Editorial

August 2012

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August 2012

A massive avalanche sweeps down onto Milford Rd
This month Wilderness takes a closer look at avalanches in New Zealand (p36). Every winter we hear about avalanches either on groomed ski fields or in the backcountry, but unlike many other countries with similarly mountainous terrain the fatality rate in New Zealand is fairly low at just two people a year. The recent death […]
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