OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. – The end of the month will mark 43 years since a major avalanche killed and injured numerous people at Alpine Meadows. The historical tragedy will be the focus of award-winning filmmaker, Martin Scorsese’s, future production.

As reported by Deadline and Powder, Scorsese, along with Randall Emmett and Convergence Entertainment, is producing a drama from the perspective of lone survivor Anna Conrad and the first responders who raced against the clock in an arduous search and rescue.

Leading up to the life-altering moment of March 31, 1982, a snowstorm had bombarded an already 87-inch base the five days prior. On March 30, 1982, the resort, now called Alpine Base Area at Palisades Tahoe, had closed due to the overwhelming conditions. The following morning, a 3,200-foot avalanche swept across the ski area, destroying buildings, damaging the lodge, flipping snowcats, trapping people in cabins, and ultimately, taking the lives of seven individuals.

Wall of White, the prospective film’s title, is planned to be a narrative adaptation of the 2022 documentary, Buried: The 1982 Alpine Meadows Avalanche by Jared Drake and Steven Siig. Both Siig and Drake are reported to join Scorsese and Emmett in production with Mark Gogolewski as executive producer.

Jennifer Woodlief’s book, A Wall of White: The True Story of Heroism and Survival in the Face of a Deadly Avalanche is also reported to have influenced Scorsese and Emmett’s pursuit.

“Jared and Steven crafted an extraordinary documentary,” Emmett told Deadline. “That film along with Jennifer’s phenomenal book that vividly captured this unbelievable tragedy had a powerful impact on me. I was struck not only by the immense scale of the events, but by the deeply personal and emotional weight carried by those who lived it.”

Wall of White has a start date scheduled for late 2025.

Some of Scorsese’s other projects have included Killers of the Flower Moon, The Irishman, The Wolf of Wall Street, and his Oscar-earning movie, The Departed. His films have earned him over a dozen Oscar nominations and numerous other awards.