STUDY: 30% of all Avalanche Fatalities Amongst Tourers Occur Whilst Ascending the Mountain Utah Avalanche Center has an interesting blog post on their site, titled ‘Avalanche Fatalities During Uphill Traveling‘. According to their research, 30% of tourer fatalities occur when the skiers are ascending.ย Whilst most tourers, and indeed a lot of educational resources, focus on the dangers whilst descending, it is clear that more focus needs to be put on assessing terrain and […] Avalanche Steven Agar | February 8, 2018 0 Comments