Dog and Skier Swept Away by Large Avalanche

Skier Ares Masip suffered a close call during a backcountry ski outing in the country of Andorra on January 8, 2026.Masip was skiing with her dog Cim, on a slope that was "very familiar". She had skied it three times in the last five days, according to her written video description."All in all, a lot of factors have added up that made me think it was safe. And this is where it enters, what is known as a heuristic trap," writes Masip. She continues, "[A heuristic trap is] a mental bias that makes