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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Avalanche danger is high on slopes where you are traveling or living.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Official avalanche rating high or extreme.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Cracking snow underfoot, whumpf sounds, or recent avalanche debris.
Scene hazards: Burial, Trauma, Hypothermia, Cliff exposure
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Leave slopes steeper than 30 degrees immediately.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Move to ridgeline or dense forest below treeline if escape needed.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Travel in valley floor away from runout zones.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Notify others in area of unstable conditions.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call mountain rescue if party member caught or slope releases.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Report size and location of fresh avalanche to authorities.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Buried victims have best survival if found within 15 minutes.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Untrained digging without beacon search wastes critical time.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT ski or walk under loaded cornices or steep bowls.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT assume tracks mean slope is safe — others may have triggered instability.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Loud shouting triggers avalanches from far away
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Most avalanches are triggered by weight on unstable slopes — usually the victim or party.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Underestimating slope instability because noise did not trigger slide.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Avalanches release tons of snow that bury victims under solid concrete-like mass.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Recent snow, wind-loading, and warming increase trigger risk.