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Apr 12, 2021 at 1:55 pm #3708689
Why I Stopped Doing Avalanche Rescue Missions
I learned the hard way that there’s only one real way to survive an avalanche.Apr 12, 2021 at 2:43 pm #3708694Jill is awesome. I took my first avy classes from her in Alaska. She and her hubby Doug have done some amazing trips.
Apr 12, 2021 at 3:45 pm #3708701Yup.
Almost all avalanches in North America are caused by humans either moving on their own power or travelling in snow mobiles.
Apr 12, 2021 at 4:31 pm #3708708Apr 12, 2021 at 6:40 pm #3708724This article recounts how such human caused “accidents” happen.
https://www.nytimes.com/projects/2012/snow-fall/index.html#/?part=tunnel-creek
Apr 12, 2021 at 10:36 pm #3708751Amazing 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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