My eyes have been opened to the very real threat of avalanches, even in New England
I thought my biggest safety concern while skiing was other skiers hitting me or tree wells. Now Iâve reassessed, and begun to do some homework. I look at untouched snow differently.
By Matt Pepin Globe Staff,Updated March 3, 2021, 12:31 p.m.
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Cindy Berlack standing on a veranda at the Mount Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods, N.H., in 2015. Cindy Berlack is the mother of US Ski Team member Ronnie Berlack, a 20-year-old who was killed in an avalanche while training. Cindy Berlack organized a daylong avalanche awareness workshop at the hotel.Cheryl Senter for The Boston Globe/file