al Posted February 6, 2002 Share Posted February 6, 2002 A couple of years ago I took a "deeply buried victim" class.. ie: two meters or more We went up to Snoqual pass for the field trip at night. While signal footprint changed dramatically (the zone of probability expanded to around 3+ meters)making probing all that more important, the group dynamics that this article speaks of made clear the odds against a successful recovery when deep. We were like the keystone cops, banging and digging furiously in stuff that was not even real avy deposition. We tended to dig a hole that was cone shaped rather than cylindrical, only to be a foot or two off. I see why the survival charts drop exponentially after 15 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al Posted February 6, 2002 Share Posted February 6, 2002 Check out this link for more sobering opinions. It should keep this thread going a while longer. Risk and reward are concept not taught in our educational system : http://www.conted.bcc.ctc.edu/9e_ava.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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