Tips on how to incorporate the avalanche forecast in your trip planning to move safely through avalanche terrain in group setting.
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Beyond the halls of formal avalanche education, the most simple way to avoid getting ‘lanched is to pay attention to slope angles.
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Inspect your beacon battery compartment to avoid or fix corrosion that can cause beacon malfunction.
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Update 2/12/21: The Utah Avalanche Center just released the following full report and video. Both groups of skiers were traveling uphill when the avalanche occurred and the slide turned out to be much larger than originally reported. See the full…
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News summary of avalanche deaths in San Juans near Ophir Hut, 3 skiers dead, avalanches across Europe, 1 dead in Utah.
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What imagining you’re skiing without a beacon can teach you about avoiding avalanche terrain and minimizing risk in the backcountry.
Bringing awareness to the hidden dangers of avalanches by reporting on incidents, new advancements, education, and safety tools.
