Heuristic Traps in Recreational Avalanche Accidents

[f2f]

So how do people come to believe that a slope is safe, even when they are faced with likely evidence that it isn’t?

http://www.sunrockice.com/docs/Heuri...0IM%202004.pdf

[wstdeep]

I have often heard this piece quoted and generally discussed but have never actually seen it. Thanks for the link. It brought a few situations to mind on a personal level to re-evaluate.

[Self Jupiter]

This was the one piece students were specifically asked to read ahead of the Avy 1 course that I took