Thursday, April 8, 2010

Emergency Survival Stories – How to Handle an Avalanche, Highway Disaster - Popularmechanics.com

Emergency Survival Stories – How to Handle an Avalanche, Highway Disaster - Popularmechanics.com: "It was New Year’s Day, 2005. Sam Kavanagh, Matt Schuyler, Blake Morstad, Jason Thompson and Chris Maki had snowmobiled 20 miles, then climbed an additional 5 miles with gear to skithe remote slopes of Montana’s 9334-foot Mount Nemesis. The group had skied the same route the previous day, and spent the night in a remote, backcountry yurt. Equipped with shovels and locator beacons, Kavanagh and his friends were experienced backcountry skiers—in fact, two were certified EMTs. They knew to ski within the trees and to avoid steep slopes."

Here are four scenarios to think about. And I agree that big trashbags are very useful and a few should be part of your kit.