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Means of forecasting avalanches include wind wane, dropping barometer and a gust thermometer.

A training film about the dangers posed by avalanches and the methods to control them in Alta, Utah. An airborne avalanche occurs as snow moves down a dam slide. Some of the snow whirls up with the wind while the rest falls on the ground. Snow moves down as a snow cloud is formed along the slope of Mount Superior. Means of forecasting avalanches include a dropping barometer and a wind wane indicating direction of wind blow. Snow blows from the slope of one mountain to another. A gust thermometer to measure velocity variation of wind. A graph indicates wind speed in miles per hour.

Location: Alta Utah USA
Date: 1950
Duration: 2 min 26 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675059579
Means of forecasting avalanches include precipitation gauge, settlement gauge and snow stakes.

A training film about the means of forecasting avalanches in Alta, Utah. A special precipitation gauge that collects the horizontal component. A revolving chart in the gauge that records the amount of accumulated snow. Snow stakes being used to record the depth of snow and amount of snow fall. A settlement gauge placed on a snow covered surface and clipped to a resistance wire. A test set of the settlement gauge being used to determine the position of settlement gauge. A thermometer attached to the test set enables to record the temperature as well.

Location: Alta Utah USA
Date: 1950
Duration: 1 min 25 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675059580
Snow rangers inform people about the occurrence of an avalanche in an area and warn them against going for skiing.

A documentary about the dangers posed by avalanches in the mountainous regions of the United States. A snow ranger puts up a sign that reads ' area closed' to keep away people from the area where avalanches are likely to occur. Men ski down a snow covered slope. A board with a warning on it against the occurrence of avalanche. A ranger informs over a phone about the occurrence of avalanche. A board reads 'Road Closed' . Rangers ski down a pass in Alta. Rangers deliberately ski down a slope as a part of avalanche control method. Explosives being loaded in a bag and rangers carry them along as they climb up a snow covered slope.

Location: Alta Utah USA
Date: 1950
Duration: 1 min 59 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675059571
Various factors leading to avalanche like snow fall, wind force, wind direction being measured.

A documentary about the dangers posed by avalanches in the mountainous regions of the United States. A snow stake being used to measure th depth of snow. Reading shows 11 feet depth of snow. Heavy snow fall takes place. Snow stakes shows the reading of fresh snow fall as 2 feet. Wind force being measured with the help of anemometer. Strong wind blows during snow fall. A man on ski board as he climbs up a slope. Wind wane indicates the wind direction. Snow load along the slope. A vehicle covered with snow. An avalanche plunges down a mountain.

Location: Alta Utah USA
Date: 1950
Duration: 1 min 39 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675059569
Snow rangers conduct various tests to check for the occurrence of an avalanche.

A documentary about the dangers posed by avalanches in the mountainous regions of the United States. A snow ranger works on past records and data to predict the occurrence of avalanche. A hydrothermograph. A ranger crushes snow and blows it up. Another ranger checks for unsettled snow. A ranger checks for damp snow on a car to predict an avalanche. A ranger skies down a slope. He hits at fracture points to check out the possibility of an avalanche.

Location: Alta Utah USA
Date: 1950
Duration: 1 min 36 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675059570
World War II veterans adjusting to civilian life after discharge from the Military.

First scene shows the State Capitol building in Salt Lake City, Utah. Next a sign identifies a military separation center in Fort Douglas during post-war demobilization. Soldiers in uniform are being processed for separation from the U.S. Army. A sergeant salutes an officer and receives his discharge papers. Narrator identifies Corporal Kirk being processed by a sergeant. He later salutes and receives his discharge papers. Corporal Kirk steps down the stairs from a house,arm and arm with his girl friend. They are seen enjoying a soda together. Next, they shop together for a civilian hat for him. Then they share shopping for a complete civilian wardrobe. They share time skiing together. Glimpse of some national parks in Utah and of the great salt lake. View of people floating easily in the dense waters of the salt lake. Views of the Mormon Tabernacle. The couple stroll streets of Salt Lake City. They visit the Veterans' Information Service. He sits with an advisor. View of Provo, Utah and the Geneva Steel Company there. Exterior views of the industrial steel plant. Hot coke being discharged into special rail cars. Steel plant operations with fiery molten steel being poured from Ladles. Billets of steel being formed. Open rail cars full of ore at the Columbia Iron Mine, Cedar City, Utah. A steam shovel loading ore into a truck. Coal mined and moving on conveyers. Miners leaving a mine in open box cars. Miners in rail cars entering a mine. A sign reading: "Welcome, Binghan Canyon, Home of the World's largest Open Cut Copper Mine, Drive Carefully!" Views of the open mine with numerous terraces cut into the walls. A steam shovel digging and loading copper ore into rail cars that carry it away across rail bridges. A sign for the Eitel-McCullough, Company, Inc. where radar tubes are currently being made. Several women employees in the plant.

Location: Utah United States USA
Date: 1945
Duration: 4 min 32 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675057704
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