Bonnie and Kenny are back to talk about the beautiful but dangerous snow phenomena of avalanches and blizzards. (Content warning: this episode contains several mentions of death, please listen at your own discretion.)
Highlights include:
2:00 - Should you try to see an avalanche? Debatable
4:28 - Large avalanche in North America can equal football fields of snow
6:30 - Avalanche debris
8:15 - What to do if you're caught in an avalanche
11:28 - What criteria are needed to classify a storm as a blizzard
13:40 - The Long Winter
14:42 - The phone had been invented
16:13 - Deadliest blizzard in recorded history
19:17 - 5 Facts
Avalanche Links
National Snow & Ice Data Center Avalanche Page
The Deadly Hazard of Avalanches
Blizzard Links
Atmospheric Research Blizzards
National Archives on the Dakota Territories