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... slopes . Swiss expert André Roch came to survey the region , and fathered the Roch Run on Aspen Mountain . During World War II , mountain troops from Camp Hale , 30 miles away , crossed the Con- tinental Divide on maneuvers and lingered ...
... slopes . Swiss expert André Roch came to survey the region , and fathered the Roch Run on Aspen Mountain . During World War II , mountain troops from Camp Hale , 30 miles away , crossed the Con- tinental Divide on maneuvers and lingered ...
Page 241
... slopes beckoned skiers ( page 228 ) . But this very attraction could be an invita- tion to danger . Famous for its powder - snow skiing , Alta is also known for the deadly avalanches spawned on its slopes . A booming mining town of ...
... slopes beckoned skiers ( page 228 ) . But this very attraction could be an invita- tion to danger . Famous for its powder - snow skiing , Alta is also known for the deadly avalanches spawned on its slopes . A booming mining town of ...
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... slopes steep enough to avalanche make the best ski runs . Once we establish the safety of a slope and skiers get on it , they pack the snow and reduce danger to a minimum . ” Soon Alf Engen and I reached the top of Alta's Peruvian Ridge ...
... slopes steep enough to avalanche make the best ski runs . Once we establish the safety of a slope and skiers get on it , they pack the snow and reduce danger to a minimum . ” Soon Alf Engen and I reached the top of Alta's Peruvian Ridge ...
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A TROPICAL BIT OF FRANCE 255 | vi |
FIRST CROSSINGS OF THE ENDS OF THE EARTH | 1 |
THE ARCTIC AS A SEA ROUTE OF THE FUTURE | 21 |
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