How to avoid getting lost or separated from the group
The first safety rule of winter backpacking is: Never go alone. For the same reasons you don’t head out into the backcountry alone, you don’t separate from the group. Simple things can escalate quickly into emergencies—your tent blows away, you fall through the snow, your stove doesn’t light, etc. In a group, these issues can be managed, and you can complete the trip.
