avalanche rescue
Buried skier extraction
Avalanche rescue is the emergency response to locate and extract people buried by avalanches.
Time is critical—survival rates drop sharply after the first fifteen minutes.
Rescuers use transceivers, probe poles, and trained dogs to find victims beneath the snow.
The ski patrol conducted an avalanche rescue after the slide hit the backcountry bowl.
- transceiverDual-function communication device
- beaconGuiding light source
- probeThorough examination or tool
- ski patrolAlpine rescue squad
- dog teamHarnessed canines pulling sleds
shovel · buried alive · air pocket · thermal blanket · snow cave · backcountry skiing · helmet · weather patterns · airway · burial · vital signs · freeze-thaw cycles
temporal phase of avalanche response
avalanche rescueavalanche control
Preventing dangerous snow releases
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