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Did an avy hit the video Rick? Lol. It says video doesnt exist?awesome short video movie on the 10 worst avalanches.... Interesting to say the least
Did an avy hit the video Rick? Lol. It says video doesnt exist?awesome short video movie on the 10 worst avalanches.... Interesting to say the least
Every time i ride in the mountains i think back to when my buddies and I first started riding and the things we used to do and places we went with zero knowledge of avalanches makes me realize how lucky we are to be alive.
Thank you to anyone that has the education, background and/or experience to recognize the stupidity in this video. Fish, here are some helpful links for you reference:
Canadian Avalanche Center
Canadian Avalanche Centre : avalanche.ca
Throttle Decisions
http://vimeo.com/m/search?q=Throttle+decisions
An avalanche education provider
Soul Rides
if you want any information or help to better educate yourself please PM me
Good on you for manning up and making the effort to get some training and learn some avalanche awareness . There are many mistakes that you made but I am glad you are taking this seriously and are planning to learn from it.
Fish has my respect, as far as the mountains go in my opinion, if your in them you already made a mistake. Avalanches this time a year are just meat grinders.
Fish has my respect, as far as the mountains go in my opinion, if your in them you already made a mistake. Avalanches this time a year are just meat grinders.
Now that is using the brain..Running away from the "mountains" is silly.I have said it before and I will no doubt say it again, "the avalanche bulletins don't tell me when or whether I can ride, it tells me where I will ride."
Spring conditions can be dangerous and one has to be cognizant of the places one goes. Lots of places in the mountains where there are meadows and valley bottoms with "no" avalanche risks and "no" avalanche risks getting there. Once the major slide paths are down, either from storm loading or solar loading, it is pretty safe if one is looking and watching for the hazards and being conservative with good choices.
It is interesting reading the comments from people mentioning how lucky they are to be alive...I think the same thing all of the time. Back in the day we had no avalanche training, equipment, or knowledge. Then in 1997 it happened to me.
There were 4 of us in Gorman riding across a huge avalanche path and had no idea we were in danger. There were 2 guys in front of me and all I felt was the huge gush of wind and then the huge cloud of snow blew past me. I looked back and all I seen was avalanche debris and snow clouds. My buddy was right behind me and then he was gone.
Three of us were lucky that day, and it was the longest truck ride home I have ever had.
I know everyone is giving it to this guy...and deservedly so. In this day and age we have so much information available to us and we need to take it all in.
Like someone said, maybe this thread is a good learning experience for the newbies that do not have any seat time in the mountains and they need a wake up call. I encourage people to tell other people when they are putting themselves in danger. I know there are punks out there that will tell you to F off, but if any of us can make a difference and save one life, then it's worth it.
I had the most difficult wake up call you could get, and I don't wish that on anyone.
Very well said, Neil!!
Today marks the 4th anniversary of my avalanche survival. I was under for nearly 10 minutes in an area in Devil's Garden (north of Revy), the same day and only minutes apart from when Turbo dropped in Boulder. We weren't climbing or anything, but the trigger point started nearly a kilometre away and propagated around a massive ridge-line...basically bringing down an entire mountain side. It forged through a fairly deep gully (like it wasn't even there) and got me on the 10-15 degree slope I was playing on above a lake. My life was spared due to the quick response of my well equipped and trained riding group. If it wasn't for them....I wouldn't be here to tell the story.
Stay and play safe out there. Be equipped and trained!! And, use every tool you have at your fingertips to both protect you and help you make good decisions.
That upper bowl from the lake is nasty how it raps around. Were you by chance riding with Lance that day?