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On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 4:54 PM, roger Klinger <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 11:46 AM, Get Skied <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >> Just curious, has anyone ever died in the Whites (or anywhere on the east >> coast) as a result of being buried in an avalanche? Maybe it has happened >> and I just cant recall it. How many multi burials? >> > > Alec Stall? Don't know if cause of death was trauma or asphyxiation. > > James Watts > > http://boston.cbslocal.com/2013/03/02/climber-killed-in-mount-washington-avalanche/ > I dont think burial/asphyxiation was the cause of death in either case. More likely trauma. Both involved long falls in objectively hazardous terrain. Evan - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SkiVt-L is brought to you by the University of Vermont. To unsubscribe, visit http://list.uvm.edu/archives/skivt-l.html