http://www.wildsnow.com/199/backcountry-skiing-in-switzerland-guest-blog/ Backcountry Skiing Weblog Blog, FAQs, more, links and info about randonnee, telemark and backcountry ski mountaineering. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:44:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.wildsnow.com/199/backcountry-skiing-in-switzerland-guest-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-457 Paul Wed, 15 Mar 2006 12:25:44 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=199#comment-457 Looking at the link to the avalanche fatalities reports it is very sobering. The beacons seem to live up to their moniker of body finders. The Recco too. Now, I know that this does not give reports for burials in which no one died, but of all of these reports, when someone died, there are a few situations with multiple burials, and the only time that there is a complete burial survivor was when his/her hand was sticking out of the snow. Pretty scary. I guess I should look to see if there was a report on that site that lists all of the non-fatality incidents and see how many complete burial resues there were. Looking at the link to the avalanche fatalities reports it is very sobering. The beacons seem to live up to their moniker of body finders. The Recco too. Now, I know that this does not give reports for burials in which no one died, but of all of these reports, when someone died, there are a few situations with multiple burials, and the only time that there is a complete burial survivor was when his/her hand was sticking out of the snow.
Pretty scary. I guess I should look to see if there was a report on that site that lists all of the non-fatality incidents and see how many complete burial resues there were.

]]> http://www.wildsnow.com/199/backcountry-skiing-in-switzerland-guest-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-435 Oliver Tue, 14 Mar 2006 15:18:01 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=199#comment-435 Great pic of the Matterhorn. Let's my heart beat faster everytime I see it and makes me feel a little homesick..... Oliver Great pic of the Matterhorn.
Let’s my heart beat faster everytime I see it and makes me feel a little homesick…..
Oliver

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