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What I learned from a day with Austria’s avalanche hunters

Ski patrollers explore Austria’s historic Paznaun Valley on snowmobiles – Mike MacEacheran It wasn’t long after lunchtime and I was searching the summits for trouble, looking for an avalanche. Suddenly, as a flash of sunlight pierced the clouds, we stopped our snowmobile and my guide, ski patroller Rene Schmid, pointed out a half-hidden shelter beneath… Read More »