Why I Stopped Doing Avalanche Rescue Missions
I learned the hard way that there’s only one real way to survive an avalanche.
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Jill is awesome. I took my first avy classes from her in Alaska. She and her hubby Doug have done some amazing trips.
Yup.
Almost all avalanches in North America are caused by humans either moving on their own power or travelling in snow mobiles.
This article recounts how such human caused “accidents” happen.
https://www.nytimes.com/projects/2012/snow-fall/index.html#/?part=tunnel-creek
Amazing and terrifying.
“But “natural” avalanches rarely kill. The majority of avalanche fatalities are in human-triggered slides — usually of the victims’ own making.”
“It was understood that avalanche beacons were really for body recovery. Not many people survive avalanches. He would say that.”
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