Please take the avalanche airbag survey
- Thread starter SnowBigDeal
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I agree an AVY pack is added protection. I would also encourage people with packs to be very familiar with it and have your straps adjusted and your handle in a position where you are confident you would be able to deploy the bag if the instance ever occurred. Hindsight is always 20/20 and unfortunately I experienced a slide this season and was unable to reach my handle as I tumbled down the mountain. My instinct was to throttle first and position my sled down and stay with it. The snow decided otherwise. Once separated and tumbling, I couldn't get my hand within 4 inches of the handle. Lesson learned- grab the handle before anything else! I have since made some key changes and adjustments to my pack setup.
togwotee avilanche
Matt,
Funny you should say that, because the exact same thing happened to me. The thing was I ended up getting buried and was fortunate to have some great friends, bail my *** out. It was a smaller hill and I thought I could ride it out, but I was wrong. I did have my hand on the cord when it first broke and could have pulled it, but I hesitated. When I finally figured out (hey this is what I have got this pack for), I got tossed and pinned under my sled. Tough lesson, pull the cord first and ask questions later!
Matt,
Funny you should say that, because the exact same thing happened to me. The thing was I ended up getting buried and was fortunate to have some great friends, bail my *** out. It was a smaller hill and I thought I could ride it out, but I was wrong. I did have my hand on the cord when it first broke and could have pulled it, but I hesitated. When I finally figured out (hey this is what I have got this pack for), I got tossed and pinned under my sled. Tough lesson, pull the cord first and ask questions later!
