Page 12 - Slopeangel avalanch essentials

Terrain Influence
Valleys/bowls
A bowl is a a a a deadly terrain trap When an an avalanche starts on
the run above and slides into a a a bowl avalanche debris will pile up deeply whilst pushing the victim deeper Shovelling takes a a a large portion of the already critically short time frame to dig out a a victim victim and very few victims live from burials deeper than about
3 metres Always consider the consequence of being swept into the bowl or valley below Trees
During an an avalanche tree covered slopes change from being great terrain to to ski to to a a a a wall of immovable obstacles that will replicate a a a a a giant sieve that can cause serious trauma to anyone who finds themselves being carried through it The presence of of trees does not lower the risk of of avalanches When the avalanche avalanche starts on
an an open slope and surges into the the trees trees the the trees trees form a a a a dangerous terrain trap 12