Nate (in orange) and another rescuer looking across the large gully (avalanche chute) on the west face of Mt. Jefferson. The subjects are located in the
red circle (top right of the
picture). Recent avalanche
debris is visible not only in the
chute, but in the top left of the
picture. Three snow pits done
near this location showed very
poor snow stability. All rescuers were using
avalanche transceivers and were
carrying shovels and probes (in
addition to all the other rescue
equipment).
Photo courtesy of Jim Dagata
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