Describes the extent of the damage caused by some of the most destructive avalanches of all time. Examines how people recovered from these events and includes full-color photographs, a glossary, and further reading sources.

When snow comes tumbling down a mountain without warning, it can bury anything and anyone in its path. From well-known avalanches around the world to those that are lesser known, learn about victims who got caught in these disasters and about the valiant attempts to save them. You'll be on the edge of your seat as you discover the details of what makes a successful rescue, from fierce determination to the right equipment.

While collecting pine cones for the winter feast, Violet Rabbit accepts the dare to ski down Snowdrop Slope, starts an avalanche and ends up on very thin ice--so it is up to the Superfairies to rescue her.

Matt was looking for a fun adventure that he'd never forget; back-country skiing in the Rocky Mountains sounds perfect. But after an avalanche hits, leaving one skier dead and another severely injured, the group must find a way to survive Mother Nature. Now Matt and Leah are battling hypothermia-- and mountain lions-- in order to make it out of the mountains and find help for the others.

Lizzie McKettrick is homeward bound with her fiancé, Whitley Carson, when their train is derailed, leaving passengers stranded on Christmas Eve. While Whitley is concerned only with himself, a handsome doctor enlists Lizzie's help treating injured passengers. Soon Lizzie realizes that Christmas truly is a season of miracles--and love.

The powerful story of a small Colorado town after a devastating avalanche, and the life changing effects it has on the people who live there. Set in 1920.

"Chosen for the honour of bonding with a frostsliver, a fragment of the sentient glacier that crests her icy home, Sabira embarks on the dangerous pilgrimage to the top of the mountain. But when a huge avalanche traps her on the glacier and destroys the pass, Sabira is determined to find another way home. In order to survive, she must face up to the merciless mountain, but there are dark and fiery secrets hiding in its depths..." -- Dust jacket flap....

Claude and his best friend, Sir Bobblysock, go to the Snowy Mountains where they throw snowballs, learn to ski, and more until Claude's loud voice starts an avalanche, trapping Sir Bobblysock and the only Mountain Rescue person under a huge pile of snow.