Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Avalanche Educators Conference Focuses on Influence of Social Media

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The bottom line of their research is that groups of young males snowboarding the backcountry compete with each other and other groups to brag about taking the most extreme risks by posting videos on social media. If they were the only ones risking death by avalanche, I'd say let them do it but when avalanches are triggered, people that may be present downhill are at risk.

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