Positions of bodies

[amashilu]

It seems probable to me that the bodies of the ravine4 and the two Yuris were moved after death and "positioned." Maybe also Igor's body.

Therefore, I am starting to divorce the two Yuris' deaths from the cedar tree. I don't know if they had anything to do with the cedar at all, aside from being positioned at its base after their deaths. Is there really evidence that one or both them climbed the tree? Fell from the tree? Cut a window of branches so they could watch the tent? How about being burnt in the little campfire that was not well-tended and only burned for 90 minutes? I am moving them away from the cedar and looking at other possibilities.

Same with the 4 in the ravine. Their injuries killed them quickly, so it's possible they died elsewhere, were brought to the ravine after death and positioned.

Hopefully, thinking like this can open up more options for what happened, instead of binding my thinking to the cedar and some kind of snow dump at the ravine.

[GlennM]

I think that soaked clothing from running water figures into the fate of the Yuris'. That in turn means they ran into trouble elsewhere, perhaps digging a tunnel is the ravine over water?

[ahabmyth]

The two Yuris probably died after using not very successful bodyheat and this is why they were found in the condition and positions they were.
I cant agree with others being responsible for all the deaths. Noise travels in this environment night or day and surely would have been noticed. Also no other evidence was found other than the nines prints. Looking at the creek after after recent snow its easy to believe the many perils that lie just beneath the surface. Being found under 13ft of snow this would qualify for the 4 being found the way they were.