There’s a fine line between learning from the mistakes of others and shaming people for their ignorance. Twelve people have died in avalanches in the United States this winter, including an expert skier in Oregon who was also an avalanche forecaster. He was killed in early March despite deploying an airbag that kept him from […] The post We need to know avalanches inside and out appeared first on Alaska Beacon.
Twelve people have died in avalanches in the United States this winter, including an expert skier in Oregon who was also an avalanche forecaster. He was killed in early March despite deploying an airbag that kept him from being buried. On average, 27 people die in avalanches in the United States each year.
There’s a fine line between learning from the mistakes of others and shaming people for their ignorance.
Twelve people have died in avalanches in the U.S. this winter, including an expert skier in Ore.