Third BC slide....
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This is a good site for previous years' incidents, for some reason they are not doing Canada this year though....
http://www.avalanche.org/accidents_prev.php?date=2008-2009
I noticed that....wonder why?
Was that the good old CBC ???, It's sad to see one of canada's largest brodcasting companys spreading propaganda instead of just covering the news.
I had to laugh as I saw a little clip last week of some reporter standing on the top of a mountain somewhere all geared up to desend down the mountain "Reporting" on how safe it was. Like he is going to say any ill words as he is proably enjoying a free half week of heli-sking.
Their were 21 Avalanche deaths in BC last year and 2 were skiers.
Their was 54 snowmobile deaths in the rest of Canada last year and 48 were alcohol related. Weird how those never come up.
That's actually a VERY good point!
Maybe I'm missing the point of the post, but do we REALLY want that kind of info coming up???
The fact that sledders are dying due to alcohol related issues really proves the point that the rest of the backcountry community keeps saying about how stupid we are.
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C S Fever
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Back in 88 when I was working in the mountains got the chance to go heli skiing with Weigle in the Revy area and the avy training consisted of a 10 minute course of the working of the pieps and rescuing a transceiver under a foot of snow. We then got on the chopper and went out into the backcountry. First thing we did was go up on a glacier and skied some windslab. Waited at the bottom for pickup and watched the next group come down, and watched the guide scream into his radio in horror as the group of german tourists damn near skied into a crevasse. This guide said that those people where within feet of certain death and their guide didn't know where he was on the mountain. Scared the chit out of me that somebody that you put so much trust in would have that little knowledge. So for Weigle to sit there an bad mouth us sledders is such a load of crap to come out of his mouth. This is all about the money and nothing else! Sorry if I hijacked the thread just thought my personal experience might bring some of this into perspective.
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Sorry too say none for me,I drive for a living,used to drive stock cars & found my divorces stopped when I quit,apparently I turn into instant ahole on alcohol.I have nothing against someone having a beer with lunch though.
Daveglobal also showed footage of turbo and other hillclimbs as while they were talking about the heli-ski avy.
grrrr!
grrrr!
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rigrat
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The only point i was trying to make is that alcohol is often tied to many sports and hobbies and to try to act like it is not is a joke. I quit about 9 years ago and it seems i became the designated driver. I am all good with some wobbly pops as long as it doesnt put anyone in harms way.Sorry too say none for me,I drive for a living,used to drive stock cars & found my divorces stopped when I quit,apparently I turn into instant ahole on alcohol.I have nothing against someone having a beer with lunch though.
