Leave a trip plan with a responsible friend who is not traveling with you. Carry the needed backcountry equipment. Probe pole, avalanche beacon, and a shovel are mandatory tools, practice, practice, practice using these tools. Talk about the best route selection among your group. The best avalanche rescue plan is to not get caught in one, but if one does occur have a strategy already thought out.
Most rescue teams take hours to get to the scene.
The first 15 minutes are crucial in recovering an avalanche victim. Educate yourself to be avalanche aware and you will live to enjoy the mountains for many years. Tele-turns on Sunburst Mt. in Turnagain Pass. High marking in Turnagain Pass. Highmarking can be dangerous, but if the proper assessments are made it can be done relatively safely.