Very Large Scale Avalanche at Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand A very large size 5 natural avalanche was observed yesterday up the Murchison Valley in Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park, New Zealand. The avalanche released from Mt Phyllis and crossed the Aida glacier, one of New Zealand’s several glaciers. The crown wall was at least 1.5km (0.9 miles) long and the debris ran about 2km (1.25 miles) onto the flats. It […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | August 22, 2023 0 Comments
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
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