“Avalanche incidents are so painful because they are so obvious in retrospect” – Andrew McLean, The Human Factor by Powder Magazine

This website is home to Powder and People; an investigation into the relationship between skiers and fresh powder snow by Mollie Perella (pictured above).

What do skiers love so much about something that can change from being a fun day in the back country to a life changing disaster in an instant?

90% of people killed in avalanches cause it themselves. This investigation looks at what an avalanche is and how we trigger them while exploring the psychology behind decision making on risky terrain and  what some of the world’s best resorts are doing to control a generation of people raised on the glorification of risk.

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