Lets all help keep people alive this year!!

[maierch]

cant always look behind u.....some of the hills that ive come back down have been so steep your almost vertical. but i agree with the avy course, first aid, def the gps lol, etc

I am by no means trying to start an arguement of anykind, but it takes less than 1 second to shoulder check. It starts out being a pain in the azz, but once you force yourself to do it for a weekend it will become a habbit. Keep in mind that the average person doesn't ride a boosted 174" sled, so coming down something so steep that you can't look back for a split second shouldn't be a problem

I've seen guys put a little convex mirror on their sled that they can look in on their way down to see if anything is coming up behind them.

 

[BC Sno-Ghost]

Carry a SPOT satellite tracker. Use some common sense. As mentioned earlier which I think is a big one..."No Drugs and Alcohol".

 

[0neoldfart]

Prepare for the worst - bivy bag, waterproof matches, 1st aid kit, etc. You can find yourself stranded one day. Carry a compass and know how to use it - GPS can fail. Take an avy training course, heck, take one if you haven't in awhile - complacency kills.
Just because the sled can carry you over an inclne doesn't mean you should be there - sleds have evolved tenfold in the last ten years - I know I can explore more backcountry then I could 12 years ago...

 

[hillclimb10]

Never take off from your group alone if you are going out of there view. Do head counts every time you stop.