Jen Schmidt/Nevada Appeal nEws Service Diamond Peak ski patrollers push avalanche probes into the snow during an search and rescue drill Friday afternoon at Sheeps Flat. The technique is called a probe line, which advances a step at a time, systematically probing the snow with special poles to pinpoint the exact location of an avalanche victim.

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Agencies train to deal with avalanche search and rescues

• By ncs-import
• January 26, 2008