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More avalanche news from the Uintas
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madsigntist
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Climbed that hill many a time
. Be careful out there peeps
. Be careful out there peeps
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snengineer
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BIG avy down in Moab today. This area is so remote the cross country skiers rarely go in here. Does not sound good hope for the best.
http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=96...r-in-1-of-2-avalanches-saturday&s_cid=queue-4
http://utahavalanchecenter.org/accident_beaver_basin_332012
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http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=96...r-in-1-of-2-avalanches-saturday&s_cid=queue-4
http://utahavalanchecenter.org/accident_beaver_basin_332012
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madsigntist
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Not good. Does not sound like it will end well. LaSals are some big steep mtns. Scary stuff. And no avy gear?
Wild weekend in the Uintas. Many naturals coming down. Many remote trigger from nearby coming down. A few poor choices and some luck helped avoid a deadly weekend. Trucks lined up for MILES down the road at knobblets. No way all those people have avy gear or any clue about avy conditions.
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snengineer
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Yet you have groups out there riding like the group on Hoyt peak this weekend, Dang lucky to have survived that slide, highmarking on a HIGH avalanche danger day is a death wish, no wonder Craig Gordon is on the news every other night trying to scare the hel out of everyone. People need to be much more careful than that. I know this is kind of insensitive, people PLEASE be careful.
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Rock Star
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pure effing luck
had a call from a friend early today. confirming that his son was buried yesterday. under for 25 minutes. he has a beacon and didn't have it. He was on a hill that a week earlier his dad said to stay the Eff off!!! But he did hit it and it slid!!! So his friends probed, randomly, hit nothing and started to just dig! 4.5 feet down they hit his helmet. He HAD done as told and worked an air space in front of his face as he went under. it saved his life. No way should a 25 minute burial under over 4 feet with no beacon have been survived. This kid needs to start going to church. You can bet that this group of young adults will never ever look at avy conditions the same. He has a better chance now of being killed by his S&R dad who has been on his a$$ all season with warnings about the underlying conditions. When I got a text at midnight that my friend's son was under for 25 minutes I lost it. I was already stomach sick about the Sat burial that ended ok with someone I knew involved. We all have a personal responsibilty to take these unusual conditions seriously. A very good friend in BC told me he was done for a while. It's not worth making his kids orphans for. I have all the respect in the world for that decision. Sad and unusual conditions below all this famous Utah Powder for all who Jones for powder but the reality is that there are millions of acres of high trees and meadows that will never slide. I'm on a beach. I pray for my friends and today I thanked God for sparing someone I know this time. It really is better to be good than to hope for luck. please be careful. I know I preach. I have since the day Animal died! I only wish daily that my preaching had started one day sooner than it did.
had a call from a friend early today. confirming that his son was buried yesterday. under for 25 minutes. he has a beacon and didn't have it. He was on a hill that a week earlier his dad said to stay the Eff off!!! But he did hit it and it slid!!! So his friends probed, randomly, hit nothing and started to just dig! 4.5 feet down they hit his helmet. He HAD done as told and worked an air space in front of his face as he went under. it saved his life. No way should a 25 minute burial under over 4 feet with no beacon have been survived. This kid needs to start going to church. You can bet that this group of young adults will never ever look at avy conditions the same. He has a better chance now of being killed by his S&R dad who has been on his a$$ all season with warnings about the underlying conditions. When I got a text at midnight that my friend's son was under for 25 minutes I lost it. I was already stomach sick about the Sat burial that ended ok with someone I knew involved. We all have a personal responsibilty to take these unusual conditions seriously. A very good friend in BC told me he was done for a while. It's not worth making his kids orphans for. I have all the respect in the world for that decision. Sad and unusual conditions below all this famous Utah Powder for all who Jones for powder but the reality is that there are millions of acres of high trees and meadows that will never slide. I'm on a beach. I pray for my friends and today I thanked God for sparing someone I know this time. It really is better to be good than to hope for luck. please be careful. I know I preach. I have since the day Animal died! I only wish daily that my preaching had started one day sooner than it did.
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SledsWest
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news story and helmet cam footage of the Hoyts Peak slide
http://www.abc4.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoId=3329120&navCatId=20021
http://www.abc4.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoId=3329120&navCatId=20021
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snengineer
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Here is some more footage, raw video footage. Is that a slide that came down just to the right of where they were highmarking?
http://fox13now.com/2012/03/05/avalanche-triggered-by-snowmobile-caught-on-video/
http://fox13now.com/2012/03/05/avalanche-triggered-by-snowmobile-caught-on-video/
He is seriously lucky.
This kid needs to start going to church.....AND VEGAS!!! I know I preach. I have since the day Animal died! I only wish daily that my preaching had started one day sooner than it did.
Avy gear is critical! In my opinion...have it, know how to use it, or stay off the mountain!!! However, more importantly, USE YOUR BRAIN!!!
Try living with sounds, sights and visions of a day that ended with sliding your buddy's dead body in a bag and strapping it to a tow sled! Morbid and harsh reality I know, but I hope it makes us think, be more aware and come home alive! please, please be smart!!! Living a full life, with those we love, is ALWAYS better than dying doing what we "love!" I love this sport too, but it is NOT worth dying for!!!
I hate when people say at least he died doing what he loved. I am positive his wife and kids don't see it the same way. I am sure when it comes down to it the person who died wouldn't have chose to get on the slope if he knew he was gonna die on that slope.
I hate when people say at least he died doing what he loved. I am positive his wife and kids don't see it the same way. I am sure when it comes down to it the person who died wouldn't have chose to get on the slope if he knew he was gonna die on that slope.
You are wrong, it is a very true statement, he loved to snowmobile and died from it. My dad died a slow death by cancer, and I can guaran****ingtee given the choice, he would have chosen to die from something he loved!!!
Now, making a stupid decision that affects others, that's a whole different scenario. But the bottomline, it is not up to us to judge the choices made by others, but only to learn from them.
Corey....I understand what you are saying. However, I think this is about preaching safety and using our heads to make good decisions when we ride. Unless we ride alone, which I strongly believe is stupid, our actions and choices can and will affect those we ride with. Accidents and illnesses happen, even avalanches at unforeseen times and in places where they are not common, but many are avoidable. You are an great rider, and not many others I would rather have with me in the event of a serious situation. But, if something ever happened to you or any of our other buddies on the mountain, it would be a severe tragedy, and cause heartache for so many....even if you loved what you were doing when you died....
I agree Kim, and that is why I said,
"But the bottomline, it is not up to us to judge the choices made by others, but only to learn from them."
Education and learning is key in every aspect of life, not just snowmobiling.
"But the bottomline, it is not up to us to judge the choices made by others, but only to learn from them."
Education and learning is key in every aspect of life, not just snowmobiling.
I understand....for me, I just DO NOT want to lose another friend on the mountain, ever! All of us grieve and recover from difficult and terrible situations in different ways. For me, even after seven years, I am still haunted by the day Dave died, not being able to make a difference in the outcome, and his girls living their lives without their dad. It was truly a tragic accident, and I surely do not judge Dave, or others who have died sledding. But, I sure as hell wish it had not happened, and he were still here to ride and laugh with us!
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