"The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Turn of the Key and In a Dark Dark Wood returns with another suspenseful thriller set on a snow-covered mountain"--

Pictures and text describe avalanches including their causes and the dangers which they present.

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.

The snow came down faster than train crews could clear the tracks, piling up in drifts 20 feet high. At the Wellington train depot in the Cascade Mountains, two trains sat stranded, blocked in by snow slides to the east and west. Some passengers braved the storm to hike off the mountain, but many had no choice but to wait out the storm. But the storm didn't stop. One day passed, then two, three . . . six days. The snow turned to rain. Then, just after...

Inheriting an exclusive Las Vegas condo could get Ellen Wingate killed when a winter avalanche traps Ellen and her neighbors with the killer behind the terrifying surprise waiting at the bottom of an indoor pool--a killer who might be even closer than they think... Kensington mystery series, (Original), 352pp.

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.

Twelve-year-old twins Ashley and Ryan are tested to the extreme when faced with a powerful avalanche while skiing in Wyoming's Grand Teton mountains. Includes survival tips from the National Avalanche Center and U.S. Forest Service.

Discusses how masses of snow, rock, or mud can crash down mountainsides and why human activities may trigger these disasters.

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.

After surviving a sudden avalanche, mountain survival expert Jayla Hoyt and her search-and-rescue K-9 discover that it was no accident--someone deliberately triggered the mountain explosion. To uncover the culprit, she'll have to partner with Alaska parkranger Bryson Clarke, a man she doesn't trust. But when the investigators become targets, can they capture the criminal mastermind...before they're buried alive?