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  2. Snow cornice - Wikipedia

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    Cornices are extremely dangerous and travelling above or below them should be avoided. [2] When a cornice collapses, it breaks in from the cornice to the top of the peak; even being on the snow on top of rock exposes the alpinist to hazard in this situation.

  3. I'm a lifelong skier. There are 6 mistakes I always see ... - AOL

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    Picking a bad mid-mountain rest stop Whatever you do, don't stop in the middle of the trail — that's like parking in the center lane of a highway. Just like you would on a freeway, pull onto the ...

  4. Winter sports - Wikipedia

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    Common individual sports include cross-country skiing, alpine skiing, snowboarding, ski jumping, speed skating, figure skating, luge, skeleton, bobsleigh, ski orienteering and snowmobiling. Common team sports include ice hockey, ringette, broomball (on either an indoor ice rink, or an outdoor ice rink or field of snow), curling, rinkball, and ...

  5. I've been skiing for decades, but my wife hates it. We have ...

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    I try to book vacations at ski villages so my wife has more to do when the kids and I are skiing. In the early days of our relationship, my wife and I took a ski trip with another couple. My ...

  6. Ski resort - Wikipedia

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    Ski areas usually have at least a basic first aid facility, and some kind of ski patrol service to ensure that injured skiers are rescued. The ski patrol is usually responsible for rule enforcement, marking hazards, closing individual runs or areas as conditions require, and removing (dismissing) dangerous participants from the area.

  7. I compared skiing and snowboarding as a beginner. There ... - AOL

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    Stopping on a snowboard was easier, but ski poles were helpful. I compared skiing and snowboarding as a beginner. There were 8 differences that made me decide to stick with one.

  8. Altitude sickness - Wikipedia

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    This process cannot safely be rushed, and this is why climbers need to spend days (or even weeks at times) acclimatizing before attempting to climb a high peak. Simulated altitude equipment such as altitude tents provide hypoxic (reduced oxygen) air, and are designed to allow partial pre-acclimation to high altitude, reducing the total time ...

  9. Avalanches: What causes innocent-looking snow slopes to ... - AOL

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    An avalanche swept up skiers at Lake Tahoe's largest ski resort on Jan. 10, 2024, as a 150-foot-wide sheet of snow slid down a mountain slope into a pile 10 feet deep.