Nelson BC Slide - Rumored Snowpulse deployed

[Snowbird11]

GoPro mounted on hood of Polaris, sledder sidehilling triggers slide 100M above him, 1 meter deep. Pulled SnoPulse airbag backpack to stay afloat. Sled burried, sledder not.

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edited to add link from demo250. it appears the vimeo video was removed.
http://vimeo.com/36328077

 

[James T Kirk]

Those gangster headphones really are a good substitute for a helmet. I'm gonna start rockin that set up, always wanted to know what my handlebars taste like.

 

[Matte Murder]

Kirk thinking the same thing. He had an air bag but no lid. lol. Worry more about my grill than my roof. Busted teeth suck, so many trips to the dentist. Which sucks. I like my helmet, keeps my head warm and dry, helmet cam mounted, and broken teeth out of my smile.

 

[2XM3]

I like the shot of the snow moving down the hill...pretty wild.

Also I would never ride without a helmet.

 

[tanner2014]

Thanks for sharing that you all wear helmets! good for you!

 

[tanner2014]

and yes it was a snopulse that kept me afloat

 

[SaskRMK]

Friend of mine who lived in Nelson knows this guy personally
a picture of slab that let go. Good to hear i just got a snowpulse

 

[Scott]

Textbook slab slide due to artificially snow due to windloading.

 

[The Fourth Wolf]

and yes it was a snopulse that kept me afloat

Details, man, details!

Where?
When? (date/time of day)
Slope aspect?
Time since last snowfall?
Did you check the avy hazard report before going out? If so what was the rating?
What, if anything would you do different?
How has this experience changed your outlook?
Did your snowpulse bag work as advertised? Any pos/neg feedback for possible future designs?

Looks like a south facing slope around midday from the shadows with new snow over previous tracks.

Not looking to dump on you. Help us expand the knowledge base.

 

[Matte Murder]

Tanner I want to know the thought process where you are careless enough to ride without a lid but safety conscious enough to wear an avy bag? Do you wipe BEFORE you poop?

 

[Matte Murder]

BTW, glad you are ok, protect yourself man. Head injuries are tough to come back from and you can protect yourself from 95% of them by wearing a bucket.

 

[Demo250]

Sorry, "Nelson BC GoPro Avalanche" was deleted at 3:33:56 Wed Feb 15, 2012. We have no more information about it on our mainframe or elsewhere.

Well that sucks.


Edit: I found it on youtube.

 

[James T Kirk]

Thanks for sharing that you all wear helmets! good for you!

Yea, your right, at least with headphones cranked you wont be able to hear yourself scream next time you trigger a slide sidehilling a south facing obviously loaded slope with a persistant weak layer during the heat of the day and dont get incredibly lucky and somehow miss the trees at the bottom...

 

[mynewuseddoo]

Thanks for sharing that you all wear helmets! good for you!

I'd like to nominate that as the "weakest try at a come back". You should try pulling someones hair next time too lol. So, you don't wear a helmet? Cool guy, eh? Trying to impress all the guys out there?

 

[TIM]

pretty harsh crowd.

My guess is the guy got off of work, and took off from his house, and **** happened.

tim

 

[xj1978]

pretty harsh crowd.

My guess is the guy got off of work, and took off from his house, and **** happened.

tim

I still don't know anyone who doesn't ride with lid, but yet he had his snopulse???

 

[TIM]

I am not going to deny, that if you grab an avy pack, you usually grab a helment. But who knows. Maybe the pack had his ipod in it. who knows.

 

[EagleRiverDee]

I see this as a missed opportunity because instead of taking the opportunity to find out more about the avy and how the bag worked and any feedback he had about it, he got run off by people who couldn't get past the fact he wasn't wearing a helmet and couldn't seem to help but insult him about it. I don't get not wearing a helmet either, but I was a lot more interested in the info on the avy and how well the snowpulse worked. Obviously it did work because he survived but would have been nice to get a first hand report. We all know about head injuries. I wanted to learn about the avalanche.