re: #38 Hecuba’s daughter
COVID-19 is not the reason for the spike in avalanche deaths. Yes, more people are venturing into the backcountry, but that’s been a trend for years, covid or no covid. Everyone who has died this winter were experienced and well-equipped. The reason for the spike in avalanche deaths is the super sketchy snowpack, the kind that only rears its ugly head once a decade or less.
This year’s snowpack is the sketchiest it’s probably ever been. 10 people died in a week earlier this month. This year’s deadly avalanche season https://t.co/sWgz1mzNSG via @highcountrynews
— Charlie Vogel, aka His Teleness the Charlie Lama (@teleskiguy) February 27, 2021