Various Slides

File — Box: 1, Folder: 3

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Photograph number 1: "Aspen. Looking into Spar Gulch from Bell Mtn. The short slide paths which occasionally offer hazard to the skiers are seen on the far side of the Gulch."
Photograph number 2: "Present study plot near cosmic ray station at Berthound Pass. A larger area which would permit greater separation between pits would be desirable. Poles to support the colored threads should be located on the edges of the study plot only."
Photograph number 3: "Berthound Pass east. Looking down Stanley Peak slide from upper leg of road. There appears to be enough transition slope above the lower leg to permit use of the earth mounds to check avalanches."
Photograph number 4: "Berthound Pass east. Looking up Stanley Peak slide from upper leg of road."
Photograph number 5: "Berthound Pass east. Looking up Stanley Peak slide from lower leg of road."
Photograph number 6: "Berthound Pass east. Upper part of Stanley Peak slide. "A" indicated upper fracture zone, and "B" indicates the lower fracture zone. Note the line of trees along edge of "B" which act as a snow fence to dump snow into fracture zone."
Photograph number 7: "Bethel Mountain slide as seen from road leading up east side of Loveland Pass."
Photograph number 8: "Loveland Pass east. Seven Sisters slides paths. Arrow points to wind baffles [seen in 1.3.7]."
Photograph number 9: "Bethel Mountain seen from near summit of Loveland Pass. Dotted lines indicate slide path. Solid lines show location for snow fences for possible reduction of snow deposition in fracture zone."
Photograph number 10: "Alberta Slide path on east side of Wolf Creek Pass. Arrow points to fracture line of small slide released by gunfire. Note rather heavy development of young trees in slide path. This suggests opportunity for reforesting."
Photograph number 11: "Champion Slide path near Silverton, scene of bus accident. Dotted lines show where it crossed the road. Arrow points to place where bus came to rest."
Photograph number 12: "Champion slide path, scene of the bus accident neat Silverton. Arrow points to hole in snow where bus came to rest on top of mine dump, and narrowly escaped a 1000 ft plunge to the valley floor."
Photograph number 13: "Slide paths on Kendall Mountain near Silverton. The narrow slide on the left has been known to run across the valley floor to the road seen in the middle distance."
Photograph number 14: "Brooklyn slide paths between Silverton and Red Mountain Pass. Photo taken from across face of Bullion King Mountain."
Photograph number 15: "Precious Metals Gulch and road between Silverton and Red Mountain Pass. This entire stretch of road is exposed to slides falling from Bullion King Mountain out of picture to the right."
Photograph number 16: "Bullion King Mountain and road between Silverton and Red Mountain Pass. Precious Metals Gulch around corner of ridge in left foreground."
Photograph number 17: "Battleship slide path between Silverton and Red Mountain Pass. This slide occasionally runs up the opposite side of the valley to the road, from where this photo was taken."
Photograph number 18: "Sultan Mountain slides in above Silverton-Durango Highway. Town of Silverton in middle distance. Arrow points to Champion slide, site of bus accident."

Dates

1950s-early 1970s

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Collection materials are in English.

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