Researchers will no longer be 'snowed' in predicting future avalanches
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...t by paths as individualistic as those followed by skiers coursing from a mountain summit down to the base l...ought of as rescue helicopters that return wayward skiers to the summit so they can try to make their way down the mountain again," said Gai, an assistant pro...... which bounce back off the ground. This means that skiers and snowboarders can be burnt in body areas such a...ose. This can also occur in the shade. The higher skiers and snowboarders go, the greater their risk of serious sunburn because there is less atmosphere to f......edish lung expert had already demonstrated that 33 skiers out of 47 showed asthma-related symptoms or dimini...nstrictive substance, as only 14% of the Norwegian skiers reacted to the test, compared with three times more of their Swedish neighbours. This difference is ...