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    Avalanches are not rare or random events - they can be predicted and even prevented. Even dense avalanche debris is about 60-70 percent air, but that's not the problem. After 45 minutes, only 20-30 percent are still alive and after two hours almost no one is alive.

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    Avalanches are not rare or random events - they can be predicted and even prevented. Even dense avalanche debris is about 60-70 percent air, but that's not the problem. After 45 minutes, only 20-30 percent are still alive and after two hours almost no one is alive.

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    Rachael Drake
    Avalanches are not rare or random events - they can be predicted and even prevented. Even dense avalanche debris is about 60-70 percent air, but that's not the problem. After 45 minutes, only 20-30 percent are still alive and after two hours almost no one is alive.

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    avalanches are not rare or random events they can be predicted and even prevented

    Average speed
    The average speed of an Avalanche can vary from 20-100 mph The fast recorded speed 240mph scource Discovery Channel

    How do people get caught in avalanches?

    In 90 percent of avalanche incidents, the VICTIM or someone in the victim's party triggers the avalanche.
    How do people die when buried in avalanche debris?

    The good news is that even dense avalanche debris is about 60-70 percent air, but that's not the problem. People die because their carbon dioxide builds up in the snow around their mouth and they quickly die from carbon dioxide poisoning. Statistics show that 93 percent of avalanche victims can be recovered alive if they are dug out within the first 15 minutes, but then the numbers drop catastrophically. After 45 minutes, only 20-30 percent are still alive and after two hours almost no one is alive. In other words, you don't have much time.

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