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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is absolutely davastating! my thoughts and prayers are with the families right now.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62dke15357o

Can you imagine heading out for a day of fun and then, THIS??[/quote]

What is an "accidental" avalanche? [/quote]

Versus a deliberately triggered avalanche. [/quote]

But this was just an avalanche. It wasn't an "accidental avalanche." Shit just happens. There was no need whatsoever for the weird modifier. [/quote]

That makes it accidental vs avalanches that are triggered using techniques such as explosives to make skiiing areas more safe. [/quote]

+1. The fact that some posters don’t even know this occurs explains so much about some of the commentary. [/quote]

When skiers trigger an avalanche, that's not just accidental. [/quote]

Exactly. The women triggered the avalanche.

Definitely not the conditions ripe for avalanches. [/quote]

"Accidentally" means, by definition, unexpectedly or unintentionally. Is English your first language?[/quote]

This avalanche wasn't unexpected. What are you talking about? There were avalanche warnings and predictions. So, exactly the opposite of an accident.[/quote]

If that avalanche wasn't unexpected, why did the expert guides lead their clients through there?  It was either accidental or negligence. [/quote]

They miscalculated where they were relative to the runout area of the slope. It was estimated that another 100 yards out and they would have avoided the avalanche path. It was probably difficult to determine in the whiteout, so they shouldn’t have been out in those conditions.[/quote]

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