Man Made Avalanche In Canada (1962)

Canada. American commentary, transcript on file. Very good shot of snow covered slopes and peaks in Canada’s Glacier National Park. MS. A man on skis checks a reading in a weather station is placed in and it is fired at the peak where the avalanche is to be started. LS. Snow kicks up as shell hits peak. Various good shots of the avalanche. (Comb. F.G.) FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.