Actions and Advice
What should you do right before you alert authorities if you see a victim in an avalanche?
What is marking where the victim was last seen on the surface.
How heavy can one fully developed Avalanche weigh?
What is 1 Million tons
How many avalanches are documented annually?
What is about 100,000
What do you do if you know there are people that just got buried by an avalanche?
What is call 911/rescue team
What should you do if you start to get buried in an avalanche?
What is make a swimming motion to stay on top of debris
What is the best way to maintain airspace if buried in an avalanche?
What is cup one hand in front of your face
How fast is a fully developed Avalanche?
What is 200 M.P.H
What are the odds of surviving during the first 15 minutes of being stuck in an avalanche
What is greater than 90%
What is a skill that lets you make decisions on when you can travel safely?
What is understanding slope angle and snowpack stability.
What percent of avalanches do humans cause?
What is 90%
What is the one thing you don't disentangle yourself from if caught in an avalanche?
What is an avalanche airbag
What are avalanches often made of?
What is rocks, ice, soil and snow
What mountain range has the most dangerous avalanche zones?
The Alps
What tests can you preform to test snowpack stability?
What is hand shear test compression test and/or extended column tests.
What activity is the most likely to get you caught in an avalanche?
What is snowmobiling
What snow retention structures modify the terrain?
What might cause an avalanche to occur?
What is new snowfall, higher temperatures, steep terrain.
What activity has the largest fatality rate after being caught in an Avalanche?
What is snowmobiling
What is it called when you dig a pole into the snow when searching for avalanche victims?
What is probing
What angle does a weak layer of snow begin to collapse?
What is 45 or 90 degrees
What should you do if a slab of snow fractures under your feet?
What is jump up hill over the fracture
What is a thick slab avalanche
What is the annual amount of fatalities to avalanches by year?
What is about 150
What are the three different tools you can use to rescue someone?
What is a probe, shovel and transceiver
What is the most likely thing to happen if you are buried under more than 2 meters of snow and have not been found after 30 minutes have passed?
What is Death there is little to no hope for you.