"Rider 1 likely triggered the avalanche in the area indicated by the yellow X, and was buried in the area indicated by the red circle. " From the photo caption.

CAIC has his GPS track from the...

Kudos to investigators for working with whomever to get his GPS track for the day. I think it adds a critical piece in understanding how he ended up making a costly decision.

Here's a useful blog about it from one of the best in the industry: https://thepowdercloud.com/learn/avalanche-education/managing-avalanche-risk-part-2-acceptable-risk/

Rather than thinking about...

My point wasn't to stop discussion. It was to frame it in a that isn't dismissive of the individual. The who, what and why I've got no problem with. How to avoid the accident, what we can learn, and...

He had a high-risk tolerance. I don't think -- unless you personally knew him -- you can judge his BC travel skills. Nor is this the time for such comments. I'm sure we've got plenty of mags that...

Final report is up: https://avalanche.state.co.us/caic/acc/acc_report.php?acc_id=814&accfm=inv