Many snow friends have a special liking for "drilling groves" and sliding wild snow, and they like the unique sense of excitement. However, this also means that you have to take more risks. Since the situation of wild snow is more complicated, it is more likely to encounter tree pits and avalanches when slid snow, then if unfortunately encountered, do you know what to do?
Self-help measures after planting tree pits
Wild Snow, as the name suggests, refers to the type of ski area that no one has touched. Usually, it has not been carved. Therefore, it is common to encounter tree pits when drilling a grove. When planted in a tree pit, in addition to learning to calm down, but also to master some self-help skills.
1. What is the danger of falling into a tree pit?
Maybe many Snow Friends will disagree with this, then you are likely to ignore these issues, and these are life-critical things:
1 The general fall into the tree pit is head down, then most afraid of is the situation of suffocation;
2 Sometimes, after a fall, it may hit the tree trunk and cause concussion.
3 At the same time, if you can't get out of the tree pit for a long time, even if the snow suit is waterproof, you can't stop the loss of body heat. This situation is the most afraid of the situation of loss of temperature.
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2. How can I help myself when I fall into a tree pit?
1 Stay Calm: Of course, no matter what we encounter, we stress the need to stay calm. In this case, we must be especially calm. You know, when you fall into a tree pit, the more you panic and struggle, the more you will get deeper and waste your energy.
2 Hold the tree trunk: If you find yourself sinking, you must first stop yourself. At this time, you can grope around the trunk next to it and cling tightly to try to stop it from sinking.
3 Sneak out the snowdrift: If you are in an inverted state, you need to use the tree trunk to reverse yourself and try to drill the snowdrift to breathe. Pay attention to the action so that it is not buried in more snow.
4 climb out of the tree pit: In fact, this depends on the circumstances. If you are already physically weak, don't take risks and save yourself. You can wait for the rescue at this time, and you can twist your body to expand space to get more air. If you use your current strength, you can use the tree trunk to climb out of the tree pit. You don't have to wait for the rescue. Need to remind you to clear the snow on the body immediately after climbing out of the tree pit to prevent moisture and temperature loss.
5 Call for help: After you may climb out of the tree pit, you are already exhausted. At this time, you may choose to call for help. At the same time, if you ask for help, you should keep your body temperature as much as possible.
Self-rescue method after encountering an avalanche
The power of the avalanche is immense, and it is one of the catastrophes of the alpine movement. Its danger is self-evident. In the event of an avalanche, your first reaction may be: Run. This is indeed one of the methods of self-help, but if you are buried in snow, how do you run? How can you survive? Here are two situations to discuss:
1. How to run when not buried in snow?
1 Run in the mountains: "The water flows down low," and the snow is the same. Therefore, when you encounter an avalanche, you must, of course, run uphill (at a height). Do not run down the hill, you can not run at the speed of the avalanche.
2 Run to the side: Whether the avalanche occurs above or below you, do not hesitate to quickly run to the side to avoid being buried too deep in the snow.
If the avalanche happens to happen down the hill, if your reaction is fast enough, you can jump up and cross the fault line.
3 Abandon the load: Since you have to run, you must run fast, so some large, unnecessary equipment can be abandoned to ensure freedom of movement. But do not lose your survival equipment, such as radio transceivers, avalanche detectors, snow shovels and so on.
4 Grab the "life-saving straw": If you have nowhere to escape, try to grab a stone or a solid tree. If it is a small-scale avalanche, it will be easier to escape if the snow and ice are gone.
5 Maintaining a swimming position: When you are buried in snow, people tend to sink quickly. At this time, you should maintain a swimming posture, which helps to prevent falling. At the same time, you can also swim backstroke or dog-plan swimming, flee to the edge of snow flow, reduce the backlog of ice and snow, looking for opportunities to escape.
2. How to save yourself when buried in the snow?
1 Judgment direction: buried in the snow is easy to lose the direction, you can spit out a small amount of saliva, see the flow of it to identify up and down to adjust their own state.
2 A hand on the snow surface: If you are buried in the snow and cannot escape, then try to put a hand out of the snow, so that search and rescue personnel can find you.
3 To ensure smooth breathing: While waiting for rescue, you can also dig a hole in your face and try your best to avoid suffocating yourself.
4 Saving air and physical strength: It is the same as planting into a tree hole. If you are unable to save yourself, you will only need more energy to struggle at will. If you hear people around you, try to call for help, but if they can't hear it, don't waste your energy and precious air.
5 maintain an optimistic attitude: In the face of such situations, despite being alone, but also to believe that they will be found by rescue workers, do not give up.
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