these are things do to 

when you are in an avalanche

i put my quotes in too

1. MOVE SIDE­WAYSThe 

cen­ter of an avalanche is where the snow moves the fastest, 

mak­ing it the most dan­ger­ous place for you to be. 

Whether the avalanche begins directly beneath your feet or above you, 

the best strat­egy to avoid get­ting caught is to move side­ways. 

It’s impor­tant to begin mov­ing 

imme­di­ately after you 

notice the signs of an avalanche, 

because the 

quicker you get out of the way the higher your chances of sur­vival. 

Just make sure you don’t move so quickly that you lose your footing!

Mat 26:38	Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.
	Mat 26:40	And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?
	Mat 26:41	Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. Jesus tells us to watch be alert stay close to God

2. JUMP UPS­LOPEMost avalanches that you 

expe­ri­ence 

ski­ing or snow­board­ing will be caused by, 

well, 

you. 

If this should hap­pen, 

the snow will began to fall directly beneath you. 

The best strat­egy to avoid get­ting caught is to 

quickly jump ups­lope. 

If you are able to move beyond the frac­ture line fast enough you might avoid get­ting caught in the slide. 

Be care­ful with this one.

 It’s unlikely that your brain will process what’s hap­pen­ing fast enough for you to react in time to jump out of the way of a start­ing avalanche.

Psa 61:2

From the  end of the earth  will I cry unto thee,  when my heart is overwhelmed:  lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

3. CARRY AN AVALANCHE BEA­CONAn avalanche bea­con 

(also known as an avalanche trans­ceiver) 

greatly increases your chances of sur­vival once you have been buried. 

Most bea­cons trans­mit a radio fre­quency to a receiver or another bea­con. 

This enables your res­cuers to pin­point exactly where you are under­neath the snow before they start dig­ging. 

If you are ski­ing off-piste it is absolutely essen­tial to carry an avalanche beacon.

In J. R. R. Tolkien's high fantasy novel, 

The Lord of the Rings, a series of beacons alerts the entire realm of Gondor when the kingdom is under attack. 

These beacon posts were manned by messengers who would carry word of their lighting to either Rohanor Belfalas.^[7] In Peter Jackson's film adaptation of the novel,

 the beacons serve as a 

connection between the two realms of Rohan and Gondor, 

alerting one another directly when they require military aid, 

as opposed to relying on messengers as in the novel.

while we have internet

we can communicate quickly

4. GRAB SOME­THINGThis obvious-sounding 

tac­tic greatly depends on the size of the avalanche, 

but in smaller,

 less pow­er­ful sit­u­a­tions, 

it can save your life. 

While major avalanches have the strength to rip trees and rocks from the ground, 

grab­bing onto them dur­ing a smaller slide can keep you in a

 sta­tic loca­tion and not get dis­ori­ented as the snow com­pacts around you.

grab

ɡrab/

verb

1. 1.

   grasp or seize suddenly and roughly.

   "she grabbed him by the shirt collar"

   synonyms:

   seize, grasp, snatch, take hold of, grip, clasp, clutch; More

   • informal

     obtain or get (something) quickly or opportunistically, sometimes unscrupulously.

     "I'll grab another drink while there's still time"

     synonyms:

     get, acquire, obtain; More

noun

1. 1.

   a quick, sudden clutch or attempt to seize.

   "he made a grab at the pistol"

   synonyms:

   lunge, snatch "she made a grab for his gun"

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Psa 22:19	But you, LORD, do not be far from me. You are my strength; come quickly to help me.
	Psa 31:2	Turn your ear to me, come quickly to my rescue; be my rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save me.
	Psa 38:22	Come quickly to help me, my Lord and my Savior.
	Psa 40:13	Be pleased to save me, LORD; come quickly, LORD, to help me.
	Psa 69:17	Do not hide your face from your servant; answer me quickly, for I am in trouble.
	Psa 70:1	fnFor the director of music. Of David. A petition. Hasten, O God, to save me; come quickly, LORD, to help me. as a solder david needed quick answers from God or he would die

5. SWIMOnce you’ve found your­self being dragged down a moun­tain by an 

avalanche you should 

tap your surf­ing skills to avoid being buried deep.

 Try to stay afloat and keep your head in the open air by swim­ming as hard as you can in the direc­tion of the fast-moving snow.

Eze 47:5	He measured off another thousand, but now it was a river that I could not cross,  because the water had risen and was deep enough to swim in—a river that no one could cross. this man was  so blessed it was like he was swimming this an avalanche of blessing
	Act 27:43	But the centurion wanted to spare Paul's life and kept them from carrying out their plan.  He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land. swimming here was the effort to get saved

6. CRE­ATE AN AIR POCKETWhen buried in snow, 

asphyx­i­a­tion is your biggest worry. 

Cup­ping your mouth when you are being thrown around by the snow will cre­ate a small pocket of air for you to sur­vive on for up to 30 min­utes. 

Once you’ve come to a stop, dig out a hole around your face. Another strat­egy is to expand your chest by fill­ing your lungs with air so that you have more room to breath once the snow has settled.

when facing pressure

deep breath

Psa 150:6

Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD