"Bucky" wrote in message
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I was hiking through 3+ ft of fresh powder in my boots to fetch a pair
of gloves I had lost uphill. I wondered, if there was 7 ft of fresh
snow, would it be possible to sink below the surface while hiking in
boots and drown? Or is there a limit to how deep you can sink in fresh
snow because eventually, your boots will compress enough snow (before
you're in over your head) to support your weight?


Tree wells can be nasty, where the branches prevent settling and packing of
the snow around the base of a tree. While cat skiing, we had a guy pop a ski
off, lose control and go head first at the base of a tree. As he struggled
he fell farther down (like quicksand). We had to dig him out and he snorted
alot of snow. People can and do die in them