010106McGregorRiver
Click on this link to activate the audio recording reviewing the avalanche accident in the area of McGregor River, BC in the Canadian Rocky Mountains on January 6, 2001.
This accident review is one of more than 100 case studies included in the latest edition of
Avalanche Accidents in Canada Volume 5 – 1996-2007
During this period a total of 155 individuals lost their lives in 105 different accidents.
We can learn from tragedy, but it is up to us to invest the time to look back and seek answers to a few questions such as:
- what was the recipe in the snowpack?
- were there warning signs?
- what role did the current weather play?
- what observations were made by the group? How many were missed?
- what actions or skills might have helped the people avoid or minimize the negative consequences the accident?
- what patterns are evident in the fatalities of the past years? How can we use this knowledge to our advantage?
Are you interested in reviewing more of these case studies?
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