ep064 Avalanche

Ranger Bill, warrior of the woodland. Struggling against extreme odds, traveling dangerous trails, showing rare courage in the face of disaster. In the air, on horseback, or in a screaming squad cover. Ranger Bill, his mind alert, a ready smile, unswerving, loyal to his mission.

All this in exchange for the satisfaction and pride of a job well done. Arrangers life is jam-packed with danger, and the dangers may come at him one at a time or in bunches like bananas.

Dangerous animals and reptiles, floods, storms, forest fire, and I could make the list much longer. But there's one danger that turns a ranger's blood at chilled water. And that's the sound. Now you've heard the sound. Snow avalanche. Hundreds and thousands of tons of snow catapulting down the slope of a mountain, smashing, crushing, and covering everything

in its path. There's little chance for escape. You can't swim it, crawl under or over it, or run from it. Henry and I have been on ski patrol up in the big six country. The big six are mountains on top of mountains, and only the most experience skiers can attempt the big six. Big six launch is located on a sort of giant plateau,

so as to attract all skiers of varying experience. Skiing can be done on the gentler slopes below the launch and also from the big six and there are dangerously fast slopes. Our job, keep the launch in the big six country safe from snow slides, find the baby avalanches and kill them.

There's another baby avalanche that won't grow up to be a big and mean granddaddy killer snow slide. You said it, pal. We didn't blow up this snow collecting point. It would build and build. Someday some poor skier would blow his nose too hard and pow!