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AN AVERAGE OF 30 PEOPLE DIE in avalanches each season in the United States and 15 per season in Canada, yet only 1.4 percent of these accidents occur to professional avalanche workers despite far greater exposure. Why is that?
This book on avalanche essentials presents a step-by-step system for safety and survival that I learned from 35 years as an avalanche professional. It presents systematic ways to make evidence-based decisions to travel safely in backcountry avalanche terrain, and explains what to do when things go wrong.