Avalanches are what climbers fear most, but they are likely to encounter them. How to save yourself when encountering an avalanche?

Avalanches are a serious disaster in all high mountain areas. Soft snow falls on the leeward slope. Snow doesn't pile up as tightly as the snow at the foot of the mountain. There will be a gap behind the slope. It can give people a hard and safe feeling, but the slightest interference or movement like rifle shooting will make snowflakes fall. .

Snowflakes fall. In this case, snowflakes have deceptive solid surfaces-sometimes they rumble when walking on them. It is usually caused by strong winds and sudden drop in temperature. The actions of climbers and skiers are like a trigger, which can make the whole snow or a lot of dangerous ice fall off. Avalanches in the air, in a cold and dry environment, continuous fresh snow falling on the existing solid ice surface may cause snowflakes to fall. These powdery snowflakes fall at a speed of 90 meters per second. Cover your mouth and nose. There is still a chance to survive. Inhaling a lot of snow after being submerged will lead to death.

? Wet avalanches are more common when snow and ice melt. In winter or spring, the temperature will continue to rise rapidly after snowing, making it difficult for the new wet snow layer to be easily adsorbed on the original low-density ice and snow. Its descent speed is slower than the avalanche in the air, bringing up trees and rocks along the way and producing more snow gravel. When it stops, it will solidify almost immediately and it is difficult to rescue.

First aid measures: lie on your back, move on the bottom of the avalanche surface in a crawling posture, throw away packages, sleds, canes or other obstacles, cover your nose and mouth to avoid swallowing snow. Try to build a big cave around you when you are resting. Try to reach the ground before the snow solidifies. Throw away the toolbox you can't give up-it will stop you from going out when you are dug up. When you hear someone coming, save your strength and shout it out. When you are buried in the snow, calm down, let the saliva flow out to judge up and down, and then dig hard-if you can still move.