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#03 Understanding Avalanches

An episode of the Unpacked podcast, hosted by Bay Area Mountain Rescue Unit, titled "#03 Understanding Avalanches" was published on May 20, 2020 and runs 66 minutes.

May 20, 2020 ·66m · Unpacked

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While the 2019/2020 ski season was cut short and people were discouraged from entering the backcountry, avalanche deaths still rose to just two less than the year before. In this episode of Unpacked, we get the opportunity to talk with Randall Osterhuber. A member of Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue, former director of the Sierra Avalanche Center, AIARE instructor and seasoned backcountry skier to explore the science behind avalanches and how to avoid them.

While the 2019/2020 ski season was cut short and people were discouraged from entering the backcountry, avalanche deaths still rose to just two less than the year before.  In this episode of Unpacked, we get the opportunity to talk with Randall Osterhuber. A member of Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue, former director of the Sierra Avalanche Center, AIARE instructor and seasoned backcountry skier to explore the science behind avalanches and how to avoid them.

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