Avalanche Beacons: Where’s The Best Place To Wear Them? When you head into the backcountry, sidecountry, or even into the high-gnar zones at some resorts, an avalanche beacon is mandatory equipment. Practice using it and get good. Make sure your friends are proficient too. They’re the ones that are going to save your butt when you get buried. Turn it on at the car, and off at the bar. The […] Avalanche Mike Lavery | September 21, 2018 2 Likes 2 Tweets 0 Comments
6 Ill-Equipped US Soldiers Were Injured After Avalanche Warning Signs Were Ignored The Army Mountain Warfare School knew that conditions meant a slide was likely but pushed ahead with training exercises anyway, according to an Army accident report on a Vermont avalanche that sent five soldiers to the hospital in March. VTDigger obtained a heavily redacted version of the report through a Freedom of Information Act request. The analysis of what caused the accident, […] Avalanche AvyBrains | September 21, 2018 9 Likes 2 Tweets 0 Comments
Avalanche Seriously Injures A Pair Of Climbers In Canada Yesterday According to Mountain Conditions Report, two climbers were carried and partially buried by an avalanche in Jasper National Park, Canada yesterday. The incident occurred on Mt Athabasca’s Silverhorn Route at an elevation of 10,500ft. The climbers were 650ft from the top of the route, when they triggered at an avalanche that carried them nearly 2,000ft down the mountain. The leader was partially buried, with […] Avalanche AvyBrains | September 20, 2018 15 Likes 2 Tweets 0 Comments
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