Avalanche - white murderer
Nevertheless, it could happen that you „cut“ the avalanche several meters from descend route or even rolls over on the route.
Pay attention, please, the avalanche can be breaken loose from relative moderate hill, which has a slope of 30 degrees. A meadow where the snow does not have an orderly foundation , „runs away“ easily on grass, and it is not too safe, too. So, it is necessary to pay to avalanche danger an enormous attention, especially in case when you move outside descend routes.
The base for safe movement in mountains and free terrain is a knowledge of avalanche danger, to know where threatens avalanche is to be breaken loose and have respective safety outfits available (avalanche finder, probe, and shovel).
This problematic is more extensive, but you will be able easily learn and master. So, you find here very good elaboration including pictures and description:
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