When Nature Kills
Every avalanche begins with a single snowflake…a bit of crystalized water vapor so light that it takes a small eternity to reach the earth. It falls in absolute silence and makes no sound whatever when it lands. Conditions must be perfect for this lone snowflake to be formed and to remain in a frozen state. By itself, it is of no consequence and cannot long exist. It may take many storms, many short, windswept days and long, freezing nights for such flecks of ice,…