Avalanche awareness and Snowest!

[flying pig]

There has been so many tragedies already this year, and so many negative posts on here about them, I just wanted to try and pull what little bit of light I can out of this horrible start to our season and year.
I'm very thankful that we all have this forum to share information and personal experience on. A lot of my own knowledge of the backcountry and of snowmobiling has come off of this forum. Through the shared experiences of others I have learned a lot of self control and second thought a lot of situations i have been placed in out there. This forum has helped to teach me that my ego can get the better of me and that living is more important than leaving my track the highest on the hill. It has helped teach me to stand up to friends when they argue over whether something is safe or not, and to put my instinct first. And lastly it has convinced me that the risk involved with climbing at this time is not worth the reward. If I do go to the mountains I will ride in the meadows and lower drainages with much lower risk of a slide. I will probably even fix my 800 and leave my 1200 at home until it is safer to play on the bigger machine.
So thank you to snowest and to every person on here who has ever tought me anything, and I guarantee most of you have!
Thanks again to all of you and please take care out there!
Brandon Hogg

 

[cobbycat]

There has been so many tragedies already this year, and so many negative posts on here about them, I just wanted to try and pull what little bit of light I can out of this horrible start to our season and year.
I'm very thankful that we all have this forum to share information and personal experience on. A lot of my own knowledge of the backcountry and of snowmobiling has come off of this forum. Through the shared experiences of others I have learned a lot of self control and second thought a lot of situations i have been placed in out there. This forum has helped to teach me that my ego can get the better of me and that living is more important than leaving my track the highest on the hill. It has helped teach me to stand up to friends when they argue over whether something is safe or not, and to put my instinct first. And lastly it has convinced me that the risk involved with climbing at this time is not worth the reward. If I do go to the mountains I will ride in the meadows and lower drainages with much lower risk of a slide. I will probably even fix my 800 and leave my 1200 at home until it is safer to play on the bigger machine.
So thank you to snowest and to every person on here who has ever tought me anything, and I guarantee most of you have!
Thanks again to all of you and please take care out there!
Brandon Hogg

dude, if every brother out there thought like you, we wouldn't have had to endure these seemingly endless posts of fallen brothers. it is getting crazy out there, ride smart and come home to your family. the mountains will still be there when it is more safe to climb. until then I look forward to clashing skis with you all in the meadows. could be a bad year for mountain mod mania and a good year for slednecks.

 

[flying pig]

dude, if every brother out there thought like you, we wouldn't have had to endure these seemingly endless posts of fallen brothers. it is getting crazy out there, ride smart and come home to your family. the mountains will still be there when it is more safe to climb. until then I look forward to clashing skis with you all in the meadows. could be a bad year for mountain mod mania and a good year for slednecks.

I agree, maybe a guy should trade the 800 for an IQ 600!

 

[cobbycat]

I agree, maybe a guy should trade the 800 for an IQ 600!

don't get crazy now! the meadows are deep right now!

 

[Rock Star]

There has been so many tragedies already this year, and so many negative posts on here about them, I just wanted to try and pull what little bit of light I can out of this horrible start to our season and year.
I'm very thankful that we all have this forum to share information and personal experience on. A lot of my own knowledge of the backcountry and of snowmobiling has come off of this forum. Through the shared experiences of others I have learned a lot of self control and second thought a lot of situations i have been placed in out there. This forum has helped to teach me that my ego can get the better of me and that living is more important than leaving my track the highest on the hill. It has helped teach me to stand up to friends when they argue over whether something is safe or not, and to put my instinct first. And lastly it has convinced me that the risk involved with climbing at this time is not worth the reward. If I do go to the mountains I will ride in the meadows and lower drainages with much lower risk of a slide. I will probably even fix my 800 and leave my 1200 at home until it is safer to play on the bigger machine.
So thank you to snowest and to every person on here who has ever tought me anything, and I guarantee most of you have!
Thanks again to all of you and please take care out there!
Brandon Hogg

You sir, are a class act! Best post I've read here in a long time. thank you

 

[Modedmach1]

Well said... I agree 100%. Be safe out there....

 

[catnfool]

my buddy and I were just talking about this the other day; when we were hittin' the BIG hills on our stock old short track phazers... We were having a TON of fun- had equal machines and were SO FAR removed from avvy danger it was unreal!
No need to get in the deep gullys with no escape routes in conditions like these.

 

[flying pig]

ttt

 

[Blu Du]

heres my story. i have been on snowest for about a year. been riding out west since 1990. usally once a year sometimes 2 times a year. never thought about avalanches untill being on snowest. this year i took the course got a beacon and an abs. check avy reports conditions. so i have learned alot about saftey from snowest and members. the info on here is awesome.

 

[cobbycat]

heres my story. i have been on snowest for about a year. been riding out west since 1990. usally once a year sometimes 2 times a year. never thought about avalanches untill being on snowest. this year i took the course got a beacon and an abs. check avy reports conditions. so i have learned alot about saftey from snowest and members. the info on here is awesome.

wish everyone shared your view on this!

 

[SSWIM]

Very nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Kudos. It takes all types of threads to reach those involved in our sport, and even those that are a little abrasive (not at all like this one), will surely envoke riders everywhere to be cautious.

Again, great thread.


Sam

 

[RMKcowboy]

Well said, completely agree! Reps sent.

 

[LSB]

not to hijack this thread but if anyone will be in the Cooke area on Jan 17th or Feb 14th there will be two free classes put on by the GNFAC (mtavalanche.com). They will be at the firehall at 7pm. These are well worth it if you are in town. Really no reason not to attend.

 

[cobbycat]

not to hijack this thread but if anyone will be in the Cooke area on Jan 17th or Feb 14th there will be two free classes put on by the GNFAC (mtavalanche.com). They will be at the firehall at 7pm. These are well worth it if you are in town. Really no reason not to attend.

now that's what I'm talking about!! kudos to the GNFAC!!

now if more would follow.................

 

[LSB]

these guys are putting on classes pretty much every weekend somewhere around the region. They are great.

 

[Original Tetonice]

Hats Off To You Flying Pig......Rub some off on your riding bud's,

OT

 

[ArticDoo]

Hats Off To You Flying Pig......Rub some off on your riding bud's,

OT

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Good thread Flying Pig, I have a de-tuned M6 you could borrow. I'll cut a few lugs off the track for you if you want... jk On second thought maybe I should ride it!

 

[flying pig]

Hats Off To You Flying Pig......Rub some off on your riding bud's,

OT

oh trust me I'm working at it as hard as I can, we've been very very lucky in alot of ways, but we are slowly getting wiser. Hopefully the warm weather will bring em down naturally and we can all ride much safer!