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Joppenbergh Mountain is a nearly 500-foot (150 m) mountain in Rosendale Village in Ulster County, New York. It was named after Rosendale's founder, Jacob Rutsen, and mined throughout the late 19th century for dolostone that was used for the manufacture of natural cement. There was a large cave-in on December 19, 1899, that destroyed mining equipment and collapsed shafts within the mountain. Though it was feared that several workers had been killed, the collapse happened during lunch, and all the miners were outside, eating. Since the collapse, the mountain has experienced shaking and periodic rockfalls.
During the late 1930s, Joppenbergh became the site of several ski jumping competitions, which continued until the early 1940s. The mountain's slope was coated with borax in July 1937 for a summer tournament. Skiing stopped until the 1960s, when a new slope was built, and competitions were held until 1971. The town leased a tract of land near the mountain in 2004 to build a municipal parking lot. Joppenbergh, the municipal parking lot, and an adjoining park were put up for sale in 2009. In March 2011, the Open Space Institute offered to purchase the entire 117-acre (47 ha) property and sell it to the town. Rosendale's town board initially agreed to the deal, but a review of the town's expenses determined that the money budgeted for the purchase had already been spent.
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April 2015 A catastrophic earthquake on April 25 centered west of Kathmandu triggered numerous avalanches on Mount Everest, resulting in the deaths of at least 22 people.
October 2014 A severe snowstorm on October 14 dumped 1.8 metres (5.9 ft) of snow within 12 hours in the areas surrounding Annapurna and Dhaulagiri resulting in the deaths of at least 43 people, including 21 trekkers.
April 2014 Sixteen Nepalese climbers were killed by an avalanche in the Khumbu Icefall on Mount Everest. The climbers were preparing the route through the dangerous icefall for the Spring climbing season. Three others were injured and seven remain missing.(Source)
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