It decreases your body's core temperature and requires heat energy to melt the snow. Symptoms are fits of shivering, slurred speech, memory lapses, drowsiness, lurching walk. Results from lowering of the body's inner temperature. Caused by exposure to cold, wind, wet, and over exertion. Keep the victim dry, warm, and out of the wind, giving them warm fluids unless internally injured.
Death can result from hypothermia.
Disorientation due to ground level clouds and zero visibility. Trust your compass. Slope of the mountain leads off to the west toward Mississippi Head, not back to the lodge. From the base of Crater Rock, simply following the southern tip of your compass needle will lead you very close to the top of the Palmer chair lift. An avalanche beacon can save a life by dramatically reducing the amount of time needed to look for the victim.