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01-03-2022, 06:00 PM #1276
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01-03-2022, 06:01 PM #1277
Norseman , Super stoked u are still with us but more importantly here to watch ur children grow up. Heal up fast my friend and feel better soon. Hope you will back on ur sticks soon. I don’t think Dan will ever forget to turn his transceiver on again. Again stoked u guys are alive
always forward but never straight
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01-03-2022, 06:14 PM #1278
legend of Norseman grows: he can outrun avalanches AND raise daughters
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01-03-2022, 06:28 PM #1279Registered User
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01-03-2022, 06:45 PM #1280
Get well Norse.
Well maybe I'm the faggot America
I'm not a part of a redneck agenda
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01-03-2022, 06:48 PM #1281
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01-03-2022, 07:50 PM #1282
Jesus, glad everyone is ok, especially with a beacon turned off. Heal up, rib injuries suck.
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01-03-2022, 10:58 PM #1283
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01-04-2022, 01:39 AM #1284
Woh Norse, that sounds intense! Glad it all turned out ok. Sobering..
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01-04-2022, 02:33 AM #1285
I'm just lurking I all the threads with snow these days, but damn, Norse. Be careful and heal up.
It's a war of the mind and we're armed to the teeth.
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01-04-2022, 08:51 AM #1286Registered User
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Is it evil for me to hope for an afternoon start to the lifts as I cannot get there till after work? I feel guilty for these bad thoughts. Stay safe all.
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01-04-2022, 09:07 AM #1287Registered User
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01-04-2022, 09:08 AM #1288Registered User
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01-04-2022, 09:17 AM #1289
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01-04-2022, 09:28 AM #1290
Glad you’re mostly ok Norse, and HUGE thanks for the write up
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01-04-2022, 10:52 AM #1291Registered User
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Agreed. While Saturday was my first time out of that gate, it certainly made me think much more about spacing. After the traverse, my group took turns and navigated to "safe" zones one at a time, but speaking for myself, I was not as conscious about spacing when actually on the traverse. That will not be a mistake I make again.
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01-04-2022, 11:05 AM #1292
Thanks again for the outpouring of support from the woodwork. This is just a silly message board but I am honored to have met/skied/partied with pretty much all of you chiming in and I count you as dear friends.
I keep gettin more and more pissed off thinkin about the little fuckups that our party exhibited that could've made for a much worse outcome if they had compounded in a slightly different way. I'm finding myself processing the terror/angst into plans for future action including further rescue practice/coursework, gear/weather/attitude checks @ lot4, BC protocol and comms discussions, etc. Tighten up!
Know what else pisses me off? Trying to get a chest x-ray (or any other form of care, really) in this facked up healthcare scene.
Urgent Care 1: "We don't do ribs." Uh, ok.
Call primary provider: goes thru to voicemail.
Urgent Care 2, after standing in the snain for 20 minutes: "We are only doing covid tests today, go up to the next town."
Urgent Care 3: "We aren't taking walk-ins, we're full with appointments today and tomorrow."
Call primary provider: goes thru to voicemail.
Urgent Care 4: "Sure, we'll see you, but the wait time right now is 3 hours. Please sit over there." After 20 minutes of sitting in the lobby watching the steady stream of hacking redneck fucks coming in wanting a covid test, I bailed, thinking that I'd surely contract the vidz if I waited in that goddamn place any longer. Front desk gal agreed and expressed grave concern for the imminent collapse of the entire healthcare system. Great.
ER seemed like an even worse idea.
Finally got thru to primary with an appointment for the next day (today). WTF
No sneezes yet (thank lawdy) but fartin and poopin are indeed no goot.
Easy to hind-sight it but I think that a glance up the slope before starting out of the trees might have offered a visual on the slide and we could've stayed put. Not that that tree band is a safe place ("Not Safe Trees") but in this particular slide it was enough of a break to keep the others from getting swept. A larger slide would've involved the whole party.
Not sure on Dan, I don't have his number. I should, though. He was cool as a cucumber that day but I bet he's a little shaken after the fact.
Thanks, J. Hope to ski with you this winter still. How's the back? Been on skis some?
Thanks man, it was good to finally meet you.
Well it seems to alternate quickly between good and bad. This time was very bad then very good. I'll take it.
I read that you backed out of the Bryant that day, though? Good call, NWAC obs include someone triggering a slab in there in the damn dark.
Thanks, doods. Means a lot.
Ribs fuckin suck for sure. What do we do in the club? Sit around drinking, bitch about Alterra/Frank, try not to laugh or fart? Sorry about yours man. Good story at least?
Or, he gets his ass handed to him by giant debris on the regular.
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aight, lets move on from this nightmare.
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01-04-2022, 11:46 AM #1293
Edelweiss Chair and beyond... Alpental , The valley and the rest of snocrummy
Moving on…
If the power isn’t out tomorrow I hope to ride some padded seats. I hope the pow techs aren’t too numerous.
Kooks HMULast edited by jackattack; 01-04-2022 at 12:54 PM.
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01-04-2022, 12:13 PM #1294
Skied the Fir before work today.
It was ughh...quite deep....
Hopefully the mags out there reaping the goods right now."Poop is funny" - Frank Reynolds
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01-04-2022, 12:18 PM #1295Registered User
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01-04-2022, 12:48 PM #1296
Just saw that report, we were worried about windslab exactly there and we turned around about 100 feet short of the shoulder around Bryant Peak. The spindrift off the top was increasingly strong and there was a small windslab forming right there in very much no fall terrain. Basically decided that the risk of conditions deteriorating would make turning around from the Bryant shoulder no bueno, not to mention the cliff hazard at the bottom of the couloir if we were to go forward. Glad we turned when we did.
I think things were so good the couple days before that everyone was hoping it would stay the same on Sunday and had their guard down, but the storm came in a lot earlier and stronger than expected (especially compared to NWACs report the night before) and conditions deteriorated super rapidly.
They must have been on a long tour out to be there at night time? Sounds super sketchy.
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01-04-2022, 01:18 PM #1297
Sorry to hear Norseman but you have much to be thankful for, you're here! It doesn't take much to become eliminated. Experiencing the force of a slide like that is definitely an eye opener. Busted ribs suck but they heal quickly. Eat yer weed and chill and you'll be back at it in no time.
I'm pretty sure I had some heavy PTSD from the slide I was in in 2006. I didn't handle it very well tbh. Hopefully that's not an issue for ya.dirtbag, not a dentist
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01-04-2022, 01:45 PM #1298
Echoing the sentiment, glad you are safe Norseman, I too had some PTSD over a full burial, definitely change my outlook on getting after it in the backcountry.
Oh and for what its worth I too broke (3) ribs in October, the visit went like this,
Dr after looking at the X-Ray, "yep they are broke alright. Me, what should I do" Dr "Dont do anything that hurts for 4-6 weeks. Me, should I wrap them? Dr "we dont do that anymore, take a mixture of Ibuprofen and Tylenol. " That will be $1,000 please.
Bottom line - other than confirming your ribs are broken that visit to instacare wont do much for you.Samuel L. Jackson as Jules Winnfield: Oh, I'm sorry. Did I break your concentration?
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01-04-2022, 01:49 PM #1299Registered User
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Ouch:
January 4, 2022: Ops Update: Power is back out. Currently Central Express, Triple60, & Holiday are open. We plan to open Silver Fir at 1pm. Alpental will remain closed today and we're now aiming to reopen that area Wednesday morning. Night skiing at Summit Central is tbd, if we do not have power by 3pm we will have to close early at 4pm.
Was planning to load up and head up there after a call at 1.30...Maybe worth it for some Silver Fir "untouched" goodness?
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01-04-2022, 01:58 PM #1300
This morning's driving was quite sporty, as was parking in the Hyak lot. But an early start before work today paid off with a couple laps that were among the deepest I've ever had there. Thankfully someone local put in an uptrack yesterday so we didn't have to break trail all the way up. Lots of faceshots, almost not steep enough to move around. If it stays cold up there, tomorrow at Alpental will be nuts.
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