NOVA · SEASON 25
Avalanche!
Episode 8 · 1997-11-25
- Documentary
Episode overview
Viewers see what it's like to be overwhelmed by a sudden onslaught of "white death"—an avalanche. Avalanches are an escalating peril as skiers and snowmobilers push the limits into the back country. NOVA witnesses scientists getting buried alive in their attempts to understand these forces of nature.
55 minutes
Season 25 episodes
1. Coma1997-10-07
2. Faster Than Sound1997-10-14
3. Bomb Squad1997-10-21
4. The Proof1997-10-28
5. Wild Wolves With David Attenborough1997-11-11
6. Super Bridge1997-11-12
7. Treasures of the Sunken City1997-11-18
8. Avalanche!1997-11-25
9. Danger in the Jet Stream1997-12-02
10. Night Creatures of the Kalahari1998-01-06
11. Mysterious Mummies of China1998-01-20
12. Supersonic Spies1998-01-27
13. Animal Hospital1998-02-03
14. The Brain Eater1998-02-10
15. Everest - The Death Zone1998-02-24
16. Search for the Lost Cave People1998-03-31
17. Warnings from the Ice1998-04-21
18. Crocodiles! With David Attenborough1998-04-28
19. The Truth About Impotence1998-05-12
20. The Perfect Pearl1998-12-29
