The moral of the story is to pay attention to weight, not depth.
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three-step rating, which they call “Simple, Challenging, or Complex.”
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Convex slopes statistically produce more avalanches and more avalanche accidents than other kinds of slope
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Wind can deposit snow ten times more rapidly than snow falling out of the sky.
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That’s why an inclinometer is one of the most important tools to carry in avalanche terrain.
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And the avalanche doesn’t care about our peculiar perceptions.
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To an avalanche, the closer the slope is to 38 degrees, the more it wants to send a slab rumbling down the mountain.
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The most important point to remember with slope steepness is that within the range of 30 to 45 degrees, avalanches are extremely sensitive to slope steepness.
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Slopes between 35 and 45 degrees cause the vast majority of avalanche fatalities (Figure 3-2).