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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Story in NYT relaying account from two of the survivors (gift link): https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/02/28/us/tahoe-avalanche-survivors.html?unlocked_article_code=1.PlA.m9Z3.x4oSjjKcyO5_&smid=url-share

Puts all the decision-making onus on the guides. More stories to come, I'm sure.[/quote]

Blaming others when these folks are supposed to be highly intelligent, well-trained skiers with years of epertise and skiing opportunities. Didn't take the time to read weather reports? File lawsuits instead, of course. [/quote]

See the excerpt from above. The guided picked a path that was "known" to be safe because it hadn't had avalanches in the past and was only 20 degrees instead of 30 degrees or greater, which poses an avalanche risk.

https://avalanche.org/avalanche-encyclopedia/terrain/slope-characteristics/slope-angle/

Someone should probably measure the "safe" slope again. [/quote]

The slope they were on was safe, but higher above it was the slope that had the avalanche.

Nothing is simple. [/quote]

It seems reasonable to assume an avalanche wasn't going to stop at the bottom of the first slope.[/quote]

Can you please read the article before you spout. [/quote]

I did. To paraphrase, "It hadn't had any avalanches before and was 20 degrees, so it's safe."[/quote]

I call bullsh&t. Low temperatures are a risk for avalanches. There is a very specific formula which makes risk easy to predict. That's why this was predicted. [/quote]

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