VIDEO: Large NZ Glacier Collapses and Sends Enormous Avalanche of Ice & Rock Down Mountain This impressive video shows the moment when a natural rockfall triggers a huge block of ice to begin tumbling, smashing into thousands of pieces and causing This impressive video shows the moment when a natural rockfall triggers a huge block of ice to begin tumbling, smashing into thousands of pieces and causing a large ice and rock avalanche in Mt. […] Avalanche AvyBrains | November 21, 2015 1 Comment
Ski Patroller & a Backcountry Skier Buried in Separate New Zealand Avalanches Last Week Two people on two different islands were partially buried by avalanches in New Zealand today (Wednesday), both at 11am. A senior ski patroller at Turoa ski resort, NZ was partially buried today when stepping onto a snow slope to dig a snow pit. A solo backcountry skier in the Godley Glacier/Lake Tekapo region of Mt. Cook National Park, […] Avalanche SnowBrains | July 15, 2015 0 Comments