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02-02-2021, 12:18 PM #1
Delayed Slab Avalanche - Dyatlov Pass Incident
Recent Wired article re-thinking a 1959 incident which claimed the lives of several cross country skiers touring in a remote area of Russia.
https://www.wired.com/story/dyatlov-...slab-avalanche
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02-02-2021, 12:23 PM #2
The whole "delayed slab" phenomenon seems to be overthinking it if there was active loading overnight due to wind.
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02-06-2021, 10:23 AM #3Registered User
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02-08-2021, 03:00 PM #4
I remember reading about that like 15 years ago and thinking "oh avalanche followed by hypothermia, paradoxical undressing, and death," but when I looked a map it didn't look steep... interesting explanation from the research article
https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-020-00081-8Originally Posted by blurred
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