White-outs are scary and dangerous. Andrew Hobman explains how to get through one It’s one thing to navigate your way through alpine terrain in fine weather, but when the cloud layer settles on the snow surface everything becomes an undistinguishable blend of whiteness. Such conditions, known as a white-out, can affect our perception of which […]
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