What is an avalanche ?
An avalanche is a rapid flow of snow down a slopping surface Avalanches are typically triggered in a starting zone from a mechanical failure in the snow pack. Avalanches are sometimes only due to gravity. Avalanches are also triggered by other loads such as skiers, snowmobilers, animals or explosives. Avalanches are also caused by rapid change in temperature and weather and heavy snow fall.
An avalanche is a rapid flow of snow down a slopping surface Avalanches are typically triggered in a starting zone from a mechanical failure in the snow pack. Avalanches are sometimes only due to gravity. Avalanches are also triggered by other loads such as skiers, snowmobilers, animals or explosives. Avalanches are also caused by rapid change in temperature and weather and heavy snow fall.
How does an avalanche form ?
Avalanches are also triggered by other loads such as skiers, snowmobilers, animals or explosives.
Avalanches are also triggered by other loads such as skiers, snowmobilers, animals or explosives.
What are the impacts on human life ?
Avalanches can travel up to 90 km/h. After one hour, only one in three victims buried in an avalanche is found alive. The most common causes of death are suffocation, wounds and hypothermia. The impact on a human life after they got hit by an avalanche is vary unlikely that they would live. About 150 people per year die because of avalanches in Europe and North America.
If your ever buried in a an avalanche you should:
If your caught you should:
Avalanches can travel up to 90 km/h. After one hour, only one in three victims buried in an avalanche is found alive. The most common causes of death are suffocation, wounds and hypothermia. The impact on a human life after they got hit by an avalanche is vary unlikely that they would live. About 150 people per year die because of avalanches in Europe and North America.
If your ever buried in a an avalanche you should:
- Keep one hand in front of your face and try to clear/maintain an air space
- Try to maintain space for chest expansion by taking and holding a deep breath
- Try to avoid panic and conserve energy. Your companions are probably searching for yo
If your caught you should:
- Swimming motions sometimes help
- Try to delay departure by plunging ice axe into the undersurface. This may help to keep you near the top of the slide.
- Shout. Others may see you.
- Try to run to the side, or jump up slope above the fracture.