TR: A fall into King Ravine (Mount Adams, NH)

[monkfish]

Selected quote from RT3's Gapic thread:

"Zero avalanche danger that day. Zero. None. The slab that broke was no bigger than a 10ftx10ft sheet of light ice that formed that day from the re-freeze...."

He said something similar upthread here. Of course the word "slab" has specific avy meanings, likely not his intent. As I try to picture what he describes I think it might well not meet the definition of an avy, or at most be some variant of a small point release. The big as in potentially deadly problem here obviously is his certainty that a slope that steep can ever have "zero avalanche danger ... Zero. None" as long as there's snow on it. Maybe the risk truly was trivial that day but I haven't seen him describe how he arrived at that conclusion. He hasn't even said if he read the MWAC bulletin and extrapolated from that for King Ravine, much less whether he did any classic stability assessments e.g. firing off a few rounds at likely trigger points.

[fastfred]

I heard that rt3 didn't get into nursing school so he's going to move to colorado become a pot head and the most bad ass back country skiier in the state

he should be warned ahead of time, I have run into the chupacabra a few times back country skiing he is going to need to upgrade to a level 12 holster, a .45, and only silver bullets will pierce the skin of this creature

[hatchgreenchile]

Why not put a razor sharp edge on the skis?
Knife + Skis + Machete. Kill three birds with one stone.

[Hugh Conway]

he should be warned ahead of time, I have run into the chupacabra a few times back country skiing he is going to need to upgrade to a level 12 holster, a .45, and only silver bullets will pierce the skin of this creature

That's Tahoe not Colorado.

[PNWbrit]

The solution to RT3's level 3 issues?

Vagina holster

[timnormandin]

I heard that rt3 didn't get into nursing school so he's going to move to colorado become a pot head and the most bad ass back country skiier in the state

he should be warned ahead of time, I have run into the chupacabra a few times back country skiing he is going to need to upgrade to a level 12 holster, a .45, and only silver bullets will pierce the skin of this creature

You might have passed this crucial information on a little sooner when it could have helped RT3. Poor little guy never had a chance. Fucking goat suckers.

[gouldie]

The solution to RT3's level 3 issues?

Vagina holster

Luckily his is big enough to fit his new AR.

[Grape_Ape]

moving south to appalachia slopes would be safer.

Have you BEEN to Appalachia? Them rednecks are scary. I feel safer with the packing bruthas in Baltimore.

[pipedream]

Have you BEEN to Appalachia? Them rednecks are scary. I feel safer with the packing bruthas in Baltimore.

Grew-up there, dude. Ain't nothing to fear in Appalachia but fear itself. And poisoned drinking water.

[Bottleman]

Photographic proof that highly dangerous wildlife is running "amuck" in NH and VT. Seen today. I am still shaking. If only I had a weapon on hand....

[spook]

Have you BEEN to Appalachia? Them rednecks are scary. I feel safer with the packing bruthas in Baltimore.

no shit. they won't cook you and eat you in baltimore.

[retirwntm]

Pardon sirs, why is this thread labelled a TR (Trip report)? It is an accident report not a trip report.

Uhhh - he tripped.

[DigiDeath Rating Scale]

+5 for gat
+.3 for no arcteryx
+1 for self rescue
+.5 for no beacon
+.25 for no shovel
+.25 for no beacon

-3 for losing gat
-1 for "premed"
-.5 for overall lack of steeze

DIGIDEATH skier scale total: 2.3

[My Pet Powder Goat]

how many points for a "flex 160 boot w/ lace-up liners"?

[Bottleman]

+5 for gat
+.3 for no arcteryx
+1 for self rescue
+.5 for no beacon
+.25 for no shovel
+.25 for no beacon

-3 for losing gat
-1 for "premed"
-.5 for overall lack of steeze

DIGIDEATH skier scale total: 2.3

Is that good or bad? And how can you count the no beacon twice? Inquiring minds NEED to know.

[Brianskis]

Hard ear POC race helmet, while potentially saving his doctor brain, has to affect score in one way or another...

[Bottleman]

one beacon to transmit and another to receive, thought that was common north woods practice.

Ahhhhhh. I am such a stupid.

[I've seen black diamonds!]

Uhhh - he tripped.

Good one.

[DigiDeath Rating Scale]

Is that good or bad? And how can you count the no beacon twice? Inquiring minds NEED to know.

no beacon for gun= +.25
no personal beacon= +.5

how many points for a "flex 160 boot w/ lace-up liners"?

+1 for flex 160 boots
-1 for getting into boots attached to skis

score unchanged: 2.3/10

[peterslovo]

I mean, how else are you supposed to find yourself...

Hilarious!

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[NoPostholio]

This thread finally has legs again... Where is RT3?

[jono]

Pardon sirs, why is this thread labelled a TR (Trip report)? It is an accident report not a trip report.

TR is correct. The accident reports were sent to the appropriate news agencies, the results of which can be seen on the first page. This is the report of the trip he's been on ever since.

[splat]

Has no one told him about how stud finders are just fine when ob alone?

[Clownshoe]

Putting his boots on while they're still in the skis??????

Somehow missed this gem on the first pass.

I thought the din was 16. Sounds like they were screwed straight to the skis.

Avalanche hazard: 0
DIN: infinity

[splat]

Putting his boots on while they're still in the skis??????

Somehow missed this gem on the first pass...

And the skis were still on his pack. Which was still on his back. Kid's got steez.