The commonly accepted survival phase for burial in an avalanche is about 18 minutes…This more recent study suggests 10 minutes would be a more appropriate guideline…
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Canadian Study reduces Avalanche Survival Time
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Posted in Avalanche, Dostie, Craig, News 
Tags: asphyxia, avalanche, avalanche fatality, survival curves, survival time, trauma 
2 Comments »Time to retire your beacon?
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While testing avalanche transceivers this year it has become more evident that older, analog type beacons should be retired. It isn’t because they don’t work. But the way they work can cause trouble in the dreaded multiple victim scenario. If you have more than one person buried in an avalanche the odds are at least [...]
Posted in Avalanche, Beacons, Dostie, Craig, Ortovox, Pieps Tags: 457 kHz, analog beacon 5 Comments »Rerun: Buried Alive!
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Very quickly, the ability to move ended. As the snow built up around my torso I squirmed to maintain some sense of mobility, but it was futile. Even the simple act of breathing was becoming a struggle as the snow’s weight bore down on my chest, making it difficult to draw even a breath.
Posted in Avalanche, Avalanche, Black Diamond, Couloir, Dostie, Craig, Ramblings, Vol. XVIII Tags: avalung 2 Comments »Caught! Avalanche incident
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With cold temperatures and a not so deep snowpack depth hoar forms easily at the ground level, especially in the intermountain ranges like the Wasatch and Rockies. Add to that a fresh dump with a lot of mass and the ever eager skier to trigger it and you have the perfect formula for an avalanche fatality.
The Human Snow Conveyor
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A strategy for shoveling snow with measurable improvement. Practicing how to locate a buried victim with an avalanche beacon has become common protocol in avalanche courses, and to a lesser extent, by private parties. However, in the case of a real rescue, locating victims can be accomplished relatively quickly (assuming everyone in the group is [...]
Posted in Avalanche, Dostie, Craig, Technique Tags: avalanche, Bruce Edgerly, Dale Atkins, human conveyor, Manuel Genswein, rescue, shoveling, strategic shoveling, strategy, v-shaped 7 Comments »
