Really? What the hell

[wwracer]

are these guys thinking. Calling the Sheriff cause your stuck..... Drug Fremont County S& R away from their jobs and families for half the evening cause you ran out of talent. You should be embarrassed and frankly, a bit ashamed. Next time you ride stick to the trails, or the Bunny slope, dont come up here and waste valuable County resources to help you overcome your incompetence... SHEESH
http://www.localnews8.com/news/kifi...fter-stranded-in-dry-creek-drainage/709090754

 

[89sandman]

Sooooooo funny. If 2 got out the other two shoud have walked out of the drain and doubled back to the truck and came back the next day to retrieve the other 2 sleds. I would laugh if someone wanted to call S&R for something as silly as that. Heck hitting the trucks at 1 or 2 in the morning just means you've got a good story to tell

Fwiw a few years ago it had snowed about 1.5 of fresh here and some mountain trail riders called S&R because they were continually getting stuck ON THE ROAD and were tired of digging out. LMAO

 

[turboless terry]

Happens all the time. My buddy found 3 or 4 people stuck right before dark. It was in west over new years. They were probably 5 miles from the highway and on 2 ups. The guy was just sitting there and the gal was trying to get it unstuck. If they hadn't come along who knows what would have happened.

 

[sdsnocop]

As a snowmobile patrol officer in the Black Hills I get those calls all the time. Usually it is a rental on a trail sled or a husband and wife that got into a tight spot. Tonight I got a call of a group looking for help with a stuck sled. 6 of them spent 4 hours tying to free a stuck sled and couldn't free it. The Black Hills isn't exactly tough terrain. I told them I was off tomorrow but if they did not get it out by Friday I would take a look at their predicament. Sometimes the challenge is kind of fun. So far I have not found a sled I could not retrieve. Someday though I will meet my match.

 

[dboe03]

I was with a group this winter in IP and one of our groups more novice riders went down a valley he shouldn't have. Myself and another guy followed as we didn't want to leave him alone. Long story short, we picked our way through and got back to the trail eventually. It was getting close to dark and have to admit the thought of spending the night was creeping in. I have an Axys RMK with the GPS so I could see where exactly we were in relation to the trail, just looking up straight cliffs wondering how in the hell to get to it was making me question my life decisions! It's been a good reminder of how quickly crap can hit the fan, but also got me thinking about what the best practice for this situation would be.

We were able to send our GPS coordinates to the other half of the group and said we'll text back at dark if we can't get out. Our theory was to end up staying or walking out and having a local come back the next day to give us some ideas. Don't think we ever considered calling in Search and Rescue. We knew exactly where we were, where the trail was, and where our group was. A little nerve racking at the moment but good story for now!

 

[wwracer]

Yeah, how many times is it drilled into us, be prepared to spend the night. It just pi**es me off to no end. It's Fremont County Search and Rescue, not Fremont county Salvage and recovery. I thought about volunteering a couple of times, but I'm not gonna be part of a "dig your *** out service"

 

[Blk88GT]

I read the article last night and was surprised as well. Dry Canyon isn't exactly a tough place to get out of with 4 guys... as long as you don't lose your wits. Follow it downhill and it leads to the parking lot.

But if two guys can get out and you can't, best get to walking!

EDIT: Last time I was in there, we found 3 guys who had been stuck in there for hours trying to get through. The north end of the canyon is a bad place to be with high avalanche danger.

 

[donbrown]

Do you want examples here in California

Have people sending emergency signal with SPOT because they forgot catsup / mustard for barbecue.

 

[MNBlizzard]

I was in a similar situation as these guys this year. We were prepared to spend the night or walk out, but we lucked out and found a way out. Like stated above, getting in late just adds to the story and unless someone is injured, there is no reason to call S&R. I'm happy to say mine ended with laughs and beers at Ponds!

 

[mikeshams]

We also got into a pickle, me,my dad 72 years old by the way,brother and a friend we're about 25 miles from the lodge and tore the a arms off the 2010 m8 hitting a rock, we had a m5 backup sled at Elkhorn lodge. so we decided to remove what was left of broke parts (always lots of tools with) rode double back on Bros m7, what a fun technical ride back through the hills and valleys ect. pulled the whole spindle shock,, a arm assembly off that night, next morning hehe rode double back through all that crap to the dead kitty, bolted everything back on and rode the rest of our trip. Never once thought about calling for help, and we never leave a sled behind, made for a great story and had a blast. Always try to keep the rubber side down ?