BCIL on the Denver news for ABS avy bags
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Nice to see some positive news about sledders and avies for once..good job on the interveiw BC...hopefully joe public sees this story and says..oh good... sledders are gettting smarter nowdays...
That's a SWEET T-Shirt he's wearing!!!!
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good job on the interview glad your ok.
good job on the interview glad your ok.
It's amazing how hard it is to convince people to buy these packs. I've bought 2 Float 30's for my wife and I and have only been able to convince one other to buy one. I'd say from what I see out west maybe 1 in 100 might have purchased a avi-pack. Most the people we ride with can more than afford one, they just don't think its gonna be them that gets caught. I'm sure Kaleb didn't think he would be caught either. I'm glad that he had one and a life wasn't lost over 500-1000 dollars, not much money for someone people love and care about.
I don't believe that Kaleb thought that he'd never use it, just truly hoped that he would never need it. I know that the possibility that I may someday pull the trigger on my pack is there. Colorado is a very dangerous place to ride and when you spend a ton of time on the snow, the chances just get that much worse. The last avy that I was actually in the middle of was 10 years ago, but I'd never trust just my judgement when I can use that and the added insurance of a pack in case my judgement failed.
Quite a few of the guys that I know have bought packs, but living and riding in Colorado every weekend changes ones thought process. More so when they know people that have been involved in avy's. I set off an avy years ago that came very close to killing a dear friend of mine, It does change how you ride.
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I remember a quote from the "A Dozen More Turns" avalanche video a couple years back that has stuck with me...
"If an avalanche has occured, a mistake has been made"
We all can and do make mistakes from time to time. Being as prepared as possible to face the consequences of a mistake is the best you can do - An avy pack in this case has proven to be a lifesaver and they have been proven over and over... If you ride in Avalanche terrain, what better physical resources can you have to help you reach a positive outcome once you've passed the point of no return...
"If an avalanche has occured, a mistake has been made"
We all can and do make mistakes from time to time. Being as prepared as possible to face the consequences of a mistake is the best you can do - An avy pack in this case has proven to be a lifesaver and they have been proven over and over... If you ride in Avalanche terrain, what better physical resources can you have to help you reach a positive outcome once you've passed the point of no return...
I understand where you are coming from. It's not an expectation that it WILL be used, just that with alot of exposure, in a state that has the highest avy fatalities, the chances are just that much more of a reality that it will be used. It is a fact that the more avy education a person has, the higher the likelyhood is that they will be involved in an avy. I attribute this 100% to spending more time in the environment. No different than the person that drives 7,500 miles per year vs a person like myself that drives closer to 45,000 miles per year, my likelihood of being in an accident is that much higher.
I guess I never thought of it that way. It does make sense that with added knowledge you add risk.
I always thought I had pretty good judgement, but last weekend I found out I was wrong!
In the crew I was with, 3 of 5 riders had packs, not a bad percentage considering not one of us had ever had a "bad" avy experience before.
of the two that didn't have packs, one more just bought one on friday.
I just think riding in this terrain is russian roulette & I spin that chamber about 60+ times a year, so why not do ALL I can to avoid being a statistic.
Glad I had it, hope more people buy them.
Sounds like you may be forgetting to use your most valuable tool.
SO yes....why not do all you can to avoid being a statistic?
Really?
Your most valuable tool should make it pretty obvious that using EVERY tool at your disposal is a pretty good idea.
That tool is the only reason I'm not dead right now aside from the pack.
Maybe there was a fair bit of luck involved too?
If you choose to ride somewhere that you personally refer to as Russian roulette and that you want to play "Russian Roullette" 6o+ times a year? And then choose to go into that area during a complete white out...during high avy alerts? That would be like filling the gun short of one bullet..why stack the odds?
Sorry but that is not making smart decisions. Not using your biggest tool to your advantage.
If you choose to ride somewhere that you personally refer to as Russian roulette and that you want to play "Russian Roullette" 6o+ times a year? And then choose to go into that area during a complete white out...during high avy alerts? That would be like filling the gun short of one bullet..why stack the odds?
Sorry but that is not making smart decisions. Not using your biggest tool to your advantage.
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