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Well, fuck me. I spent $900 there last week.

This might seem obvious to a lot of you, but... a collapsible bucket. There's a ton of brands out there, but I've been using the same $9 one since the late 1980s. Best. Thing. Ever.

Next to the...

No, you claimed CPR resuscitation rates are low because people don't take long enough to learn the skill. Your opinion is not supported by empirical evidence and when that was pointed out to you, you...

Maybe I'm playing semantics, but I've got to insert this here because it's important that we all speak the same language and understand what we think we know about avy education.

You didn't "get"...

It's worth noting that in mid-winter 2011 (ostensibly a similar snowpack to April 2013 in many ways) Colorado had two fatalities from avalanches undercut by snowboarders traversing their exit runs....

^^^be careful of your terminology. Especially re: your #3

Know the difference between persistent weak layers and deep persistent slabs.

Here's a good primer.

At the risk of dropping unicorns and rainbows on this awesome thread, here's some thoughts we put together for our audience. Hope some of it resonates with you.
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I don't like horror movies and I've never really been a huge fan of rollercoasters. Being scared doesn't excite me. It frightens me.

Escaping suffocation alone in a cold, icy tomb with broken...

How many pro skiers does it take to change a lightbulb?
10. One to do it, 9 to lean on their poles and mutter, "I coulda done that."

In a room full of skiers, how do you determine which one is...

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Not my reflection.

Maybe they're actually bobsled runners. For, you know, getting inverted.

Stick a snowboard in there and I'll show you aerodynamics in play.

Thought I'd seen everything.

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Fuck yeah! Bring it.

Beer drinking at 5:00-ish
Avy class at 7:00
Raffle probably 9:30-ish

On Wednesday, March 27, join us at the Upslope tap room (1501 Lee Hill Drive, Boulder, CO 80304) for what promises to be a pretty fun evening.


We're doing an avy class in the back room and...

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Figured I'd share my reply with you clowns.
Maybe it'll keep someone from 86'ing their dumb ass this weekend.
Peas,
*Pnr
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Let's do a FOBP happy hour soon.

Shoot me an email: info@berthoudpass.org

Click the poster.
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Oh yeah... FREE BEER!

Agree. This is.

The helicopter on Sunday brought in a dog and handler from Keystone. If CCSO was billed, it was not for $10,000.



Not if evacuated by ground team. If they were transported by helicopter that...

Stop by Vapid Adventure Outfitters at the base area. They should have what you're looking for.
While you're there, ask Rontele to show you his avalanche detector. It's unbelievable.

As I understand it, this is coming to Colorado in the next year or two.

I'm not sure where this topic took a left turn to become reborn as a critique of the CAIC, but those of us who remember...

https://avalanche.state.co.us/obs/obs_report.php?obs_id=17095
(to expand the full obs report, click on the "+" sign to the left of the date, just above "Media")

http://www.9news.com/news/local/article/314671/346/2-people-possibly-trapped-in-Berthoud-Pass-avalanche


EDIT: heard SAR is standing down. Confirmation pending.

If they thought that they might send any amount of snow onto an active rescue scene I really don't imagine they would have been there. But that's just my opinion.

I'm sure we'll hear plenty more...

could have been

Lots of emotional responses to yesterday's incident. In the backcountry, just as in real life, decisions driven by emotion rarely end well. Let's try to keep this respectful and learn something...

Free FOBP class at the Oriental Theater.

Look. Listen. Drink. Learn. :fm:

http://www.adventure-journal.com/2013/01/after-sandy-new-york-surfing-community-rallies-to-rebuild/

Fantastic.

http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_22107595/cdot-considers-automated-avalanche-control-berthoud-pass

CDOT considers automated avalanche control for Berthoud Pass
By Jason Blevins, The...

http://berthoudpass.org/2012/12/02/neversummer-summit-custom-splitboard-raffle/

SPAM, but it's a good product from a good company for a really good cause. Hope a maggot wins.

Updated class calendar posted.

See you tonight at Bent Gate.

Tonight at The Oriental Theater we have the best door prize of the entire tour-- an extra hour of bar time. Everyone's a winner!

Thanks for posting this, Bob.

The regrettable truth is that people will continue to perish in avalanches. It's easy to hope for a zero record year, but actually doing something about it takes much...

Where these at, Nick? You skiing em?

http://grandhuts.org/broomehut.html

Away we go.

Friends of Berthoud Pass avy classes:

Tuesday, October 30 - University of Denver, Sturm Hall 281 (Lindsey Auditorium), Denver
Thursday, November 15 - Bent Gate Mountaineering,...

+1 for Markus. Great instructor.

Yep. Thanks!

FOBP is pleased to continue our free series of avalanche awareness classes for the 2012-13 season. We will provide backcountry travelers with a classroom overview of avalanche awareness, avoidance,...

Check the entire tour calendar here.

The tradition continues. FOBP joins the Powderwhores once again this year:

Nov 1 - Golden, Bent Gate
Nov 3 - Denver, The Oriental Theater
Nov 5 -...

I'm not going to say, "never," but...

Try this.

The Tipping Point, aka: Halfway to Winter, aka: Summer Solstice, aka: Off-Season Reason to play.

For those of you on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/300392983383602/

For everyone...

Thanks for the tips and helpful advice, guys.

Ended up buying a 1TB WD Passport for $109 at Best Buy-- $30 cheaper than the Apple store.

Thanks for the primer. I didn't know that all the hard drives are the same.

Is Time Capsule really that much greater than something like this? It's twice the size, twice the price, etc. and not...