BAKER WAS OK ON SATURDAY 5-20-2017

[SNOBI-WAN-KENOBI]

Bluebird day at the Doctor's Office today!! Probably able to ride through mid-June! Met up with a couple other riders..On the snow at 7 AM. You won't need the scratchers down..You WILL need a gut belt for the whoops..Moto cross whoops are nothing compared to the trail whoops...a good 2 1/2 to 3 feet bumps

 

[SNOBI-WAN-KENOBI]

Baker

Short video of the Baker outing


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lvaoghQ1gA&feature=em-upload_owner

 

[Snowmixer]

Looks good to me, certainly better than NOT being there! I was hoping to make it up this weekend, but had other obligations...maybe next weekend if the weather holds out. Thanks for the report!

 

[SNOBI-WAN-KENOBI]

I'm going up early Friday morning

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[Wapow]

Sounds like some sledders had to get a heli rescue out of a crevasse up there on Sunday. Anybody got the story?

From a skier site: "Ski down was excellent, deepening corn to crag view and then a bit mushy. A group of snowmobilers was gathered at the 8800' crevasse, as two people and one sled had fallen in. Luckily they were ok, but still stuck in. We offered to help with rescue, but the navy helicopter was already on the way. We stayed (and gawked) til it was clear they'd be ok. Pretty incredible watching the helicopter hover and sling the two people right out of the crevasse."

 

[SNOBI-WAN-KENOBI]

They we're doubled up on a sled and went above Big House up the glacier. They hit the far wall of the crevasse and dropped down...was on Snowest Forum

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[Wapow]

Ha! I thought this was the SnoWest forum. WTF were they doing doubling up through the cracks? That's crazy. Do you know if they got the sled out?

 

[SNOBI-WAN-KENOBI]

Think they were sledders/skiers...Think they got the sled out

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[mc2stroke]

Yeah, it is very dangerous up there that high on the mountain. Even worse this time of year. I've had to pull a friend out of that crevasses so I pretty much stay off that part of the hill nowadays.

Have fun and be safe peeps!

 

[SNOBI-WAN-KENOBI]

Ha! I thought this was the SnoWest forum. WTF were they doing doubling up through the cracks? That's crazy. Do you know if they got the sled out?

Even going up Big House is not wise this time of year!! Hope they are OK!!!

 

[Wapow]

Thanks for the info. Sounds like you were right about them being skiers/boarders riding double up. This article includes a link to some great drone footage from the scene: http://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article152049372.html

They really lucked out having the snow bridge stay intact underneath them.

 

[SNOBI-WAN-KENOBI]

Ha! I thought this was the SnoWest forum. WTF were they doing doubling up through the cracks? That's crazy. Do you know if they got the sled out?

Even going up Big House is not wise this time of year!! Hope they are OK!!!