Key Indicators of Instability:
  • Avalanche Bulletins rate risk of avalanches as High or Extreme
  • You can see fresh avalanches
  • Settling and fracture of snow cover
  • New snow accompanied by high wind
  • A sudden warming trend

    • Remember most Accidents happen because of:

  • Setting out when hazard is known to be high
  • Poor routefinding
  • Failure to recognize avalanche slopes

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