good article
i think it was linked before in the satch thread i think but not everybody reads every regions obs threads so i wouldnt nuke good stuff
a lot rings true for me for me
the turn of the century was a huge time in bc skiing , gear got better , popularity soared, forecasting and the building and passing of the snow science knowledge base improved.
just after saiat was released im workin in the soli stone house and tremper and kimbrough come in and im reading the book
so of course i ask him to autograph it
and is autographed "best wishes on your path to become an avalanche expert"- bt
I and my crew were blessed to have the resorts snow safety professionals offer mentorship, open sharing of conditions and concerns, pro form on avvy gear etc
we dug a lot of pits, communicated a lot, made mistakes ,attempted to learn from them
got caught in an avvy had others in our group do so too , one on a low danger day in the middle of a low danger week
a couple took avvy 1
i took avvy 2 idk 05 or 06 and a semester long snow science course a season a few years later
lost friends and people i admired some who were way more knowledgeable than me
i cant tell ya when or where but i gave up on being an avalanche expert and just focused on being a solid partner with good group/self reliance skills who understood group dynamics is just as important if not more than technical snow science ,communicate well and the ability to attempt to remove emotions from decisions.
posses solid 1st aid skills and just be a seasoned journeyman with the goal of returning to the trailhead or hut lot or destination and let experts do expert things
and well yeah not only is touring with chicks stastically safer
chicks are fkna cool
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