Avalanche Etiquette

Until yesterday, the best quote I ever saw on a museum wall was at the Hershey Museum in Hershey Pennsylvania, at the corner of Chocolate Street and Cocoa Avenue, where John Hershey was quoted in 1920 as saying, "Man does not live by bread alone." But then I saw the avalanche video at the Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Training Park, which had spectacular footage of an avalanche coming down a gorge. It ended with a warning about how dangers and deadly avalanches are, and warned: "Avalanches are very dangerous. Anything can trigger them without warning. Always have a buddy with you." And I am NOT kidding.