Film

Buried: The 1982 Alpine Meadows Avalanche

8.020221h 36m15Documentary

Age rating: 15
Director: Jared Drake
Year: 2022

In 1982, a massive avalanche descended on Alpine Meadows Ski Resort in Lake Tahoe, California, that triggered a desperate five-day search for eight missing people.

Top cast

Anna Conrad Allen

Self – Alpine Meadows Lift Crew

Mike Alves

Self – Alpine Meadows Employee

Tom Burt

Self – Snowboarding Pioneer

Troy Caldwell

Self – Professional Skier

John Fagan

Self – Lawyer

Sandy Harris

Self – Alpine Meadows Lift Operator

Larry Heywood

Self

Roberta Huber

Self – Rescue Dog Trainer

Lanny Johnson

Self

Casey Jones

Self

Jim Plehn

Self

Werner Schuster

Self – Alpine Meadows PR Director (archive footage)

Dick Tash

Self – Alpine Resident

Walter Walker

Self – Lawyer

Meredith Watson

Self

Directed by

Jared Drake, Steven Siig

Written by

Steven Siig, Jared Drake

Produced by

Steven Siig, Jared Drake