how to survive an avalanche

The American Avalanche Institute’s Sarah Carpenter was thoroughly questioned by ArtOfManliness.com about how to survive an avalanche and they wrote a great piece on how to prepare for avalanches, avoid avalanche, and what to do if you’re caught in an avalanche.
First, a few avalanche facts:
– 24 avalanche fatalities in 2012/13
– Snowmobilers are twice as likely to die in an avalanche – 89% of avalanche victims are men […]