A few days ago the residents of Revelstoke BC commemorated the 100th anniversary of an avalanche that killed 58 people.

CTV Calgary- Avalanche victims remembered - CTV News, Shows and Sports -- Canadian Television (http://calgary.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20100305/CGY_revelstoke_memorial_100305/20100305/?hub=CalgaryHome)

Today an avalanche roared down Boulder Mountain onto 200 snowmobilers attending an annual Revelstoke event. Early reports are one dead and a dozen "trapped" but deaths may rise as rescue efforts continue.

One dead in B.C. avalanche | Canada | News | Calgary Sun (http://www.calgarysun.com/news/canada/2010/03/13/13220981.html)

Now 2 confirmed fatalities. The search, rescue/recovery operations are ongoing.
Rescuers begin search for survivors of deadly avalanche in B.C. - The Globe and Mail (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/rescuers-begin-search-for-survivors-of-deadly-avalanche-in-bc/article1500053/)

Despite the Darwinian nature of this slide, it appears that there were only two victims.

That has to qualify as a minor miracle.

My uncle used to live year round at his cottage on a lake in the north eastern us....every spring some one would get drunk and drive there snowmobile across the lake and of course sink...local goverment issued signage for the lake warning of thin ice and didnt change the fatality rate....and to quote him stupidity cant be mandated and no matter what people are going to do what they want even if it kills them.

But I do feel sorry for those that have lost there lives

Despite the Darwinian nature of this slide, it appears that there were only two victims.

That has to qualify as a minor miracle.

Snow is softer and a bit more forgiving than other activities worthy of the Darwin Awards.

The video clips I saw of the organizer of the event doesn't exactly come across as a great intellectual.