Check out this excellent avalanche safety PSA created by Matchstick Productions with Tom Wallisch as the narrator. Definitely worth the watch considering last week’s historic avalanche fatalities.
Also, the avalanche that Flo Goeller survived at the beginning of the video made my jaw drop to the floor.
“We teamed up with our friends at The North Face and the Crested Butte Avalanche Center to highlight the importance of safe decision making in the backcountry. Make safety your top priority whenever traveling in avalanche terrain. Be safe with this quick refresher on your next trip. Prepare – Plan – Ride – Debrief. Curriculum Courtesy of AIARE. Avalanche Skier: Flo Goeller”