Anyone hear of an avy near Afton wy. yesterday.....
Wyoming Avy.
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cowboysedge
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Saw this in the Jackson Hole (Graysriver) Avy report.
G E N E R A L - A V A L A N C H E - A D V I S O R Y
The general avalanche hazard is CONSIDERABLE. A well developed, persistent weak layer of faceted snow and depth hoar lies at the base of the snowpack. In steep terrain, the potential continues for backcountry travelers to trigger hard slab avalanches involving this basal layer. These poorly supported slabs could be triggered by a single person, and more likely by heavier loads such as snowmobiles, even after a slope has been crossed many times. On Saturday, a snowmobiler was killed after triggering a deep hard slab avalanche on a south facing slope around 9,000 feet near Squaw Creek. Our deepest condolences go out to the family and friends of the victim. Loose snow sluffs and shallow soft slabs involving recently fallen snow could also be triggered in steep terrain. As the day warms, these slides will become more susceptible to failure.
RIP!
G E N E R A L - A V A L A N C H E - A D V I S O R Y
The general avalanche hazard is CONSIDERABLE. A well developed, persistent weak layer of faceted snow and depth hoar lies at the base of the snowpack. In steep terrain, the potential continues for backcountry travelers to trigger hard slab avalanches involving this basal layer. These poorly supported slabs could be triggered by a single person, and more likely by heavier loads such as snowmobiles, even after a slope has been crossed many times. On Saturday, a snowmobiler was killed after triggering a deep hard slab avalanche on a south facing slope around 9,000 feet near Squaw Creek. Our deepest condolences go out to the family and friends of the victim. Loose snow sluffs and shallow soft slabs involving recently fallen snow could also be triggered in steep terrain. As the day warms, these slides will become more susceptible to failure.
RIP!
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snobunny21
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heard it was a father and his 2 sons, heard the father was the one in the avy. Thoughts and prayers to his family and friends 
heard it was a father and his 2 sons, heard the father was the one in the avy. Thoughts and prayers to his family and friends
keep us posted Kala...
We lost one hell of a man
This one is very hard to swallow!! This happened to a great great family and Bob had one of the biggest hearts of anyone I have ever known. He was one of those guys who you couldn't help but like. Always smiling and always helping others. We all lost one hell of a guy!! Please pray for his family in this extremly difficult time.
This one is very hard to swallow!! This happened to a great great family and Bob had one of the biggest hearts of anyone I have ever known. He was one of those guys who you couldn't help but like. Always smiling and always helping others. We all lost one hell of a guy!! Please pray for his family in this extremly difficult time.
guess not...RIP Sad day.
Its really hard to read these threads without getting a lump in your throat.
Our thoughts,prayers and condolances to family and friends of this victim.
RIP
Dave and family
Our thoughts,prayers and condolances to family and friends of this victim.
RIP
Dave and family
Bob was one of the greatest guys you could ever have the pleasure of knowing. I was fortunate enough to have had him as a friend and someone I worked with. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, we have lost a great man.
Sorry to hear of your loss and that of the family.
My prayers are with you.
My prayers are with you.
Thoughts and Prayers to family and friends!
http://www.avalanche.org/data.php?date=&sort=&id=498
Date: 2010-02-06
Submitted By: avalanche.org
Place: Squaw Cr., in Greys River area south of Jackson
State: WY
Country: USA
Fatalities: 1
Summary: 1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed
** MEIDA REPORT ***
From the Montana Standard: www.mtstandard.com
Avalanche kills Dillon snowmobiler in Wyoming
By the Billings Gazette staff - 02/08/2010
BILLINGS -- A Dillon snowmobiler was killed by an avalanche Saturday while riding in the Squaw Creek area in west-central Wyoming near Greys River.
Bob Joe Turney, 50, was killed after getting stuck while riding with three other snowmobilers, according to Lt. Brian Andrews with the Lincoln County Sheriff's Department. When Turney stepped off to free his machine, the 150-foot wide avalanche broke loose.
Avalanche danger at the time of the incident was rated considerable by the Bridger-Teton National Forest Avalanche Center. The avalanche occurred at about 9,000 feet elevation on a south-facing slope before 4:30 p.m., which was when sheriff's dispatch received a call.
Turney was wearing an avalanche beacon. His fellow snowmobilers located him within 10 to 15 minutes, Andrews said, and it took another 5 minutes to dig him out. The cause of death was compression asphyxiation, Andrews said.
Also in the Greys River area, another snowmobiler had a close call near Murphy Lake Road when he triggered an avalanche that buried him to his goggles, according to an avalanche center report. The snowmobiler deployed an avalanche airbag, a safety device meant to avoid burial in avalanches.
So far this winter, there have been 11 avalanche fatalities in the United States, five of them snowmobilers. This is the second avalanche death in Wyoming this winter. The first occurred on Jan. 6 when a Jackson Hole Mountain Resort ski patroller was swept off a cliff by an avalanche.
There have been two Montana fatalities caused by avalanches this winter, the first on Dec. 10 killed an ice climber in the Hyalite Canyon area near Bozeman and the second killed a Billings man on Jan. 3 who was snowmobiling near Cooke City.
http://www.avalanche.org/data.php?date=&sort=&id=498
Date: 2010-02-06
Submitted By: avalanche.org
Place: Squaw Cr., in Greys River area south of Jackson
State: WY
Country: USA
Fatalities: 1
Summary: 1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed
** MEIDA REPORT ***
From the Montana Standard: www.mtstandard.com
Avalanche kills Dillon snowmobiler in Wyoming
By the Billings Gazette staff - 02/08/2010
BILLINGS -- A Dillon snowmobiler was killed by an avalanche Saturday while riding in the Squaw Creek area in west-central Wyoming near Greys River.
Bob Joe Turney, 50, was killed after getting stuck while riding with three other snowmobilers, according to Lt. Brian Andrews with the Lincoln County Sheriff's Department. When Turney stepped off to free his machine, the 150-foot wide avalanche broke loose.
Avalanche danger at the time of the incident was rated considerable by the Bridger-Teton National Forest Avalanche Center. The avalanche occurred at about 9,000 feet elevation on a south-facing slope before 4:30 p.m., which was when sheriff's dispatch received a call.
Turney was wearing an avalanche beacon. His fellow snowmobilers located him within 10 to 15 minutes, Andrews said, and it took another 5 minutes to dig him out. The cause of death was compression asphyxiation, Andrews said.
Also in the Greys River area, another snowmobiler had a close call near Murphy Lake Road when he triggered an avalanche that buried him to his goggles, according to an avalanche center report. The snowmobiler deployed an avalanche airbag, a safety device meant to avoid burial in avalanches.
So far this winter, there have been 11 avalanche fatalities in the United States, five of them snowmobilers. This is the second avalanche death in Wyoming this winter. The first occurred on Jan. 6 when a Jackson Hole Mountain Resort ski patroller was swept off a cliff by an avalanche.
There have been two Montana fatalities caused by avalanches this winter, the first on Dec. 10 killed an ice climber in the Hyalite Canyon area near Bozeman and the second killed a Billings man on Jan. 3 who was snowmobiling near Cooke City.
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sled-fiend
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RIP
so sad..RIP..
