I would think if the blunt trauma didn't kill you, you'd suffocate.

I've always thought they were kinda ugly...

Sixteen people have died across the U.S. from avalanches in less than two weeks, a stunning number that experts say is largely due to conditions ripe for the deadly snowslides and may be connected to increased use of the backcountry during the pandemic.

Deaths in Colorado, Utah, Montana, Wyoming, California, Alaska, Washington and New Hampshire are the result of the weak snowpacks that formed in the beginning of winter, said experts at the U.S. Forest Service's National Avalanche Center.