Avy at the Village???

**randosteve** · 12-27-2008, 03:47 PM

Rumor has it there was a slide in Toilet Bowl at JHMR. Anyone know any details? FNKA....I knew we were gonna get hit with something!

**nachoestrella** · 12-27-2008, 03:52 PM

two avlanches inbounds.
alta 2 (they say that 2 people where in)
huge one at tower 3 5+ people burried...
45-60 minutes ago patrol still searching.

pray guys

dudes nothing of this is ofificial info just whats people telling at the village

**upallnight** · 12-27-2008, 03:58 PM

i came out of the backcountry at 2:15 and saw that the entire upper mountain was shut down (tram/sub/thunder/gondi).

when i saw signs asking for schoolers to check in, i knew something was up.

rumors of multiple small slides were rampant. i hope that all caught are accounted for and uninjured.

another reminder to stay safe out there, choose routes carefully, watch out for people above and below you, and wear a beacon + carry appropriate gear even inbounds -- especially with a new storm cycle rolling in.

**AfroMullet** · 12-27-2008, 04:09 PM

heard it was tower three, also heard it was paintbrush.

i also heard there were lots of tracks in there previous to it. i'm just hoping everybody is ok.

tender snowpack BE SAFE.

4-TEEF · 12-27-2008, 04:11 PM

Hoping against hope that there are no fatalities...

**The Gnarwhale** · 12-27-2008, 04:16 PM

Wow. This has been a scary, sobering season. Sending thoughts and prayers to victims and the rescuers.

advres · 12-27-2008, 04:20 PM

hopefully everyone skied away from this.

**johna** · 12-27-2008, 04:22 PM

sketchy stuff for sure. thoughts and prayers that all are safe and sound.

**schwerty** · 12-27-2008, 04:22 PM

Just heard from a "credible" source there was one death. Apparently, a local. I hope my source was mistaken.

**randosteve** · 12-27-2008, 04:25 PM

My heart just skipped a beat. NOT GOOD!!!

**truth** · 12-27-2008, 04:25 PM

Ugh......

**passholer** · 12-27-2008, 04:30 PM

just heard from a credible source.31 yr.old local did not survive,patrol found him in 10 mins.under 8' of debris. sad day

**Lost in AK** · 12-27-2008, 04:31 PM

don't know if anyone was actually in the alta 2 slide. it ripped out less than five minutes after i skied it. the other slide was definitely at tower 3. the skiers left side after it opens up. the section you would have to traverse to. I really hope that there was only one person in it. When i was there one person said his friend was in it. the only four other people there said they didn't see anyone else but that doesn't mean a full team didn't get hit. It was deep. at least 8 patrollers were there within ten minutes but I left after that, with no gear with me i couldn't help, and they still hadn't found anyone.

Hope these first reports of five buried with one fatality are wrong.

**allornuthin** · 12-27-2008, 04:39 PM

If true, thoughts and prayers are with his family.

**emr** · 12-27-2008, 04:43 PM

what the fuck is going on this season... Has a season ever started off like this before?

thoughts and prayers to everyone involved.

VIBES... VIBES... VIBES...

**wyomingcowboy** · 12-27-2008, 04:47 PM

I witnessed the Alta 2 slide from the lift. It appeared that a group of 3-4 skiers were in the process of descending Alta 2 one by one and when the final skier was a few turns into the run the snow released. The crown of the avalanche appeared to be 2-3 feet and I would guess that it ran on the November rain crust.

The skier was carried about 100 yards downhill and managed to avoid a number of trees during the slide. It appeared that he came to a rest buried up to his waist, but mostly on top of the pile. Alta 2 was well skied prior to the avalanche. I would guess that about 20+ people skied the chute prior to the skier who set off the slide.

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