Buried The 1982 Alpine Meadows Avalanche (2022)
Directed by Jared Drake, Steven Siig
Written by Documentary
Starring Jim Plehn, Meredith Watson, Larry Heywood, Dick Tash
Release Date September 23rd in theaters, VOD on November 8th, 2022
"The snow was alive" Jim Plehn Avalanche Control Expert at Alpine Meadows Ski Resort
On March 31st, 1982 an unimaginable weather front moved over the Alpine Valley over Lake Tahoe. The amount of snow that came down in the period of several days leading up to March 31st was more than anyone in the area had seen before. Trapped in the midst of this almost unprecedented storm were the crew of ski patrol officers pf the Alpine Meadows Ski Resort, under the leadership of Bernie Kingery. Though he'd been at this job since the late 1950s, even Bernie Kingery was not ready for the kind of tragedy that would unfold on this day.
The incredible documentary, Buried The 1982 Alpine Meadows Avalanche,directed by the team of Jared Drake and Steven Stiig, takes us back to that day in 1982 via the rescuers who risked everything first to try and prevent the kind of avalanche that that eventually occurred and then dealt with the terrifying aftermath of the avalanche that left 7 people dead. Through recreations, archival news footage, and photos taken at the scene that day, the harrowing real life tragedy at Alpine Meadows is brought to vivid, emotional life.
Find my full length review at Geeks.Media, linked here.
