How to Self-Rescue While Snow Skiing in Deep Powder
I wanted to cover safety in deep snow today because skiers die unnecessarily every year from not being able to self-rescue in deep snow.
Today I skied Mammoth Mountain Ski Area just after they got 10.5 – 15.5 feet of new snow. I skied today because it is supposed to snow this afternoon and tomorrow. I skied about 6 runs this morning in mostly knee-deep, pretty heavy snow. And just when I thought my balance was perfect, I was 10? tall and bullet-proof, I did something weird and fell in the bottomless powder in the trees.
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