Chappelle creek found an 850

[oilplantman]

Found an 850 skidoo sticking out of the snow. Not sure if it was recovered today we rode out a different way.

 

[Trashy]

No pics?

 

[oilplantman]

Was having issues with the sizing on the phone.

 

[sledneck__11]

Pack out what you pack in, cant beleave people still leave there trash on the alpine lol

 

[Stg2Suby]

Well thats the weirdest thing I saw today. And its been a long day full of weird things

 

[LUCKY 7]

insurance job?

 

[Oilboy]

Had friend up there. They dug it out

 

[TARRANT]

Bunch of us dug it out late this afternoon

 

[FernieHawk]

So what’s the story?

 

[pipes]

Found an 850 skidoo sticking out of the snow. Not sure if it was recovered today we rode out a different way.View attachment 214310View attachment 214310

The responsible thing would have been to dig it out and bring out up to the surface. Just leaving it as an obstacle for someone else to hit is not something I would have done.

 

[pipes]

Bunch of us dug it out late this afternoon

Good on you. Another dump of snow or some wind and it would have likely stayed there until spring.

 

[TARRANT]

So what’s the story?

They buried it late in the afternoon and it was only the two of them up there so they doubled out after shoveling for hours with no luck. That day it was chest deep snow and almost impossible to move around.

 

[Lund]

They buried it late in the afternoon and it was only the two of them up there so they doubled out after shoveling for hours with no luck. That day it was chest deep snow and almost impossible to move around.

A simple lack of experience is what is being said.

 

[pfi572]

A simple lack of experience is what is being said.

Exactly?
If you couldn’t retrieve that sled from a that you should stick to groomed trail . Sorry

 

[Trukker]

How did they double out if the person couldn't ride it ? Be harder to double out then ride you would think .

 

[neilsleder]

That’s a running sled? One roll over and it’s out. I thought it had issues and was broke down. I will go get it it at the price of riding it for the rest of the season

 

[Lund]

A simple lack of experience is what is being said.

What i'm trying to relay here is not necessarily the athleticism of the rider's, maybe they are excellent rider's maybe not. But experience and skill consist of basically 2 parts. Physical and Mental.
Having the ability to asses a situation or in this case condition before hand is a skill, this goes hand and hand with avalanche risk assessment.
But then live and learn, i have messed up many times out there and learnt from it, this is how you gain experience.
Many will stop and assess when its too late, not the smartest way to ride. But hey, if no one gets hurt, its a learnt experience.

 

[ForeverRMK!]

Holy there’s a whole bunch of professional advice givers on here today!

 

[snochuk]

With the skillset they had regardless of what it was they saw fit to save themselves before a sled.
I say good choice.

Somebody put a buggy whip on it I believe about noonish today.
Not be to hard to find till it gets about 6' deeper.

 

[snochuk]

They buried it late in the afternoon and it was only the two of them up there so they doubled out after shoveling for hours with no luck. That day it was chest deep snow and almost impossible to move around.

Nice meeting you on the hill and thanks for helping dig out that orange and white cat.