What Is the Most Common Trigger for Avalanches in Recreational

question 92

Multiple Choice

What is the most common trigger for avalanches in recreational accidents?

• A) a person's weight added to a slope that is near failure
• B) daytime heating of the upper snowpack, which weakens the near-surface layer
• C) inflow of warm air funneled upward from a valley, weakening the near-surface layer
• D) skiers deliberately attempting to release unstable snow before they ski down a slope
• E) bad weather

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