Swiss Avalanche Complete Burial and Rescue

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All comments welcome and valued. It is important to ensure robust discussion on avalanche safety. All I ask is that you learn from the mistakes we made so you can avoid the same situation or worse. *added 16/06/2020 • It is important to learn from the mistakes of others as well as yourself. I have uploaded this video to act as a learning tool to demonstrate what ill preparedness looks like in an avalanche rescue situation. As the buried skier, I am incredibly lucky to be alive. A full write up of the incident is available here: https://www.theinertia.com/mountain/a... • This video documents an avalanche accident that occurred in the Swiss Alps on the 30/01/2015. • The accident happened within the resort boundary on a slope not known for slides. Please be careful and never take safety for granted. Decision making is paramount whenever off piste and always carry a beacon, probe and shovel. Most importantly get educated. Stay safe. • Footage courtesy of Daniel O'Sullivan.

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