Settle a discussion for me

[twicketface]

Marie and I were walking home from the Fellowship this morning and talking about avalanches. Marie claims that people who die in an avalanche die because they run out of oxygen. I claim that they die of hypothermia. I can't phrase my question into a search engine well enough to get back the answer I need.

Anyone?

Comments

[girlziplocked.livejournal.com]

I'd say they'd die from their organs being crushed.

[girlziplocked.livejournal.com]

http://www.wemjournal.org/wmsonline/?request=get-document&issn=1080-6032&volume=012&issue=04&page=0244

Thanks, yo

[twicketface.livejournal.com]

Makes sense to me, but looks like 2/3rds do die due to suffocation
http://web.ask.com/redir?u=http%3A%2F%2Ftm.wc.ask.com%2Fr%3Ft%3Dan%26s%3Da%26sv%3Dz6f5372c3%26uid%3D085F5917E67AE9324%26sid%3D17F35C024189AD324%26o%3D10234%26qid%3D51D9582ED49A4C4294D4B2269116710C%26io%3D5%26ask%3Davalanche%2Bsuffocation%26uip%3D45512991%26en%3Dte%26eo%3D-100%26pt%3DParkland%2520XC%2520Ski%2520Club%252C%2520Avalanche%252C%2520Weather%2520and%2520Road%2520Forecasts%26ac%3D24%26qs%3D1%26pg%3D2%26ep%3D1%26te_par%3D195%26te_id%3D%26u%3Dhttp%253a%252f%252fwww.parklandxcskiclub.ab.ca%252fpages%252favalroadweather.htm&bpg=http%3A%2F%2Fweb.ask.com%2Fweb%3Fq%3Davalanche%2Bsuffocation%26o%3D10234%26page%3D2&q=avalanche%20suffocation&s=a&bu=http%3a%2f%2fwww.parklandxcskiclub.ab.ca%2fpages%2favalroadweather.htm&qte=0&o=10234&abs=It%20takes%20very%20little%20snow%20to%20bury%20a%20person%2C%20and%20since%20most%20avalanche%20victims%20die%20of%20suffocation%20not%20injuries%2C%20it%20behooves%20all%20back%20country...&tit=Parkland%20XC%20Ski%20Club%2C%20Avalanche%2C%20Weather%20and%20Road%20Forecasts&bin=&cat=wp&purl=http%3A%2F%2Ftm.wc.ask.com%2Fi%2Fb.html%3Ft%3Dan%26s%3Da%26uid%3D085F5917E67AE9324%26sid%3D17F35C024189AD324%26qid%3D51D9582ED49A4C4294D4B2269116710C%26io%3D%26sv%3Dz6f5372c3%26o%3D10234%26ask%3Davalanche%2Bsuffocation%26uip%3D45512991%26en%3Dbm%26eo%3D-100%26pt%3D%26ac%3D6%26qs%3D1%26pg%3D2%26u%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fmyjeeves.ask.com%2Faction%2Fsnip&Complete=1

Re: Thanks, yo

[twicketface.livejournal.com]

That's the longest URL I've ever seen!