Fernie avy
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My condolences to all the family and friends affected by this horrible tragedy. My prayers and thoughts are with them all.
Sad day for the family and friends, as well as the snowmobiling community
Trust fund
I grabbed this off the Global B.C. web site.
Mayor David Wilks has opened two trust accounts for the eight families. The Royal Bank account is 5080-003-5077425 and the CIBC account is 03070-010-7573138. How the money will be used will be up to the families, Wilks said.
http://www.globaltv.com/globaltv/bc/story.html?id=1127954
P.S. hopefully there is no hackers on here that use this information for no good....
I grabbed this off the Global B.C. web site.
Mayor David Wilks has opened two trust accounts for the eight families. The Royal Bank account is 5080-003-5077425 and the CIBC account is 03070-010-7573138. How the money will be used will be up to the families, Wilks said.
http://www.globaltv.com/globaltv/bc/story.html?id=1127954
P.S. hopefully there is no hackers on here that use this information for no good....
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crazyxprider
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We also have to remember as a group that this layer of instability will not go away this winter. It will allways be there!. My condolences to all the family and friends
condolences
condolences from ontario.....very sad
condolences from ontario.....very sad
tragic
A very sad event. Our condolences to the families and friends.
A very sad event. Our condolences to the families and friends.
Jay, I am sorry to hear you lost some friends. Stay safe this winter
Bret
Bret
Our condolences to the families and friends.
God bless. Our thought and prayers go out to the family and friends affected.
God bless. Our thought and prayers go out to the family and friends affected.
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Mortgage Paul
Member
Our Cali snow isnt very safe right now. Wetter snow with sun on top of a thick bottom layer of sugar.
Even the resorts are having probs.
Even the resorts are having probs.
M
Mortgage Paul
Member
Just saw this on CNN Utah sledders, anyone know them?
Look at the pic. Big area.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/24/utah.avalanche/index.html
Look at the pic. Big area.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/24/utah.avalanche/index.html
i think i speak for everyone that is near to the sport, and those just watching the news when i say that my prayers go out to all the families of the victims. we are incredibally sorry for you losses.
Spot
They must off had the new spot.The worlds first satelite messenger.I jest bought for 190.00 plus acctivation.www.findmespot.com i think every one should have one it saved 3 lives because they would of not made it all night.My prayers to all.
WWW.FINDMESPOT.COM
They must off had the new spot.The worlds first satelite messenger.I jest bought for 190.00 plus acctivation.www.findmespot.com i think every one should have one it saved 3 lives because they would of not made it all night.My prayers to all.
WWW.FINDMESPOT.COM
I have been talking to other sledders since the accident in Fernie. There seems to be some confusion about how we as sledders behave towards the avalanch risk control people. Some seem to think that they overdo the avalanch risk and that when they say its high, really what it is is safe to ride, just be carefull. I challenge all of us to take the Avalanch Risk people very seriously this winter. If they say it is high in the area you were going to sled, don't be crazy and go anyway. Nobody belives it can happen to them or it can happen the way this last accident happened. Well, guess what it does and it did. To 11 experienced riders. Perhaps they could have made better decisions concerning where they were sledding, I don't know. One thing for sure is that it was very fast. To take out 8 men at once is extreme deadly and I for one will belive the avalanch risk every time this winter and sled accordingly.
Peace and hope for those who lost a father, husband, brother, uncle, son. I cry inside for all of you.
Peace and hope for those who lost a father, husband, brother, uncle, son. I cry inside for all of you.
Hello all,
Our condolences to the families, friends, communities and all that will be affected by this huge tragedy. The ripple effect of this accident will be large.
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The Fernie Snowmobile Club partnered with Zac's Tracs in November to host an avalanche course this weekend: Jan 3 & 4/09.
For details check out Fernie.com
Fernie.com
I received a couple of phone calls yesterday to see if we still had availabilities. Yes & No & Maybe... read on.
Sat, Jan 3 - classroom - lots of room
Sun, Jan 4 - field session - 'may' have 2 spaces available (Chrissy knows the final numbers better than I)
Mon, Jan 5 - this has been changed to a class room session and a field session will be held at a later date
9:00am to 5:30pm...provided that we can gather at least 10 people.
(the AST 1 curriculum requires a minimum of 16 hours split between classroom and mountain field session. For details on the AST1 program please CLICK HERE)
If this schedule works for you and your riding partners, please contact Chrissy with Zac's Tracs.
403-938-1605 or zacstracs@gmail.com
We will tentatively register you and run this custom course once we have enough fully registered participants.
For general details and to download a registration form for Zac's classes please follow this link.
Fernie, BC AST1 avalanche course
If you would like to learn more about Zac's Tracs, please do so at:
Why choose Zac's Tracs?
Our condolences to the families, friends, communities and all that will be affected by this huge tragedy. The ripple effect of this accident will be large.
==================================
The Fernie Snowmobile Club partnered with Zac's Tracs in November to host an avalanche course this weekend: Jan 3 & 4/09.
For details check out Fernie.com
Fernie.com
I received a couple of phone calls yesterday to see if we still had availabilities. Yes & No & Maybe... read on.
Sat, Jan 3 - classroom - lots of room
Sun, Jan 4 - field session - 'may' have 2 spaces available (Chrissy knows the final numbers better than I)
Mon, Jan 5 - this has been changed to a class room session and a field session will be held at a later date
9:00am to 5:30pm...provided that we can gather at least 10 people.
(the AST 1 curriculum requires a minimum of 16 hours split between classroom and mountain field session. For details on the AST1 program please CLICK HERE)
If this schedule works for you and your riding partners, please contact Chrissy with Zac's Tracs.
403-938-1605 or zacstracs@gmail.com
We will tentatively register you and run this custom course once we have enough fully registered participants.
For general details and to download a registration form for Zac's classes please follow this link.
Fernie, BC AST1 avalanche course
If you would like to learn more about Zac's Tracs, please do so at:
Why choose Zac's Tracs?
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Dear Zacs
Thankyou for that shameless bit of "self promotion". In the future could you please wait until we have had time to grieve for our friends and nieghbors before trying to make a profit.
Thankyou for that shameless bit of "self promotion". In the future could you please wait until we have had time to grieve for our friends and nieghbors before trying to make a profit.
Dear evrdnck/1m,
Thank you for expressing your concerns. I am sorry that you see my post in this way. I should have prefaced my post better. As in everyone's world right now, there seems to be so few minutes in the day.
I have been very selfless over the past 10 years, often putting the needs of other sledders ahead of my own family in my efforts to spread the knowledge and skills of avalanche safety.
I too have a husband that loves to sled and every time that he goes out (everytime that we go out) I hope that our riding group make the best decisions possible so that he/we will come home to our 2 daughters.
I am very passionate about what I do and I care deeply for the sledding community. I believe that anyone that has taken a course from us in the past could vouch for my compassion.
Please follow this link to view their words.
Yes, this is a very sad time, and the only reason for my post in this thread was that I was called by a Fernie sled shop on New Year's Eve with a request to accommodate some sledders local to Sparwood and Fernie in a custom course. That is what I am trying to accomplish.
Last season I received requests for avalanche training in the communities of 100 Mile House and Elkford immediately following the snowmobile avalanche accidents. The CAC, Amber and I did not have available time to respond immediately as our schedules had us elsewhere. When time opened up in our schedule 2 weeks later the contacts that had called us could no longer gather up enough people to run a class. Really unfortunate that no instructors were available when the interest was high.
True, training in any sport or business activity does not guarantee that accidents will not happen, however training offers riders a few more tools in their avy safety tool box to deal with whatever nature throws at them.
My intentions are honorable, please accept my apologies for upsetting you. Lori Z.
Thank you for expressing your concerns. I am sorry that you see my post in this way. I should have prefaced my post better. As in everyone's world right now, there seems to be so few minutes in the day.
I have been very selfless over the past 10 years, often putting the needs of other sledders ahead of my own family in my efforts to spread the knowledge and skills of avalanche safety.
I too have a husband that loves to sled and every time that he goes out (everytime that we go out) I hope that our riding group make the best decisions possible so that he/we will come home to our 2 daughters.
I am very passionate about what I do and I care deeply for the sledding community. I believe that anyone that has taken a course from us in the past could vouch for my compassion.
Please follow this link to view their words.
Yes, this is a very sad time, and the only reason for my post in this thread was that I was called by a Fernie sled shop on New Year's Eve with a request to accommodate some sledders local to Sparwood and Fernie in a custom course. That is what I am trying to accomplish.
Last season I received requests for avalanche training in the communities of 100 Mile House and Elkford immediately following the snowmobile avalanche accidents. The CAC, Amber and I did not have available time to respond immediately as our schedules had us elsewhere. When time opened up in our schedule 2 weeks later the contacts that had called us could no longer gather up enough people to run a class. Really unfortunate that no instructors were available when the interest was high.
True, training in any sport or business activity does not guarantee that accidents will not happen, however training offers riders a few more tools in their avy safety tool box to deal with whatever nature throws at them.
My intentions are honorable, please accept my apologies for upsetting you. Lori Z.
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Press conference with Jeff Adams, survivor.
http://www.cbc.ca/video/popup_nlp.h.../mrl3/8752/news/features/jeff-adams081231.wmv
http://www.cbc.ca/video/popup_nlp.h.../mrl3/8752/news/features/jeff-adams081231.wmv
evrdnck/1m Dear Zacs
evrdnck/1m
Obviously you have never done an avalanche course before, because if you have you would know that these instructors care more about life than making a "profit" as you suggested. There is not a lot of money in doing these courses but there is a lot of satifaction that comes with knowing that what you have done could potentially save lives, and for you to suggest that they are in the business to get rich, is just pure ignorance. I have personally taken the Zacs tracs avalanche couse and I know for a fact that they are unselfish individuals who desereve more respect than what you have given them.
evrdnck/1m
Obviously you have never done an avalanche course before, because if you have you would know that these instructors care more about life than making a "profit" as you suggested. There is not a lot of money in doing these courses but there is a lot of satifaction that comes with knowing that what you have done could potentially save lives, and for you to suggest that they are in the business to get rich, is just pure ignorance. I have personally taken the Zacs tracs avalanche couse and I know for a fact that they are unselfish individuals who desereve more respect than what you have given them.
ttt...Condolences and prayers to all the families...Our hearts sholud all be there with the Familes in a time like this...
