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Avalanche Awareness, Skiing and Snowboarding

Avalanche Awareness: Close Call in Red Lady Bowl

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Last week there was a close call in Colorado’s Red Lady Bowl. A skier triggered a large D3 avalanche. Nobody was killed, but there are a lot of lessons to be learned.

The guys at the Crested Butte Avalanche Center put together a very nice video on this event. Check it out below:


–Jason D. Martin

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