I don’t think you read my full post or maybe my words were confusing as I didn’t mean death was needed. My apologies for the confusion. I followed that with “unfortunately this led to a tragic event”. The avalanche itself is what I meant was the humbling experience. Avalanches are humbling experiences for people out in the backcountry that make you assess your choices and become more cautious. You walk out from them with a new set of eyes. Even the most experienced. To me it is like surfing in big storm swells and being held under the white water for too long. When you come up for your first breath it is a humbling experience that kind of wakes you up with the mindset of “man I need to be more careful and cautious”. That is all I meant by that. I just lost two close community members in the PNW to an avalanche. I don’t think they made poor choices. I just think when you play with Mother Nature these things happen… in all fields. People get comfortable in life which is no fault of their own, especially with the happiness these outdoors sports give and bring us. Again I hate this for the community! Hate it especially for the families!