That is understandable. From an emotional side of it I agree that this event shouldn't take place; too much too soon maybe. Also this being such a big event and with the eyes of the world on Revy right now if something happened there would be hell to pay by the organizers if extra precautions weren't taken.
Now from a snowmobiling community point of view I do believe this event should take place even if it needs to be postponed a week or two for extra precautions and organizing and finding volunteers. Setting up check points up to the mountain, flagging off areas, drawing up maps of danger areas and temporary closure of these high risk areas for the event. Show the world these events can be held responsibly and we as snowmobilers know our terrain and the safty equipment we carry. Hold multiple mini clinics on survival/avy gear and invite the cameras to come on out. Ask for volunteers to "police" the danger areas outlined in the maps handed out for the event and rotate them out with other volunteers so people don't get bored. Whats a couple hours looking at a bowl and making sure nobody goes in it for that one day? This is a golden opportunity in my mind to really turn this around and make a possitive out come from everything which has happened.
With all of the communication and unity I have seen in the snowmobile community these last few days I am very sure what ever number of volunteers needed could be found in a couple of weeks to pull this off. They closed the mountain for this search and rescue and they can certainly close it to only allow yamma fest participants. Mark off an area for the events and make sure everyone knows what is at stake and to forget about the adrenaline for one day. This could also be an opportunity for a memorial gathering out there as well. I think it would happen naturaly anyway if this event was to happen.
These are my thoughts on a couple of different points of view and in no way should anybody take offence as I have intended none. I hope we as sledders can rally together to put on an event and invite the media out and show that we are as responsible as we can be in our actions in the backcountry. My thoughts are with everyone affected by this accident, my friends included. I would have been there with my friends if I hadn't been over seas working, scarry to hear the stories and think that if I had been in Canada a few more days that I would have been in the slide path.
