Well, if it was only a human triggered avalanche with no one caught and buried (fully or partly) then it is just a "closecall."

An "accident," is where someone is actually caught and/or buried....

Well, why don't you email the CAIC with you opions....

Justin,
Since I'm no longer with the CAIC I don't hear much about what gets called/faxed or emailed into them.

When I was with the CAIC I think that there where more and more "unoffical"...

Good to see someone from the CAIC is checking in here. Because I didn't send them that report.

On a "powder weekend?" And with I-70 totally screwed up? maybe on a weekday.....

D'ohhhhh!!!!!!:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Just got a call, they cancelled the S&R Avalanche School this weekend, since traffic maybe a mess. And since lots of self-propelled...

1,2,3 your going to die....

4 and 5, you still might die....

6 and 7 will one day get to ski in Heaven..

Does he mean "one body weight," being just stepping on to the block or one jump on the block????:eek: In eaither case NOT a good Rutschblock score....:eek:

I got a bad feeling about this weekend.....:( Keep you fingers crossed...

There is soo much pent-up "powder Lust," out there that I don't think folks are clearly thinking.

And its not only...

Ok kids, stop picking on Rontele......:rolleyes2

Last night driving home from Winter Park, I came over the pass at about 2215 hrs. It had already snowed about 5", with some big wet fat flakes. You...

I sometime forward stuff from this thread over to the CAIC. Along with reports I call in or fax over to them. Once a snow nerd, always a snow nerd.....:rolleyes2

The man....:biggrin: Tim S.

Tom,

I can't seem to find the cloud website I wanted :cussing:.

But, here is an interesting website = National Snow Analyses.

http://www.nohrsc.noaa.gov/nsa/

HM

As an old friend of Tom and I likes to say, "Yes, you too can carry 75 pounds of ultra-light weight mountaineering equipment." :tongue:

Besides, those things (and yes, I do own one and have tried...

Tom,
A lot of time the only thing you can use while on exstended backcountry trips is what type of clouds you're getting and how fast they move through. The rings around the moon are also useful. I...

That is scary.....:eek: Such a light weight trigger could cause such a long crack really does scare me.....:eek::eek:

Pechelman,

All of that is VERY interesting.

But, the really interesting part is that the cracking was isolated to that elevation. Without getting to look at the snowpack up close it would be...

That is not very useful information unless you answer these questions.

When?
Where?
What aspect?
How big of cracking?
How was the crack triggered?

Yeah, I thought you'd like that site.....

www.fireweather.info

From the CAIC website...........


Jones Pass
November 14, 2007
Two skiers caught, not buried
There was a close call early this season. Two backcountry skiers were in the Jones Pass area. They...

LOLROF

No, D. is not an Avy Professional..... But, he is a professional in another occupation.