The White Death Page #3
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More people have probably died
in the world as a result
of this weak layer than
any other weak layer there is.
These snow crystals can be
more dangerous than dynamite.
Fluctuations in temperature
cause some crystals
to lose cohesion
and become slippery.
These frozen ball bearings
allow everything above to slide.
Notice I have my hand ready
just in case.
Okay now we have a
free standing column.
Want to make sure the ski
is nice and vertical.
See how that came out just like
it's spring loaded?
By integrating all that
information together
there should be a picture flashing
in front of your mind.
And the picture is one of
the serious instability that exists
from a human triggered
point of view.
to stay away
from steep leeward smooth slopes
because those are the ones that
are waiting to eat you.
What I want you to do is
on the count of three.
I want you to go. One. Two. Three.
Up in the air punch your heels
in real hard. Ready Banzai warriors?
One two three. Banzai!
An avalanche on the move
is a dynamic event,
a slab will rip out new slabs,
transforming, becoming ever larger,
and triggering billowing clouds
of powder.
Fortunately, nature can warn
of avalanches
with subtle sights and sounds.
But if you're hard blasting
a 130 horsepower vehicle
at 85 miles per hour,
it's unlikely that you'll hear
or see any of nature's warnings.
Snowmobiles can swiftly invade
the heart of avalanche country.
a steep incline as high as they can,
unwittingly teasing
a potential avalanche.
The game is called "high marking."
Whoever gets the highest wins.
These snowmobilers almost lost it
all one morning near Kellogg, Idaho
A friend videotaped the action as
a wall of snow came plunging down.
They would all escape unharmed
and spend the rest of the afternoon
tempting fate on other slopes.
But in January 1998,
three friends exhilarated by
a crisp clear day outside of Bend,
Oregon were not so lucky.
It was all virgin snow.
Everything was smooth and
just real billowy and soft looking.
And being the first one to make
the tracks is kind of a thrill.
That's where you really get your
adrenaline going
and just let the throttle do
what you can with the machine.
thirty miles away
from anything and see country
see a lot of country in a day
that was nobody else was around.
The snow just looked like a big
a big pillow
it was just smooth
and soft looking.
When you got on it it would kind
because there was nothing holding
it from below.
Both Art and I looked at this
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