Eagles pass avalanche?

[Mcx Nytro]

Prayers and thoughts for all involved.

Just a thought people but perhaps we as a group should ALL be taking avalanche training before going out to the mountains again. After 10 years of bi-annual mountain trips 2/3 of my group finally took training from Zacs Tracs this fall ... and it was a real eye opener. Most of our group (unfortunately not ALL) have evolved from wide eyed prairie boys riding the alpine without any consideration for the danger to well equipped (peepers, shovels, long probes and this fall, avi back packs) and moderately trained but highly scrutinzing visitors. This includes bringing a laptop on each trip and a daily morning ritual of checking the Canadian Avalanche Center (CAC) bulletins. Next winter we will be sure to sign up for Zacs 1 day on-the-mountain workshop.

I encourage you all to check them out at: http://www.zacstracs.com/
Lori and Randy Zacaruk were also featured in the recent Snowest magazine Volume 37, No1 (the one that featured the M1000 on the cover).

THINK ABOUT IT FOLKS. IT COULD SAVE YOUR, OR YOUR BUDDY'S life.

Most sled avalanches are due to human error, ie: not following some very basic rules like 1) one person on the hill at a time, 2) don't park at the bottom of the hill. Simple stuff. The best avi equipment is the human brain but it MUST be properly equipped.

Your #2 I think has been the problem for many deaths. I was not there but a friend was and he said that was the case here. Whether yes or no, I cannot see why anyone would park at the bottom of the hill when some are climbing, of bother to climb a chute that is an avy chute. Not hard to identify them esp. if you`ve been riding for any time. And it is up to the experienced guys to tell ANYONE in our group the rules.....like number 2. Better to be thought a dink than to be digging one out!!! NOONE shoul know the pain of digging out a buddy. Just a short rant.