and how they feel about each other.
15) Avalanche
Author
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First Simon Pulse hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
263 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"After an avalanche hits, a group of skiers in the Rocky Mountains must survive Mother Nature and a life-threatening injury to one of their members in order to make it out of the mountains and find help"--
17) Avalanche!
Author
Series
Survivor diaries volume 2
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
104 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old twins Ashley and Ryan are tested to the extreme when faced with a powerful avalanche while skiing in Wyoming's Grand Teton mountains. Includes survival tips from the National Avalanche Center and U.S. Forest Service.
18) Force majeure
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 119 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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
Series
Language
English
Description
Three days before Christmas, Matt Jensen is traveling the Denver and Pacific railway when an avalanche slams down onto the train, trapping it in desolate Trout Creek Pass. But it wasn't an act of nature that caused the accident; it was a gang of outlaws attempting to rescue their leader, who is being taken to Red Cliff to be hanged. As Smoke Jensen and Duff MacCallister frantically try to make their way to the scene, Matt struggles to save the survivors,...
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (40 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ride the rails and the roads with Thomas and his friends in these action-packed adventures. It's stormy weather so hold on tight through mud baths and avalanches. Nothing can stop these really useful engines from a job well done.
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