Not having Avi training and gear when skiing the back country is like giving a big middle finger to partners and rescue agencies. What those boneheads should do now is volunteer time and money for the SAR.
Sounds too like SAR could use more training.
well not sure if it's a finger to the resceu'ers. It is however just plain stupid. It's not like you get rescue alive if you are buried in a avalanch without any avi gear.
I do see lots of people having no avalanch equipment/knowledge going off-piste and thinking it's safe because; 'there are tracks', 'it's close to the ski lift', 'never seen a avalanch here', etc. Even clear terrain traps are ignored.
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