It would be pure speculation to try to determine why the beacon was turned off in her pack.
Regardless of the decisions that led to that, performing a beacon check at the trailhead or when they...

I think that many people that hand out judgement of avalanche victims are desperately trying to convince themselves that they are not capable of making the same mistakes. As you said, these people...

There was an early season bulletin issued on October 3rd, not dissimilar to the early season statewide bulletins issued by CAIC.
http://www.mtavalanche.com/current

I have thought many times about how it would feel if one of my partners died in an avalanche accident. Every time, I conclude that I cannot imagine it.

Complicate that with it being my significant...

Holy fuck, that is gut wrenching if true.