Monday Avalanche - Jackson Hole

[MtnDoo]

Don't let the low/no-snow fool ya into having a bad day!

PuckerFace


Sugar + wind = Kaboom!

 

[BOOFIT]

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=berthoud%20avalanche%202012&source=web&cd=2&sqi=2&ved=0CEQQtwIwAQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com%2F2012%2F01%2F03%2Ftelemark-skier-triggered-_n_1180965.html&ei=RFMGT5ipNYqjiQKqlOxH&usg=AFQjCNFsfSAI1Augwt-oWqXjgmqPT0OLxQ

One on Berthoud a few days ago too. The slopes are wind loaded on top of sugar doh.

 

[Boston Racing]

Is that why they call it puckerface?

 

[1BIGCAT]

Any word if the kid made it out of that?

 

[Boston Racing]

He never went down when it slid. They zoomed in at the end and he was still at the top.

 

[rhalloran]

FWIW, that first one of "Puckerface" is at Jackson, not Silverton. Scary stuff. Both are pretty incredibly lucky - the skier made a run, and as soon as the boarder touched it, the whole thing let go. Yikes.

 

[SSWIM]

We were in Silverton Saturday. Snow is very low and very unstable. Anyone thinking of going riding there, dont waste your time. It needs snow bad. The ski area says 60". Not

Sam

 

[Summit 800]

wow, that dude is fortunate.

 

[MtnDoo]

Yup - it's Jackson. Sorry. A friend from Silverton sent it to me, just figured it was their backyard.

Still spooky!

MD.