Most statistics say about 15 minutes. Terrible way to die.

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Feb 21, 2019
4:35:21pm

Jdoc Contributor

Most statistics say about 15 minutes. Terrible way to die.

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Jdoc

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Last login: May 1, 2024
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GoPro footage of a Utah skier caught in an avalanche this weekend. The panic in

Kauai

2/21/19 3:33pm

Everybody should watch this if they are thinking of going in the back country right now

2/21/19 3:41pm

I see guys going through the Hidden Canyon gate at Brighton all the time

2/21/19 4:15pm

Whoa. That’s freaky

PabloSanchezz

2/21/19 3:44pm

That was intense.

Banjo Blues

2/21/19 3:51pm

The brother of a guy in my Ward died in an avalanche

Jdoc

2/21/19 4:01pm

If you don't get hit by debris, how long do you have once the snow covers you?

UNLVcougar

2/21/19 4:29pm

Most statistics say about 15 minutes. Terrible way to die.

Jdoc

2/21/19 4:35pm

Geez. That’s crazy

TADOW

2/21/19 4:06pm

That was on the Today show just the other day.

2/21/19 4:13pm

Wow

Cougar-Duck

2/21/19 4:26pm

It happens far to much...

CoachSpeak

2/21/19 4:43pm

imagine if it would have pushed him into a tree. goodnight

claw

2/21/19 4:54pm

supposedly grabbing on to a tree is a good thing in an avalanche. You can hang

buckeyecougarguy

2/22/19 11:45am

Honest question from one that has never been in an avalanche, why not dig out

Josef K

2/21/19 5:20pm

The snow is all around him inhibiting his movement. Where would he put what he

Q-grr

2/21/19 5:31pm

Yeah, it looks like if you are in more than a foot of snow, your best chance of

Josef K

2/21/19 5:45pm

They make a deployable airbag for use in an avalanche. They are reusable and

Q-grr

2/21/19 6:01pm

The snow consolidates in an avalanche

2/21/19 6:26pm

Also, in many avalanches (although not this one) if you're buried by more than a

kos

2/21/19 7:02pm

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