The deadly avalanche that came to define a community in Lake Tahoe
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The snow came down fast and didn’t stop for days. Inch by inch, then foot by foot, the late-season storm arrived with the force of 120 mph wind gusts and buried the mountains in a sea of white.
March 31, 1982, was the fifth day of the storm. Conditions were so unrelenting, Alpine Meadows Ski Area shut down for the entire day. The resort was struggling to manage the 7 feet of snow that had fallen, while the storm’s onslaught continued.
Alpine Meadows is marked by its terrain rocky cirques and bowls spill off the crest of the Sierra Nevada, bottoming out in a hanging valley that sits at 7,000 feet. The same features that make it a world-class destination for skiing also make it prone to avalanches: heavy snow and steep slopes exposed to the elements.
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good morning. welcome to mornings on 2. it is saturday, march 31st. windy and wet conditions expected this morning. let s check in with rosemary. and it was so nice yesterday afternoon had a hard time convincing people the rain was coming! yes, we saw mix of sun and clouds, it was mild out there. the winds have really picked up in some areas, and you can see the north bay now dealing with some light to moderate rain. south easterly to 21 miles per hour, sfo, 17 miles per hour san jose, and from 20 to 30 miles per hour in the coast and inland. so it is going to be a bit of a treacherous ride if you have an early morning drive. we have light rain from clear lake into santa rosa. highway 101 is getting wet. poet luma, san rafael, sonoma reporting light rain there. you can see still dry in areas right around san francisco, getting into richmond, maybe a few sprinkles there. but again most of us right at this point dealing with just some gusty conditions, oakland reporting 28 mi