Buried
At the beginning of January 2019 many regions in the Alps sank in a massive snow chaos, including the winter sports resort Lech-Zürs am Arlberg in Austria. ABS Airbags invited for an avalanche training under almost real conditions. How does it feel to be buried under snow? How do you find buried people using an avalanche transceiver? And how do you shovel them free without causing injuries?
Maike Knorre (Text) asked to be buried under the snow for a few minutes by our guide, to improve her understanding of the danger of avalanches.
Credits
JWD. Magazin, N°10 / March 2019
Text — Maike Knorre
Photo editor — Alexandru Pasca
Guide — Günter Hörandner & ABS Airbags
"The snow is as hard as concrete. And he's everywhere. Heavy. White. Cold. I can not move."
"15 minutes. After that, the chances of survival of buried avalanche victims drop significantly."
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Buried
At the beginning of January 2019 many regions in the Alps sank in a massive snow chaos, including the winter sports resort Lech-Zürs am Arlberg in Austria. ABS Airbags invited for an avalanche training under almost real conditions. How does it feel to be buried under snow? How do you find buried people using an avalanche transceiver? And how do you shovel them free without causing injuries?
Maike Knorre (Text) asked to be buried under the snow for a few minutes by our guide, to improve her understanding of the danger of avalanches.
Credits
JWD. Magazin, N°10 / March 2019
Text — Maike Knorre
Photo editor — Alexandru Pasca
Guide — Günter Hörandner & ABS Airbags
"The snow is as hard as concrete. And he's everywhere. Heavy. White. Cold. I can not move."
"15 minutes. After that, the chances of survival of buried avalanche victims drop significantly."
