A beacon check is conducted before a group of skiers and snowboarders head into the backcountry near Whitefish Mountain Resort during the Patrol Fund's avalanche training seminar Jan. 11, 2025. (Matt Baldwin/Daily Inter Lake)
January 11, 2025
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Measuring Risk: Learning how to explore the backcountry with the Patrol Fund
Towering snow-laden trees engulf me after hopping off the Flower Point chairlift and into out-of-bounds terrain.