New Zealand Landmarks

The top could fall off New Zealand's highest mountain, Mt. Cook, after an avalanche wiped out its east face over the weekend, conservation officials said today. With another big avalanche a possibility, "it's quite possible that the whole top could come off," said Ray Bellringer, a New Zealand Conservation Department officer.

The top could fall off New Zealand's highest mountain, Mt. Cook, after an avalanche wiped out its east face over the weekend, conservation officials said today. With another big avalanche a possibility, "it's quite possible that the whole top could come off," said Ray Bellringer, a New Zealand Conservation Department officer.