A12- The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, April 10, 2002 Avalanche strands hundreds on Shames By SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN NEARLY 300 skiers and snowboarders were stran- ded overnight on Shames Mountain March 30 when an avalanche closed. the access road. ‘Transportation ministry avalanche technicians say a sudden dump of snow and strong winds are to blame for the slide which occurred in mid-afternoon. Skiers and snowboar- ders at the resort — includ- ing over 60 youngsters and teens whose parents were not with them - had to spend the night on the mountain. Kayla Yagelniski, 13, was one of those teens. “We were prelty exci- ted because it was some- thing different,” she said. She said the youngsters took advantage of the si- tuation by building jumps on the bunny hill and en- joying the huge amount of fresh powder. Those stuck at the hill. were offered soup and chili in the evening and a pan- - cake breakfast in the morming thanks to volun- teers who pitched in to heip cook, said Shames Mountain administrator April Atwell. Clothing from the re- sort’s lost and found was distributed to thase without a change of clothing. Overnight, people slept in every available space the hill could provide. “Everybody pretty much found a spot wherever and just crashed,” Atwell said. “The rental shop, ski school room, chalet, benches and tables — there were people everywhere.” The slide swept down a mountain off the Shames - Mountain road leaving 2-5 metres of snow piled up over a 25 metre stretch of toad, said highways ava- fanche technician Tony Moore. Before the debris and “DON’T HIDE FROM SUMMER, BASK IN IT.” Sarah, Duchess of York. Are you ready for summer? With our Winning Points plan, you can eat the foods you love, stay satisfied, and stlll lose weight. Don't wait for shorts weather. 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But with the snow fall- ing heavily well into the night on March 30, techni- cians weren’t able to get up in a helicopter until skies cleared the next day. Technicians dropped five bombs from a helicop- ter on the avalanche’s pathway before giving the go-ahead for the clean up. “We got avalanches with each one but they stopped far above the toad,” Moore said. Despite the road clo- sure, three people stuck at the hill opted to walk down the 13km road to the highway — hiking across the avalanche path in the process, said Moore. “When we have a road closed that’s because we think there’s going to be avalanches affecting the road that will be big en- ough to damage or destroy a vehicle,’ Moore said. “It’s dangerous and foolish for people to walk through a closed road be- ‘cause of high avalanche hazard.” Those three young people did make it down safely, but Moore said it’s the kind of activity he ad- vises against in the future. 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IV: Ea ba PaLe cla saad oe a! ey F usu si0 sas, 040s wat BOVUUL SONIAVS NUSHLUON | — was definitely the most in- tense snowfall we had this year.” Weather forecasts from Saturday morning predic- ted between 5 and 10 ecm. of snow. By mid-afternoon snow was falling at a rale of 5 cm per hour, said ministry officials. “It was under forecast by a long way,” Moore added of the snow fall. This was the second avalanche in the same spot in less than two months. The last one was a con- trolled avalanche triggered by technicians Feb, 15. That one left 280 skiers up at the hill before the snow was cleared that same evening at 6:30 p.m. Moore said this is the fourth time an avalanche has closed the Shame Mountain road since it has been open. The first was in December 1999, Plate Joiner Kit a oe a 7.5 Amp, 120 VAC. only 10, 000 RPM. Fence tilts from O° to 135° with positive adjustable stop at 90°. 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