Utah Avy experience

I was sent this today.
Humble Pie
Reads to me that proper spacing saved it from being a big mess.

Very interesting read.
Thanks.

Also reads that proper spacing didn't change the conditions though either.

I was sent this today.
Humble Pie
Reads to me that proper spacing saved it from being a big mess.

Haven't read it yet, but your comment means a lot to me, Joe. It's the sort of info I was hoping to encapsulate from the Etiquette thread, but which turned into a cluster.. I realize that etiquette and safe traveling are not necessarily the same thing, but the notions overlap enough, and each important enough to warrant first order consideration on everyones' list

I was sent this today.
Humble Pie
Reads to me that proper spacing saved it from being a big mess.

Having read through it, I didn't come to that conclusion. The slide path was appears to be a mere 100 wide and 2 of the 3 skiers were entrained by the slide- sheer luck and the 2 caught skiers ability to fight and self arrest above hazarous terrain prevented it from becoming a big mess.

I agree w/ Mofro -- the point of spacing (or 'one at a time') is to travel in such a way that at most one skier is caught.