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Thread: Two More Deaths
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01-08-2011, 11:07 PM #1
Two More Deaths
up at Big Mountain.
Fuck.
http://www.nbcmontana.com/keci/26413712/detail.html
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01-08-2011, 11:08 PM #2
Crazy. I was up there all day and had no idea.
That sucks.
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01-08-2011, 11:18 PM #3
Sending positive vibes again. Terrible news.
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01-08-2011, 11:42 PM #4
That's absolutely horrible.
nevermind answered my own question:
http://www.treewelldeepsnowsafety.com/
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01-09-2011, 01:55 AM #5Banned
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Avy death by Hungry Horse today also, tough day in the Flathead. Be safe tomorrow guys. ++++ Vibes.
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01-09-2011, 07:34 AM #6
Bummer, hate this news. ++++ thoughts going out.
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01-09-2011, 10:26 AM #7
Damn....hate hearing this....+++ vibes to the families and friends
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01-09-2011, 04:50 PM #8Registered User
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+++++++++++
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01-09-2011, 07:12 PM #9Registered User
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Terrible news. ++++to all those affected. It's already been a really rough season up there.
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01-09-2011, 07:43 PM #10
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01-09-2011, 10:05 PM #11
Makes me want to keep the kids on groomers all day. Damn.
Smoke dope, jump rope, eat glass and kick ass...ROCK STEADY!
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01-09-2011, 10:17 PM #12
That sucks, I hate tree wells!! Positive vibes to family and friends
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01-09-2011, 10:27 PM #13When life gives you haters, make haterade.
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01-09-2011, 10:30 PM #14
Vibes to all involved. The guy at disco was a ski school instructor apparently. Be safe out there everyone.
Keep your tips up and always remember to unhook your pack from the chair...
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01-09-2011, 10:33 PM #15
was the death at disco today, or the one on 12/29. he hit a tree while skiing on a blue run.
don't be scared. given that on some days there can be over a million skiing at north american resorts there are bound to be deaths at mountains on an almost daily basis, both skiing related or not. think of how many deaths there are in a day for any city of 500,000.
then throw in the many thousands of skiers, boarders, and sledders in the bc every day now. the odds haven't changed, just the number of players.
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01-09-2011, 10:44 PM #16Registered User
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Vibes to the families involved.
Honestly I'm not sure what scares me more, tree wells or avalanches.
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01-09-2011, 10:57 PM #17
As I understand it, both of the tree well deaths in Whitefish were in the same area; a relatively flat gladed area off of the upper T-bar.
No idea about the ability of the skiers that died, but that area tends to attract a lot of powder seeking gapers - plenty of powder stashes and the terrain isn't intimidating.
As mentioned above, 1 avy fatality near hungry horse reservoir yesterday. Apparently there were three separate slides and 11 buried. I think they were on snowmobiles. We were out for some cautious BC laps today. It blows me away what some of the snowmobiles were doing; highmarking an open slope within 100 yards of a fresh 3 ft. tall crown. Same aspect and everything.
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