SierraDescents | Category | Safety
December 1, 2023
The Five-Minute Avalanche Challenge
Snow falls from the sky, pulled by gravity, and lands on the ground. When the snow lands on the ground, gravity keeps pulling on it, but the ground holds the snow in (more)
November 30, 2023
Mouse Trap
NOTE TO READERS (01-20-2025): Soon after I finished "Mousetrap" I realized it was the weakest of the 13 essays (for one thing, it's the least actionable), and I've been working (more)
November 18, 2023
On Not Dying
Did they see it coming? When I hear of fatal accidents in the backcountry, that's the first thing I wonder. If you know a slope you want to ski is likely to avalanche, what you (more)
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