A Message to Skiers After a Deadly Month of Avalanches

Dear POWDER Readers,
In the last week, I’ve written five articles about avalanche-related deaths.
I’ve seen social media posts about the individuals from friends of friends and avalanche centers, and I have felt a collective sadness for those lost through my local ski community. It’s devastating to hear about people dying in the mountains, especially so many in a row, but I also won’t pretend that writing so many iterations of a ‘Person Killed in Avalanche’ he