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Peter Schaerer


Born
in Berne, Switzerland
September 21, 1926

Died
May 16, 2022


Peter grew up in Switzerland where, after graduating in civil engineering in 1950, he worked by designing and locating highways. Because of a love for ski touring in mountains he developed a professional interest in avalanches and snow removal on roads. In 1957 he moved to Canada for employment with the National Research Council of Canada. His first task was to design the protection against avalanches at the planned highway at Rogers Pass in British Columbia. After completing successfully the Rogers Pass task he had a three-year stint of research of snow and ice removal on roads in Ottawa.
Because a demand for expertise on snow avalanches was expected, the National Research Council moved him to North Vancouver with his family of three child ...more

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The Avalanche Handbook
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