Anyone have any more information, other than what is being posted on CBC which is very vague?
Sicamous Avalanche
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What have you heard? Just found this.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2010/01/19/bc-sicamous-avalanche.html
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2010/01/19/bc-sicamous-avalanche.html
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enis750
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condolances to the familes and friends involved
people.......check avy ratings BEFORE you ride
there was a HUGE bulletin posted last week and reccomendations
HIGH/HIGH/HIGH ratings should ring a bell
ride safe so we dont have to read about these every Monday and Tuesday
people.......check avy ratings BEFORE you ride
there was a HUGE bulletin posted last week and reccomendations
HIGH/HIGH/HIGH ratings should ring a bell
ride safe so we dont have to read about these every Monday and Tuesday
Very unfortunate. My deepest condolences to the family and friends.
Please everyone, use caution and be careful.
Please everyone, use caution and be careful.
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I Dare Ya Rene!
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Happened on Queest, don't know who at this point. Very sad. RIP
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enis750
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ok, I have to get his off my chest...again NO DISRESPECT to anyone who was caught in this or ANY AVY or their families....BUT....
if you read some, SOME of the comments posted on the CBC article, there are some valid points
we read a warning that avy danger is HIGH accross the board - do some guys see this as a challenge, and not a warning?? seriously???
or "hey we drove X number of hours, were gonna have a good time!"
i just dont get it guys/gals........
like i mentioned above, it seems every monday or tuesday you almost wait to see where someone was killed, and its super sad
but what can you do??? people will continue to ride in the backcountry and this will still happen
what do we have to do to decrease the amount of deaths, this is getting crazy already!
its irresponsible - yes no one EXPECTS to get caught but it happens
think of your little ones, wife/husband, girlfriend/boyfriend, brothers, sisters etc ..left behind, because you were seeking a thrill???
you can still ride in the B.C and have a good time, but just be smart about it
we get like 1.5-2.5 ft of snow ALL YEAR in SK. -for me, to ride in anything more than that out west is wicked!
ride the trees, meadows, even the friggen parking lot if you have to - just ride safe
i dunno....sorta frusterating and i didnt even know these people
couldnt begin to imagine what it would feel like, it it was someone I knew
sorry if i offended you, it wasnt my intention.....
if you read some, SOME of the comments posted on the CBC article, there are some valid points
we read a warning that avy danger is HIGH accross the board - do some guys see this as a challenge, and not a warning?? seriously???
or "hey we drove X number of hours, were gonna have a good time!"
i just dont get it guys/gals........
like i mentioned above, it seems every monday or tuesday you almost wait to see where someone was killed, and its super sad
but what can you do??? people will continue to ride in the backcountry and this will still happen
what do we have to do to decrease the amount of deaths, this is getting crazy already!
its irresponsible - yes no one EXPECTS to get caught but it happens
think of your little ones, wife/husband, girlfriend/boyfriend, brothers, sisters etc ..left behind, because you were seeking a thrill???
you can still ride in the B.C and have a good time, but just be smart about it
we get like 1.5-2.5 ft of snow ALL YEAR in SK. -for me, to ride in anything more than that out west is wicked!
ride the trees, meadows, even the friggen parking lot if you have to - just ride safe
i dunno....sorta frusterating and i didnt even know these people
couldnt begin to imagine what it would feel like, it it was someone I knew
sorry if i offended you, it wasnt my intention.....
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Insaneboltrounder/sjohns
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My buddy has what i think is a good way to look at a high avey forecast. He says its he perfect time to go riding for the following reasons.....
- you know exactly where you are going to ride , no guessing
- its prob been snowing a ton
- no one else will be there
- the areas that usually are not fun ,will be because of all the above reasons
I think he is onto something !
- you know exactly where you are going to ride , no guessing
- its prob been snowing a ton
- no one else will be there
- the areas that usually are not fun ,will be because of all the above reasons
I think he is onto something !
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Jaynelson
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^ Absolutely man. I just spent all yesterday just ripping up a lake with my girlfriend....avy danger way high, didn't even consider hitting the big hills. No one else around....had to punch the trail into the lake in 3 feet of fresh. Usually a boring place to ride because it's on the flat side....but when no one's been in there all year and there's a pile of fresh snow what the hell??
Good choice too because we observed 2 natural slides while eating lunch....def. gotta be carefull out there!
Good choice too because we observed 2 natural slides while eating lunch....def. gotta be carefull out there!
Just thought I would let all of you know that the place where this avy occured is at a place that I usually put on at least 1000 miles a year.One of the things about Queest is there is usually little avalanche activity here.For one,it is right off the lake with a coastal type snow.Queest is known for tree playing and the meadows,the meadows that is called the "golf coarse."
I know of a couple of hills that do slide here but from what I have been able to figure out from what I have read is that they were three km. north of the cabin.
You see once you leave the cabin there is what we call the Goat trail that heads off to the north off to Queest lake.It is a very long sidehill all along this trail and is a terrain trap with trees at the bottom.This from what I have read this is probally the area where this slide happened.There are some short climbs along the trail to play on but most people stick too the trail as it is very steep with what looks like no way back up from the bottom.
So just because someone gets in an avy here please do not jump to conclusions that they did something wrong before we know the facts.They could have just been on the trail heading north to the meadows.
If I was in Sicamous this past weekend with conditions as they were I would have chose Queest over the numerous other riding areas in town just because I am pretty comfortable there and know that it is in the most part safe.
If it did occur on this trail well I guess the thing that may have been done wrong was following to close to the next sled causing more than one to get buried,but still someone could be killed here because of the trees at the bottom.
Are there lessons to be learned here?Yes,but not untill we have the facts.
So untill the facts are in could we please keep this thread to giving condolences to to family and friends of this poor guy and once the facts are in we can talk about what could be done to prevent this sort of accident from happening again.
Do your family and yourselves a favour and get your avy training.
Sorry for the rant,This is just to close to home for me.
Once again my condolences to family and friends RIP
Dave
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enis750
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Dave
As mentioned, I wasnt trying to make light of the subject
and i can not speak for the area they were in, as Ive never been
Just simply stating more of a point about playng it safe when avy danger is high, as this example shows that even unlikely areas can slide
thats all....
again...condolances to the family and those who were lost
RIP Revdawg (Chad)
We will miss you Chad..... May heaven be filled with endless meadows of untouched powder. Rest in peace
Rest in peace Chad.
It is too early to judge what happened. Apparently he was trying to rescue a friend when it hit.
Condolences to all that knew him.
It is too early to judge what happened. Apparently he was trying to rescue a friend when it hit.
Condolences to all that knew him.
This is a very tragic event.
There is no need to come on here and start talking about how it could have been avoided when nobody really knows the details. Save that for a later date, and a different thread. Just let it go.
Its always tough to lose a fellow sledder. RIP.
There is no need to come on here and start talking about how it could have been avoided when nobody really knows the details. Save that for a later date, and a different thread. Just let it go.
Its always tough to lose a fellow sledder. RIP.
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