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It saves time and energy to use a prolonged and gradual route of descent, rather than to make a quick and steep descent, thereafter having to pole on the level. The purpose here is not to urge that every ski mountaineer be an alarmist, nor that he establish a copybook code of skiing morals. The instinct of self-preservation will, after all, tend to protect even a skier. He should merely take care that this instinct does not become atrophied. "Don't schuss in where angels fear to stem." Storm, Night, and Fire Travel in storm.—Travel in a snowstorm requires special care. Visibility is poor, and although air temperatures usually are not so low as they often are in fair weather, wind, clouds, and snow will chill the skier much sooner. It is difficult to get warm again, and opportunities for rest are greatly reduced or absent, so that danger from fatigue is increased. The skier should therefore wait out the storm in camp, where he can be both comfortable and safe. |
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