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Avalanche help with homework for my daughter..............

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My daughter has been told to find the names of some avalanches. She has been told that they are given names like hurricanes are. I am not so sure.

She has been unable to find anything and I have been equally unsuccessful. Can anyone help me with an answer or a link to a website that list avalanches historically and what they have been named.

Guess if anyone knows the answer it will be someone on here.

Many thanks
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There are different types of avalanche, but I've never heard of them being given names.....although I'm sure we could have some fun naming them wink
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 Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Dave
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I have never heard of them being given names.
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Wet, slab and powder are not common girls names, but you never know.
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http://pistehors.com/backcountry/wiki/Articles/Montroc-Avalanche - Montroc Avalanche, near Chamonix.
According to the site they are named after the areas or valleys where they occur.
http://www.disastershq.com/process.asp?DisasterType=Avalanche After a long wrestle with google I found this site listing quite a few avalanches. Your daughter could do some more of her own research into them?
And tell her she's very lucky - we don't get to do avalanches in geography at my school!!
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Wow crazy_skier_jules, what a star snowHead I am mega impressed and yet again I have learned something new from snowheads!
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I try Embarassed Embarassed Embarassed When I saw what the problem was I couldn't do anything other than help, I have a long standing interest in avalanches. My friend is convinced I am going to die in one. (And he's studying physics at university, he's 19!) Well seeing as I only ski easy/intermediate (up to easy reds) on piste....
Bit morbid, but I'd rather die doing what I love... I wanted to be an avalanche researcher cos I'm good at geography and science, but Connexions the careers advisors couldn't get their head round this girl who dreamed of working in the alps researching sliding snow, so I settled for PC Technician. Much safer.
Have fun with the avalanche stuff, and respect the mountain.
Jules
p.s. off topic but I burned some paper I didn't want anyone to see, at my window, then lobbed it out when it was nearly all burnt, and now my room smells like burning! Mad And no it isn't on fire, I held the paper outside... damn smell!!
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 Darky
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crazy_skier_jules, Is PC Technician what you really want to do instead?? I mean, did they not change your mind??
I`m just wondering because I hate it when ppl try and change your mind about somethings you really want to do. But thats just me!
Just follow your heart hehehe! Not other ppl.
But I don`t exactly know. Remember it`s your choice....Your doing well crazy lil snowHead!! hehehehe NehNeh
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Darky, do you mind I am 15!!
Yeah I want to be a PC Technician too, it's just something Connexions can handle better.
Plan is to get an internship with ise in 2 years! Teeheehee! Laughing
I'd never follow the crowd. Different to the death, me.
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thanks crazy skier Jules. She did try but she is only 10 - I couldn't find the answer myself and I'm normally decent at researching thins. Thanks for your help and good luck with the career!
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aidancostello, you're welcome, and thankyou.
Idid numerous searches before coming up with something, you're right, it 'aint easy!!
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 Darky
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Oh Good, crazy_skier_jules, ! Very Happy

Good Luck then, I`m happy for you and everybody else!

I wish I knew what I really wanted to do here! grr hehee Neutral
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 You know it makes sense.
You know it makes sense.
Darky,
tell them you want to work in a ski resort as a 'condecteur de dameur des pistes.'
That'll confuse them!! Twisted Evil it's what I did... hehehe...

that's a piste basher driver in french...
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 Darky
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crazy_skier_jules, Errrrmm....Is Snowboarding included instead?? No offence....
hehehe NehNeh
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yep lol NehNeh NehNeh
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
You get differant types like, slab & wet snow avalaches. Perhaps this is what's required for the homework?
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 Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
kartman, as it says names like hurricanes have i am presuming it is a certain name for that individual avalanche.
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 Darky
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April, May, June??? rolling eyes

(Taking the...P!ss there, soz! lol)

Try more Google though! hehee
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Darky, I already found loads of stuff... hehehe!!
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 Darky
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...And what were the names then?? hehee snowHead
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look at the sites dummy NehNeh
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