Ed La Chapelle skis into heaven
On Feb 3, 5:39 pm, "Robert F" wrote:
To the ski community,,,Ed LaChapelle who is considered to be the grandfather
of American avalanche research died thursday in Silverton, CO while skiing.
I took my first avy class from him in 1986 and was always impressed by his
good nature and love of the mountains. He will be missed....
sad news indeed. I have first editions of many of his publications,
but never had the pleasure of meeting him in person. a big loss to
the community indeed.
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