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BigFish BC
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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news...hinder-search-for-snowmobiler/article2236292/
be carefull out there everybody
be carefull out there everybody
wow may have lost one already b.c avi
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This man left behind a family that is going to miss him very much, I am soooo sorry for their loss...
Everyone be sure to test everything out and make sure it working correctly. Please check avalanche reports before you head out the door.
Everyone be sure to test everything out and make sure it working correctly. Please check avalanche reports before you head out the door.
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Veedy
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Wise words Dunatic.
I think its also becoming ' know before you go ' in other words, we have to really read the avalanche reports, take an AST course, and become educated. Scare yourself into riding safe.
RIP sledhead, and condolences to your family and everyone involved.
Lets keep it safe out there..
I think its also becoming ' know before you go ' in other words, we have to really read the avalanche reports, take an AST course, and become educated. Scare yourself into riding safe.
RIP sledhead, and condolences to your family and everyone involved.
Lets keep it safe out there..
Man that is so sad. Can't believe that 2 people have died in avalanches this year already. Condolences go out to the family and friends.
On another note, this is a classic example of why an avy pack should be worn in the backcountry. You never know when it's going to strike. Don't know if it would have saved him but it might have. You can't always count on search and rescue or even your buddies to find you especially in bad weather. Like the BC boys know all to well just because an avalanche has come down does not mean the hill is now safe. A second one can come down and kill even more people. If a bag can keep you on top or even very close your chances of survival are so much better.
On another note, this is a classic example of why an avy pack should be worn in the backcountry. You never know when it's going to strike. Don't know if it would have saved him but it might have. You can't always count on search and rescue or even your buddies to find you especially in bad weather. Like the BC boys know all to well just because an avalanche has come down does not mean the hill is now safe. A second one can come down and kill even more people. If a bag can keep you on top or even very close your chances of survival are so much better.
Dunatic,
With respect, your big red text should have said
The two men went riding when the avalanche hazard conditions were extreme!
Beacons are important but they DO NOT make riding in the mountains during or right after a dump any safter. Riding those conditions with a beacon on is like saying it's OK to drive drunk as long as you wear your seatbelt.
My heart goes out to the family of the lost but we have got to do a better job as a community of getting folks to evaluate the hazards before going out.
**EDIT** Yamadoo you need some edjumacation. Avalanches are entirely predictable.
With respect, your big red text should have said
The two men went riding when the avalanche hazard conditions were extreme!
Beacons are important but they DO NOT make riding in the mountains during or right after a dump any safter. Riding those conditions with a beacon on is like saying it's OK to drive drunk as long as you wear your seatbelt.
My heart goes out to the family of the lost but we have got to do a better job as a community of getting folks to evaluate the hazards before going out.
**EDIT** Yamadoo you need some edjumacation. Avalanches are entirely predictable.
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I understand there are many signs and warnings out there but if they are so predictable why do so many people get killed in them? It said these guys were not even hill climbing. Not sure how true or what the situation really was. Digging pits, checking weather reports and avalanche reports and taking other safety precautions I agree is a must. And given the conditions they probably should not have been there.
But you can take all the precautions in the world you want to but sometimes Chit happens. The only way you can be a completely 100% safe snowmobiler is by sitting on your couch at home and not riding. So tell that to the guy that dug pits all day long in different places and determined that the hills were safe and then still one hit and buried the guy. Sometimes they aren't predictable.
But you can take all the precautions in the world you want to but sometimes Chit happens. The only way you can be a completely 100% safe snowmobiler is by sitting on your couch at home and not riding. So tell that to the guy that dug pits all day long in different places and determined that the hills were safe and then still one hit and buried the guy. Sometimes they aren't predictable.
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No disrespect.. If the reports said extreme and you don't have a beacon on..... That is called Russian roulette... Stupid stupid stupid... If the warnings are at considerable.. Play in the meadows or we don't go out. And yes I wear a shovel probe and beacon with an abs pack... In today's world how can you go out with anything less. Makes no sense to me ...
He was wearing a beacon.Its probally a good time to test yours and make sure it transmits and how far it transmits.
http://ckpg.com/news/16815-torpy-mtn-slide-victim-named-video.html
http://ckpg.com/news/16815-torpy-mtn-slide-victim-named-video.html
Wearing a beacon and airbag..... They usually transmit just fine, even once they are past they're prime. It's the antennae that degrade and reduce their ability to pick up and triangulate the signal. So you should test your beacon all the time and retire them when they start to wear out.
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