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TREE WELL AND SNOW IMMERSION SUFFOCATION (SIS)

 * What Is a SIS
 * Tree Wells
 * When & Where
 * What To Do
 * Prevention & Equipment
 * SIS By The Numbers

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A tree well/ snow immersion suffocation accident can happen when a skier or
snowboarder falls – usually headfirst – into a tree well or deep loose snow and
becomes immobilized and trapped under the snow and suffocates. More Info...

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Tree Well and Snow Immersion Suffocation (SIS) Information
Content & photos © Copyright:
SIS Helpers NW
Used by expressed permission only.
Photos by: Marco Tomasello, Gwyn Howat, Paul Baugher and courtesy of Crystal
Mountain & Mt. Baker
Educational SIS videos by:
Sam Giffin at Right On Brother Film http://www.rightonbrother.com

For questions or comments about this content, please contact:
Paul Baugher
Director Northwest Avalanche Institute paul@mountainguides.com
(253) 508-1898 cell

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Bellingham, WA 98229
gwyn@mtbaker.us
360-734-6771

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