Short Story Of The New York Times: Snow Fall

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This story from The New York Times titled Snow Fall is about an avalanche that was generated by sixteen of the nation's top skiers and snowboarders when they were making a run together. Chris Rudolph, a marketing manager for Steven Pass, made plans for all the riders to travel down a ski resort called Tunnel Creek. The weight of the skiers triggered the avalanche soon after leaving the mountain. It rushed down 2,600 vertical feet, carrying away five of the skiers. One of the skiers wedged himself between two trees and avoided being swept away as the avalanche rushed over him. Another skier, Elyse Saugstad, pulled her survival airbag and suffered minor injuries, despite being trapped until she was rescued. As a snowboarder myself, I felt worried

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