Australia’s Worst Alpine Disaster 25 Years Later: The Thredbo Landslide Shortly before midnight on July 30, 1997, a landslide in the ski resort of Thredbo caused Australia’s worst alpine disaster. After torrential rain and snow in the days leading up, the soil was eroded, causing a landslide that broke the Carinya Lodge in two. Parts of the debris slid further down into the Bimbadeen Lodge and its staff quarters. In […] Avalanche Julia Schneemann | August 5, 2022 2 Comments
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