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Study shows Canadian avalanche victims die faster than Swiss
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Eight minutes is the difference between life and death, if you're buried by an avalanche in the Canadian backcountry compared to in Europe. That's the finding of a new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Comparing statistics in Canada and Switzerland, Simon Fraser University researcher Pascal Haegeli found that people caught in a snow slide in Canada are likely to die 8 minutes earlier than those caught in an avalanche in Europe.
...According to the research, the reason for the difference may be because there are more trees in Canada, making it more likely for people to die of trauma injuries. And, if they do survive the fall, heavier coastal snow means they have a higher chance of suffocating. Also, Canadian victims are typically found in more remote locations where the distance to medical facilities is far away.
However, the research also suggested that Canadian avalanche victims are rescued faster than their Swiss counterparts, usually by their skiing companions.
See: http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Canadian+avalanche+victims+more+quickly+than+Swiss+study/4474446/story.html
Study abstract: http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/abstract/cmaj.101435v3?maxtoshow=&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=avalanche&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&sortspec=date&resourcetype=HWCIT
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Der. We get more snow. Terrain traps don't help.

You can't compare the two snow packs, even with Canada we have two very different snow packs - maritime and continental - it's oranges and apples.

Interesting that Canadian victims are rescued quicker. Apart from the snowmobilers the back country skiers here take avalanche risk much more seriously than in Europe.
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Embarassed Embarassed I confess to reading the Thread Title and thinking " Well that's stating the obvious .. we all know North Americans are Fat Bar Stewards so they'll suffocate faster" . So I had to look in, only to find some research about snow!

I'll get my coat .. Embarassed
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I bet the Whistler tourist board loved this sentence.

If you look at the Coast Range conditions, people die really, really quickly and it makes sense because you’re basically getting crushed by wet cement on the coast,”

Surprised they don't put it on their promo. stuff.
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Quote:
Canadian victims are rescued quicker. Apart from the snowmobilers the back country skiers here take avalanche risk much more seriously than in Europe

parlor, Av gear, training etc are virtually standard but in Europe not so much. On the other hand the snow may be better in Northern America but perhaps not worth dying for?
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Jivebaby Not sure what you are saying?

Jivebaby wrote:
On the other hand the snow may be better in Northern America but perhaps not worth dying for?


No snow is worth dying for.
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