J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Iceman

It must be an horrendous feeling :(

I should know. But this thread on here tendss to be a bit more serious!!

My question was 2 fold. 1 about survival times and 2 bearing that in mind about avalanche detection systems such as RECCO.

The main one being the first point.

Waste of time trying to get an answer to a serious question.

Good job you pointed that out. They wouldnt have thought of any of that :thumbup: ;)

It also isnt about RECCO.

My question is about survival times - if you read the topic title you will realise that. Jeez :roll:

But you die from breathing in your own carbon monoxide - so even if you have a breathing space that wont help?

Also RECCO don't advertise that they "help you be found if you are dead"

Is RECCO actually something that is not that beneficial?

This is not a thread about RECCO by the way ;)

dont know what they are ;) :roll:

Split roller? Are they something you put in your hair?

I was watching the programme that was on BBC last night "10 things you didn't know about avalanches". It was really interesting, however there was one thing that made me think:

"In the majority of cases, if you are not found within 15 minutes of being buried you are likely to die from asphyxiation (white death)"

If this is in fact true, are the RECCO type devices of any use? By the time that people have identified that you are missing and the search & rescue team have found you surely your 15 minutes will be up and they are likely to find a corpse?

I know the 15 minute rule may vary, but even if it is double - it is not a long time from when an avalanche happens to when you are found?

In the event that you are caught in one, what is the best thing to do to extend the golden 15 minutes?