000012338 001__ 12338 000012338 037__ $$a767 000012338 041__ $$aEnglish 000012338 100__ $$aFagre, D. B. 000012338 100__ $$aReardon, B. A. 000012338 245__ $$aReassessing a troublesome fact of mountain life: Avalanches in Glacier National Park 000012338 260__ $$c2006 000012338 260__ $$b 000012338 490__ $$aArticle 000012338 507__ $$aMFOLL 000012338 511__ $$aCrysparticle 000012338 511__ $$aCryosphere 000012338 520__ $$aFor the past decade, our U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) research team has rummaged through Glacier National Park?s archives looking for records of snow avalanches. Our searches have paid off. We have found photographs that show snow avalanches blocking progress during the annual spring opening of the famed Going-to-the-Sun Road, ranger logs that describe cabins and telephone lines destroyed by avalanches, and superintendents? reports that recount avalanche accidents that killed employees or visitors. Recently, we have combined these historical sources with field studies to investigate whether snow avalanches in the park may be more cyclical than random and as much an ecological process as a natural hazard. Our ongoing research in Montana has yielded relevant information for park managers elsewhere who deal with avalanche threats to park infrastructure and for ecologists seeking a better understanding of how mountain ecosystems function. 000012338 653__ $$aavalanche 000012338 653__ $$adisaster 000012338 653__ $$ahazard 000012338 653__ $$anational park 000012338 653__ $$aRocky Mountains 000012338 653__ $$aUnited States 000012338 650__ $$aHazards and disaster 000012338 691__ $$aHazards and disaster 000012338 773__ $$pPark Science: Integrating Research and Resource Management. 000012338 8564_ $$uhttp://lib.icimod.org/record/12338/files/767.pdf 000012338 980__ $$aARTICLE