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REMOTE SKIERS TRIGGER AVALANCHE ON FEBRUARY 9, 2008 AROUND 2:30 PM. THE KEY HERE IS THAT THE ENTIRE GROUP WAS TRAVELING
SAFELY FROM ISLAND OF SAFETY TO ISLAND OF SAFETY. ONE AT A TIME. SKIING GENTLY (NICE ROUND SLOW TURNS)
THE AVALANCHE WAS TRIGGER BY THE FOURTH SKIER AT A DISTANCE OF APPROX 20 FEET. NO WAS WAS HURT AND ONLY THE SKIERS WAITING
AT THE UPPER ISLAND OF SAFETY FELT THE SNOW COLLAPSE. THE OTHER SKIERS DID NOT. THE KEY HERE IS THE GROUP WAS WELL
ORGANIZE, DISCIPLINE WITH AN ESTABLISH SYSTEM OF COMMUNICATION AND AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMPLEX NATURE OF THE
SNOWPACK, TERRAIN FEATURE.
SAFELY FROM ISLAND OF SAFETY TO ISLAND OF SAFETY. ONE AT A TIME. SKIING GENTLY (NICE ROUND SLOW TURNS)
THE AVALANCHE WAS TRIGGER BY THE FOURTH SKIER AT A DISTANCE OF APPROX 20 FEET. NO WAS WAS HURT AND ONLY THE SKIERS WAITING
AT THE UPPER ISLAND OF SAFETY FELT THE SNOW COLLAPSE. THE OTHER SKIERS DID NOT. THE KEY HERE IS THE GROUP WAS WELL
ORGANIZE, DISCIPLINE WITH AN ESTABLISH SYSTEM OF COMMUNICATION AND AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMPLEX NATURE OF THE
SNOWPACK, TERRAIN FEATURE.
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WHITE MOUNTAIN, ELK MOUNTAIN RANGE ABOVE
CRESTED BUTTE , COLORADO
WHITE MOUNTAIN, ELK MOUNTAIN RANGE ABOVE
CRESTED BUTTE , COLORADO
