First off, I am going to need everyones help.
I know there are a lot of First hand reports of slides, close calls, critical decision making in TRs, etc etc etc, but I for sure dont remember all of them.
I know I have read a good bit of them, so Ill try to search and dig them up, but to make this thread really worthwhile, I am going to need your help locating them.
Id say lets try to keep everything linked here to first hand accounts of either those that were involved in the incident\decision\close call or those that did the investigation or rescue.
Alaska
Turnagain Arm, Feb 22, 2007 No one caught in slide
Mt Vista, April 15, 2006 2 Skiers Caught and Partially Buried
Tincan, Kenai Mountains, Alaska, Dec 2004 1 Skier Triggered, Caught & unburied
Canadian Rockies
Chinaman's Peak, Alberta, April 2005 1 Skier Caught and Injured
California
Tahoe Backcountry, Feb 15, 2007 Small Skier Triggered, no one involved.
Mt. Dana Backcountry, May 23 2005 1 Skier triggered, caught & carried off terrain feature - unburied but injured.
Colorado
Piney Bristles Ridge, Near the Eiseman Hut, Vail, CO, Jan 16 2009. Three snowboarders caught, 2 fully buried, 1 partially buried, no one injured
Lovers Leap, Vail, CO, Dec 14, 2008. 1 skier caught, partially buried, and not injured.
Silverton, Adjacent OB Terrain, March 9, 2007 1 Skier Caught
Marvins, East Vail, Jan 9, 2007 1 Skier Triggered, Caught, but not carried.
Radio Beacon Peak, Feb 2, 2005 Skier Triggered, 1 Dog Buried
Berthoud Pass Rescue, Nov 2005 1 Skier Killed w\o Transeiver
Quandry, Dec 2, 2004 1 Skier Triggered, Caught, & 1 Dog Buried
Bear Creek San Miguel CO, March 3, 2003 Recovery of a snowmobiler buried without a transceiver, some basic first aid discussion, avy dog
Montana
Mt Edith, Feb 19, 2007 3 Snowmobilers caught in slide, 2 buried & killed
PNW
Baker, Nov 8, 2005 Successful rescue of a deep buried victim
Decker Mountain, Blackcomb Backcountry, March 2002 1 Backcountry skier caught, uninjured
Utah
Box Elder Peak, Feb, 11, 2006 1 Skier Caught & Injured
Little Cottonwood Canyon, Jan 28 2006 Nat\Remote triggered, 1 Skier caught & carried - uninjured.
Wyoming
Jackson, Granite Chute, Feb 26, 2007 4 Skiers caught in slide, 1 buried and injured
Jackson, Fat Bastard, Jan 5, 2007 3 Skiers caught in slide, 2 partially buried, 1 buried and killed.
Asia
Gulmarg, Kashmir, Feb 9, 2007 1 skier caught in slide, buried, and killed.
Europe
St. Anton, Jan 28, 2007 1 Skier Caught, Unburried, & Injured
Berner Oberland, Kranzberg, March 2006 Skier triggered from above, 1 skier caught & buried
St. Anton, Feb 2006 1 Skier Killed
Man Pee's His way out of an Avy Burial :D