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They finish with telling you to "Ski with a buddy". But... what if the buddy in back falls into the tree well? The guy in front doesn't realize it until he's a quarter mile down the slope!
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In that kind of danger area, someone you ski with who doesn't have the situational awareness to stay within a quarter mile isn't a buddy.
If you must cross an avalanche risk area in the backcountry, one approach is to have only one person move or cross at a time and have everyone else watch, ready to respond. You crank up the situational awareness to match the nature of the terrain.
You might also want to plan what order the members of the group travel in.
Dale B. Dalrymple
http://dbdimages.com
