Remembering the 1982 Alpine Meadows, CA Avalanche That Killed Seven, 40 Years Later Forty years ago, on March 31st, 1982, a deadly avalanche ripped through Alpine Meadows Ski Area in California. The catastrophic slide was unlike any the area had seen. It buried dozens, taking seven lives and causing millions of dollars worth of damages to the resort. March 27th, 1982, the storm rolled in. Snow dumped for days as patrollers fought to control the […] Avalanche Aunika Skogen | March 31, 2022 2 Comments