{"id":2456916,"date":"2020-04-08T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-08T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=323987"},"modified":"2020-04-08T05:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-08T11:00:00","slug":"snowmass-history-avalanche-safety-1980","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/snowmass-history-avalanche-safety-1980\/","title":{"rendered":"Snowmass History: Avalanche safety, 1980"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A photograph of the Snowmass ski patrol during an avalanche drill circa 1980.<\/strong>
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\u201cArt of forecasting avalanches taught here by snow experts,\u201d announced The Aspen Times in 1980. \u201cStatistically, Colorado has more avalanche related deaths that any other state. \u2026 Many, if not all, of those deaths could have been prevented by a working knowledge of snow structure and avalanche release mechanisms as well as common sense application of basic safety principles.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe American Avalanche Institute based in Jackson, Wyoming, has for several years offered courses throughout the Rocky Mountains on avalanche forecasting and snow safety. \u2026 Over 30 people including ski personnel from Frisco, Alta and Aspen attended the four-day session.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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