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Tag: Avalanche Rescue

Post Avalanche: “I know that I made a big mistake…”

January 29, 2015 mollieperella

After Amie Engerbretson‘s avalanche experience at Alta Ski Resort, she received some surprising and unwanted attention. When her accident report was first published, skiers and non skiers alike in the community were quick to comment on Amie and her party’s ‘stupidity’ at deciding to ski that certain run. She said: “The comments on it were like […]

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The other side of the coin: a rescuer’s story

January 5, 2015 mollieperella

Martin Papillon is part of Ski Patrol at Sunshine Village ski resort in Banff, Canada. He’s chirpy, and apologises at the start of our interview because he’s on standby to respond to emergencies, so might have to cut our Skype call short. He leads a team of 40 ski patrollers to take care of everything […]

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