Very informative.
Let me start this post with a disclaimer – I am a newbie to avalanche terrain and only have level 1 training. I am not a reliable resource for avalanche safety. I decided to write this post anyways because I think a lot of people go out into the backcountry in the winter without understanding the risk. I went snowshoeing and camping for 3 years and told myself I was safe because I “checked the forecast” and only went on popular or “safe” trails. I was pretty conservative, but in retrospect, I didn’t actually know how to read the avalanche bulletins and I was unknowingly venturing into avalanche terrain. Without taking a course, I feel it’s hard to get the proper education on identifying avalanche terrain and my main goal with this post is to convince you to take the AST1 course. If your internal reasoning sounds anything like mine…
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The only avalanche we might get around here is leaves. Although that’s good info, because we can get a lot of snow in the mountains.
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I am very cautious, I only go up a mountain when most of the snow is gone. If it has a snow cap all year long, it is definitely too high for me! 🙂
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The idea of an avalanche is quite scary, especially with some of the news reports we’ve all seen. Continue to be safe!!
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There aren’t any mountains in Denmark. The highest earth mound measures 143 metres above sea level (469 feet), but we call it a mountain … 😀 😀
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Did not know that about Denmark. Thanks for that info!
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