Another question from someone who almost never ventures beyond the resort boundaries (I'll occasionally ski well-travelled routes after talking to patrol, Minturn Mile at Vail comes to mind):
In the original photo, would it have been safe to ski right next to the edge of the slide path? Presumably, since that section has already slid, if the snow you're on starts to slide, the ealier slide path, would make a large easy to get to safe-zone. Is this a good way of thinking? Or would I just end up dead?
http://www.avalanche.org/%7Euac/phot...0avalanche.jpg