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Thread: Independence Pass 2.15.14
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03-05-2014, 03:32 PM #101
Excellent point. I have often heard it said that a pit analysis should be used to make you not ski a slope (ie, to red light an otherwise green lighted plan), not used to make you ski a slope (to green light what otherwise would have been red lighted). Obviously, what happened here is the exact opposite.
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03-05-2014, 07:09 PM #102skin track terrorist
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03-05-2014, 07:45 PM #103
Most everything from the CAIC report seemed compliant to normal protocol, but reading this makes me wonder...
Events Leading to the Avalanche
A group of 7 traveled to the La Plata the trail head on Saturday February 15th, 2014. The group departed from Colorado Highway 82 at about 10:30 AM and followed the trail up the South Fork of Lake Creek. They stopped to check the function of their avalanche transceivers and to practice searching with the devices. They continued following the trail and observed several whumpfs.Ski edits | http://vimeo.com/user389737/videos
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03-05-2014, 07:57 PM #104
During a period of heightened danger they triggered several settlements on the way up but a pit made them feel better so they descended an avalanche path exposing all 7 of them at the same time.
Ouch
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03-05-2014, 11:12 PM #105
This whole incident seems a bit baffling. Observed instability, hazardous forecast, exposing everyone at the same time, using a pit to justify a "go" decision, I don't get it. One member of their party had no rescue gear?! Not that it really matters given the choices they made, but really? I'm sorry for their loss but this one really has me scratching my head.
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03-05-2014, 11:27 PM #106Registered User
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They always seem baffling from a different perspective. Human nature is baffling to humans.
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03-06-2014, 07:59 AM #107Registered User
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1) the slide went BIG, not just alittle slide, that thing was huge!
2) there is a false sense of security by "skiing in or close to the trees" I justify skiing something I should all the time by sticking to the trees right next to a slide path
3) how often do I turn around when the snow settles under me? 25% of the time maybe if that, the only time I turned around this year was when it "settled" over a foot under me as I entered a known wind loaded area, just because snow settles doesn't mean you should turn around
4) there was alot on the line that day, out of town guests wanted to be able to go home and say they went big in the back country of colorado
5) heard the most f'd up story the other day about the slide in keystone, asked the guy to tell it to me three times because I thought he was full of shit and I didn't hear him right, think twice, choose your friends wisely, and know where you are and what your doing just because you took a class and bought some nice gear doesn't mean shit
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03-06-2014, 08:12 AM #108
Probably known but whumpfing ain't "settling" of the snow, it's the collapse of a weak layer with the air pushed out like a fart. Gassy snowpack means the avy Dragon wants to take a shit on you.
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03-06-2014, 09:52 AM #109skin track terrorist
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I was skinning up a slope with one partner this winter and we heard a very loud and almost echo-ing sound beneath our skiis and saw cracks shoot out left and right of us and run up the gully and into the drainage next to us about 50 to 60 feet away. needless to say we turned around very quickly and cautiously.
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03-06-2014, 01:24 PM #110
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03-07-2014, 07:51 AM #111
Snowscience 101: a collapse of a weak layer is not settling it's a dragon fart. I think it's highly intuitive. I like to call it voodoo. When the little devil on one shoulder says deduction makes it safe and the angel on the other shoulder says I don think so today. Who ya gonna trust? Experience vs science. Roll the dice or discretion? Some times it's best to stop, skin up and get the heck out.
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03-07-2014, 10:12 AM #112Banned
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03-10-2014, 09:53 AM #113
I think the forecast for that day said it was a good day to stay home and clean your garage...
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03-10-2014, 01:10 PM #114
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