It is with great sorrow to announce the passing of a best friend of mine this past weekend. On friday a large group of riders was out in the Elkford,bc area snowmobiling in Tundra. Around 2:30 my buddy jumped on another sled to try it out and followed another guy on a large face. He cut of an avalanche that I have been told was a good 300 feet wide and moved fast. The other man on the hill at the time was burried but managed to keep his head above. Unfortunatly my buddy got sucked under. The other riders were quick to respond and began the search and rescue. Within minutes they had tracked him and began to dig him out. He held on to the sled and was trapped underneith it, so it took some time to free the body. He was approximatly 7-8 feet under so it was a lot of work to free him. There was two first responders that went to work on him but unfortunelty could not revive him. The helicopter was called in and he was moved to a safe zone. Everything that could be done was, and I want to thank all for their efforts. All I can say is be safe, watch the reports, buy and ABS bag and practice with all your gear. Lets do what we can to cut down on the fatalities and go home safe to our families. RIP in peace "ramp tramp", you will truly be missed!
Bad news fellas, another Avy death.
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Insaneboltrounder/sjohns
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Seems several in my area new him as a fine man and great rider.... very sad. avey bags seem to be selling fast this year , I dont know if this would have helped this young man out or not but i think everyone needs to think hard about them as potential life savers. sj
Sorry to hear man.. Really getting tired of seeing these threads... be safe people.. thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends
Sorry to hear about your friend Boost. That has to be tough on you.
Very sorry to hear about this..
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tranquillicer
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Loosing a freind is tough no matter how it happens. I know how you feel.
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powder Head
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Thoughts and prayers to friends and family...........
Sorry to hear about your friend.....My Regards!!!!!!!
My condolences to everyone who knew him.
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mod03rmk800
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Condolences to his family and friends.
my condolences, and what was you buddy's name???
can you post a reference to a news article?
can you post a reference to a news article?
Thoughts and prayers to friends and family
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My sincere condolences.
My sincere condolences.
Sorry to here about this , my regards .
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Modedmach1
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My condolences go out to family & freinds... RIP
Sorry to hear about your friend. RIP
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