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<br /> <br />An llv.,lftnche <br />condominium <br /> <br />near Vall. Note <br />abandoned because <br /> <br />the foundations <br />of the hllZllrd. <br /> <br />Of <br /> <br />path <br />unl ts <br /> <br />36 <br /> <br />The e~perlenced skiers whisked out onto the slope llnd down, <br />Intent on skiing towllrd llnd then through a small stllnd of <br />timber. l'lhen the first skier reached the bottom of the <br />slope, her companion had vanished. Less thlln lln hour later <br />the missIng skier .as found suffocated under three feet of <br />snow from a smal I avalanche thllt ran only 90 feet. <br /> <br /> <br />Note <br />These examples are from "The Sno.y Torrents, Avalanche <br />Accidents In the United States, 1910-1966," published by the <br />Altll AvalanChe Study Center, U.S. Forest Service. <br /> <br />Case History <br /> <br />In 1972 a subdivision near Val' was al lo.ed In an avalanChe <br />path not far from the ski area and construction began on <br />condominiums. The builder w.!!s stopped after financial <br />Institutions .Ithdrew money from the project on le.!!rnlng It <br />Wi5S In an avalanche path and mudflow lone. Today the <br />development Is but a concrete foundatlon--a monument that <br />property d.!!mage can be prevented and lives saved by <br />responsIble action. The geologlcal Iy hazardous area Is not <br />zoned for open space. The c<!Ise Is a landmark el(ample of what <br />can happen when land-use regulations are legally circumvented <br />and the builder's Md th'3 public's best Interests are <br />Ignored. <br />