avy conditions crazy..
- Thread starter ruffryder
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11 of us intended to pull out this afternoon to ride 4 days around Priest Lake.....About 1/2 of us read the warnings and are staying home.....5 or 6 pulling out now. I hope all goes well.
cle elum
what are the elevations around priest
what are the elevations around priest
I was saying this earlier this week when it was on its way. If you decide to ride make sure everyone has ATLEAST a beacon! When you see that big hill calling your name just remember......you have friends at the bottom of that hill. And theres always next weekend.
Have fun and stay safe!
Have fun and stay safe!
Priest Lake Basin Area: 592 square miles
Public Lands: 523, 000 acres (combined USFS and Idaho State Lands)
Population: Estimated 750 year-round residents / estimated 3,200 including seasonal residents
Elevation: 2,438 feet at lake level to 7,600+ feet in surrounding mountains
Predicted weather: 38 and rain.....
1) A beacon will only save you if the people you ride with have one as well and they know how to use it.
2) When really wanting to climb never have more than 1 person at a time on the hill and always watch where your friends are.
Be safe in these high conditions, get educated on avalanche safety, take a class your life is worth it.
It irritates me that people are willing to put their family and friends through the stress of worrying about them all weekend. Extremely sellfish IMO.
I'll be staying home and spending time with the wife this weekend.
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CoyoteGirl
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Beacons are not survival tools they are recovery tools. Think of them that way and hopefully stay out of trouble. Just because you have a beacon does not make you ok or safe. 
Same with shovel and probe. If those 2 things come into play, you are in deep dooooooo................. you might survive, might even come out unharmed, but mentally and emotionally you and your buddies just got a scary experience you will never forget.
I'd rather share fun experiences with my buds!
I'd say this weekend, your most important tool is your brain.
Same with shovel and probe. If those 2 things come into play, you are in deep dooooooo................. you might survive, might even come out unharmed, but mentally and emotionally you and your buddies just got a scary experience you will never forget.
I'd rather share fun experiences with my buds!
I'd say this weekend, your most important tool is your brain.
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Lushbomb
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I'd say this weekend, your most important tool is your brain.
I'd say this weekend your most important tool is your couch and some nachos..
especially on SUNDAY!!
Dang straight on the recovery tool... lol lunch time yet??
I am not going to ride this weekend, because my sled still isn't ready... ha ha.. Sometimes the best tool is laziness!
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Who doesn't want to ride every chance they get? Putting you or your friends at risk in extreme avalanche conditions just shows a lack of brains. You couldn't pick a better weekend to not be able to ride. Can anyone say playoffs and BBQ with friends and family. Enjoy the weekend there's always next week.
Be safe and smart--
First--avoid the conditions if possible---but if not---and do it anyways!!
Get the gear for avy's rescue and go practice with it on the hill--noit just turn them on and point at each other--not the same as real time use---you need to use on the hill and see how they really work---Not as easy as it seems in the parking lot.
The life you save is NOT your own---but your BUDDIES or BUDDETTES!!!
So do--go learn how to do it--it is NOT a wasted day!!
Now---RUFFY---GET YOUR SLED DONE!!!
First--avoid the conditions if possible---but if not---and do it anyways!!
Get the gear for avy's rescue and go practice with it on the hill--noit just turn them on and point at each other--not the same as real time use---you need to use on the hill and see how they really work---Not as easy as it seems in the parking lot.
The life you save is NOT your own---but your BUDDIES or BUDDETTES!!!
So do--go learn how to do it--it is NOT a wasted day!!
Now---RUFFY---GET YOUR SLED DONE!!!
more people are in car crashes that pass away, so please stop driving your car so your family and I stop worrying about you!!
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idaho ride
Active member
lol at ^^^^ that guy.
btw, why is no one talking about the ABS system? i really want to get one. i know it wont make me invincible but there claim is pretty convincing.
i agree with all posts but everything is a calculated risk. stay in the trees and off the hill is my style. or stay on the couch and off the sled lol
i know im not gonna live forever, but with my ridiculously high level of income and todays modern technologies, there is no reason why i cant live for say, 250 years!
side note, cant wait to take my avy course in March.
btw, why is no one talking about the ABS system? i really want to get one. i know it wont make me invincible but there claim is pretty convincing.
i agree with all posts but everything is a calculated risk. stay in the trees and off the hill is my style. or stay on the couch and off the sled lol
i know im not gonna live forever, but with my ridiculously high level of income and todays modern technologies, there is no reason why i cant live for say, 250 years!
side note, cant wait to take my avy course in March.
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CoyoteGirl
Well-known member
We have the BCA Float. I really like having that extra piece of mind that if I screw up in my decision making process
and get myself in an avalanche that I now have the one tool that will hopefully keep me from getting buried. With that said...
I'd rather people use their brain than the avy baga since they aren't going to stop any trauma from trees, rocks, sled, etc. It's one more tool, not THE tool.
If you can afford one, get it.
Take a class
Two weeks ago I realized just having a beacon/probe/shovel was not enough. We (my riding group 1-10 yrs exp) took the 1 day class near easton, wa and quickly found out how much we did not know. First attempt at a simulated recovery (amateur style, if you have not had a class thats YOU) and half my friends were dead. After the day of training/riding i now feel i have a chance of getting my bud out if when the need comes (note bud, only put 1 in harms way at a time, its a survival thing talk to Chad about that). Kudos to Chad, Ott ,Jeff and John for the time they put into the class, their experience is invaluable. I look foreward to volunteering (if they will have me) in the future to get the mrs and other riding buds out to the class so we can all have better recovery partners. We all had a great time at the class and now realize how little we know, and how easy it is to train and prepare for as long as your riding group accepts the challenge. New shovel and probe on order!
Two weeks ago I realized just having a beacon/probe/shovel was not enough. We (my riding group 1-10 yrs exp) took the 1 day class near easton, wa and quickly found out how much we did not know. First attempt at a simulated recovery (amateur style, if you have not had a class thats YOU) and half my friends were dead. After the day of training/riding i now feel i have a chance of getting my bud out if when the need comes (note bud, only put 1 in harms way at a time, its a survival thing talk to Chad about that). Kudos to Chad, Ott ,Jeff and John for the time they put into the class, their experience is invaluable. I look foreward to volunteering (if they will have me) in the future to get the mrs and other riding buds out to the class so we can all have better recovery partners. We all had a great time at the class and now realize how little we know, and how easy it is to train and prepare for as long as your riding group accepts the challenge. New shovel and probe on order!
