How to Survive an Avalanche - Ken Wylie

Every skier who ventures into the backcountry has to confront the possibility that an accident could kill them. Avalanches are commonplace where dozens of feet of snow fall onto icy and steep mountains - the kinds that make perfect ski destinations. Backcountry ski guide based in Revelstoke, British Columbia, Ken Wylie survived an avalanche in 2003, in which seven other people died. It was a bad season for snow slides in Revelstoke that year and Wylie was called upon to rescue another group just ten days later. He talks snow safety, backcountry protocol and remembers that tragic season in his new book, Buried.