Avalanche aftermath

[turboless terry]

You shouldn't have to do anything when a person buys a sled,gun, atv or what ever it may be. The buyer should assume responsibility. They should know how to operate the equipment or they should ask and get the proper training. You can't always fix stupid. I'm not saying it isn't worth mentioning but it is ultimately up to the individual. The problem with this world is that everyone wants to blame everybody else for their problems or stupidity.

 

[backcountryislife]

You shouldn't have to do anything when a person buys a sled,gun, atv or what ever it may be. The buyer should assume responsibility. They should know how to operate the equipment or they should ask and get the proper training.

The problem with that is that we have the opportunity to kill other people. If someone risks their own life, I'm all down with that, but I feel that it's the people that don't know any better that do the real damage.

And, no I don't want to get the gov't involved, so I know this is all theoretical. I'm just sick of our sport being dominated by retards that allow everyone else to look at them & assume that's who we all are.

 

[ruffryder]

bcil,

obviously no one wants this, but one way would be to make a snowmobile endorsement, licensing. Maybe not the easiest way, but definitely the most strict.

Another way would be to add a snowmobile class tax to the cost of every new snowmobile, and that tax would give you free admission to the class. Slippery slope with taxes on that one.

I don't see any easy answers. I the best solution is probably every time you see someone out on the hill, stop and chat with them and talk about avalanches / conditions. Get people aware of their impact on OTHER people.

Just like most avy gear people carry, it isn't for themselves, it is for their riding buddies.

 

[powderlites]

Bad weekend Sicamous

http://http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20100730/bc_shuswap_drowning_100730/20100730?hub=BritishColumbiaHome

http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20100803/bc_sicamous_crash_100803/20100803?hub=BritishColumbiaHome

I worked as service mechanic for 9 years for houseboat companies and always someone dying and getting hurt but you can't get through to them to slow down and think before doing something.

 

[backcountryislife]

I don't see any easy answers. I the best solution is probably every time you see someone out on the hill, stop and chat with them and talk about avalanches / conditions. Get people aware of their impact on OTHER people.

That's the answer that I subscribe to. Because of where I ride, it's for my own interests as well as theirs, but it surprises me how many people that I've talked to show up with gear later & then start asking about what kind of classes to take (http://www.avalanche1.com/ of course), a little effort to talk to those folks might just pay off for me someday if I get buried & they're there with gear to help.

A couple years ago I saw a guy run away from his buddy who was in a slide at Jones pass, he went to my wife & asked her if she had a beacon, while I, having just rolled up on the scene, was the only one watching to see where his buddy ended up at.

Umm, his buddy didn't have a beacon, and this guy had no clue that that was a prerequisite to actually finding him with one.

I cranked up into the slide as it stopped & the guy was digging himself out luckily. There were 3 people on the slope, this guy was just on his way to join his buddies in highmarking at the same time & he became the unlucky one. (short story long, those guys are a bit more aware now after the talk we had!)