Moreover, while it’s always a possibility in the mountains, in cases where people have died 9 times out of 10 they ignored serious warning signs in terms of snow conditions

Often it’s trauma from going over rocks, cliffs or hitting trees but if you survive that and you end up with your head below the surface and are not dug out by your friends very quickly you suffocate. The carbon dioxide you breathe out gets trapped in a bubble in front of your nose and mouth and it’s over. Many people…