bobsledder
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Dont know what the answer is. Climbmax said it..go get some training and those info seminars are not training. The ast1 is just introduction as well. I see guys with avy bag doing a lot of stupid stuff. Not sure what they are thinking. A few weeks ago I overhead guys in the cabin talking about there avy bags and trancievers that could mark up to 12 locations! Nice fancy gizmos but no discussion about avoiding the need to use recovery tools at all. Just my opinion but it seems some people may have the best intentions, get the proper equipment, take awareness training but really do not have experience at recognizing conditions and altering plans based on that. They dont know what they dont know.
Prior to getting into sledding i have some experience in the lizard range and south rockies with avalanche control. We used a combination of ski cutting and hurling explosives onto cornices and although I think I may recognize snow conditions and weather that makes it risky a person never knows 100 percent. Having seen some devastating slides and consequenses my fear keeps me in check. Perhaps people that havent had that experience dont appreciate the chances they are taking.
Prior to getting into sledding i have some experience in the lizard range and south rockies with avalanche control. We used a combination of ski cutting and hurling explosives onto cornices and although I think I may recognize snow conditions and weather that makes it risky a person never knows 100 percent. Having seen some devastating slides and consequenses my fear keeps me in check. Perhaps people that havent had that experience dont appreciate the chances they are taking.