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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.
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.
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WHITE MOUNTAIN, ELK MOUNTAIN RANGE ABOVE
CRESTED BUTTE , COLORADO
WHITE MOUNTAIN, ELK MOUNTAIN RANGE ABOVE
CRESTED BUTTE , COLORADO
