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03-12-2017, 11:19 AM #1
Unlikely survivors: What a violent avalanche says about risk in the backcountry
http://www.sltrib.com/lifestyle/outd...che?fullpage=1
Here is the UAC write up of this:
https://utahavalanchecenter.org/avalanches/28902When life gives you haters, make haterade.
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03-12-2017, 01:03 PM #2
Jesus. What a shitty situation that turned out remarkably well.
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03-12-2017, 01:58 PM #3Registered User
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Just crazy! Thanks for posting.
This is why continental snowpack scares the bejeezus out of me."Alpine rock and steep, deep powder are what I seek, and I will always find solace there." - Bean Bowers
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03-12-2017, 07:33 PM #4
Avalanche outcomes are so freak.
November 2006
Terrain in a Ski Area not open yet for the season. Lift Maint. crew doing construction on a new lift watched a skier trigger a 40 degree wind loaded slope and take a 1000' foot ride including down through a deep narrows that goes from a planar face to 20' deep and from 100 feet wide to 15 feet wide.
I showed up about 10-15 minutes later, guy had dug himself out and was just fine. His 3 year old black lab was on the slope about 35 feet above him when the slope failed and may have been the trigger. From what I could tell that dog thought it was the best thing he had ever done and he was ready to go back up and have another go.
Last edited by bunion; 03-12-2017 at 07:49 PM.
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03-12-2017, 07:46 PM #5Rope->Dope
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They really are.
This traveler made it out fine:
http://avalanche.state.co.us/caic/ob...p?obs_id=45297
That is a long line to take a ride down.
This one did not:
http://avalanche.state.co.us/caic/ac...inv&acc_id=431
Just a little rinky dink gully.
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03-23-2017, 03:06 AM #6Galibier Designcrafting technology in service of music
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03-23-2017, 12:47 PM #7
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