Sun Valley Beta

[mtnjam]

I know of two people that just skied over in the LRR. One did the Supergully (Lost River Peak) and the other did Borah. Looked like fairly good coverage in the supergully, not sure about Borah.

[homemadesalsa]

Any of you central Idaho locals have any recent Lost River Range beta?

I can connect you via text with someone who skied Borah a couple of weeks ago.

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[byates1]

should be good" is the response I got. extremely detailed.

[zion zig zag]

should be good" is the response I got. extremely detailed.

Yep, still good but going fast.

[zion zig zag]

I can connect you via text with someone who skied Borah a couple of weeks ago.

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I checked in too late for this trip but may still want to talk to them, I’d love to ski Borah. Thanks!

[byates1]

glad you got out there. one of my zombie Apocalypse spots is random drainage's deep in the lemhi's

[homemadesalsa]

glad you got out there. one of my zombie Apocalypse spots is random drainage's deep in the lemhi's

Haha no doubt. Or across the valley in the Italian Peaks. I bet @hick knows a few too.

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[byates1]

https://classic.avalanche.state.co.u...=879&accfm=rep

Eeesh. Rough. My buddy was on another aspect at the time. Rip.

[skivan]

Yeah. Have been looking for any info on who. Didn’t have anyone out that I know of but small community

[panchosdad]

Yeah. Have been looking for any info on who. Didn’t have anyone out that I know of but small community

Sun Valley local and a good friend, it's going to be a tough one for a lot of people. I'll hold off on the name until it's officially released.

[byates1]

Sorry to hear sun valley rippers

[homemadesalsa]

Yeah. Have been looking for any info on who. Didn’t have anyone out that I know of but small community

Ya this is who I was going to connect you with, @zion zig zag

Tough times in the avalanche community this season.

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[grrrr]

Name should be released tomorrow, even though everyone in town has pretty much heard. Sad sad day. A caravan of fire and EMS vehicles just rolled through the valley bringing him home.

[Mountainman]

Name released today.

https://www.mtexpress.com/news/break...575b3b9f9.html

[powcom]

[emoji22]. A stud.

[Conundrum]

Dang. RIP

[zion zig zag]

Ya this is who I was going to connect you with, @zion zig zag

Tough times in the avalanche community this season.

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Oof, I’m sorry to hear this. Thoughts go out to everyone who knew him.

[CaliBrit]

Never met him. Was always interested too. His guidance and common sense through Covid was legendary.

[panchosdad]

Never met him. Was always interested too. His guidance and common sense through Covid was legendary.

Truly stellar human. Damn.

[grrrr]

Terry was not just an ER doc and backcountry skier. His life touched people all over the globe.

I had the honor of working with him over the past 5 years. He was the medical director for the Wood River EMS agencies, ski patrols and for Stanley Ambulance. He was an amazing educator and an outstanding emergency doc. He was also an accomplished writer, researcher and mountaineer.

He was an avalanche educator, and wrote the protocols for avalanche rescucitation. During the early days of COVID, when we were the first hard hit community in the country, he and I wrote the protocols for EMS response that went on to statewide adoption. He continued research on COVID with UW and Fred Hutchinson for several years.

Terry was a major advocate for mental health resources for first responders and medical staff. When we suffered back-to-back responder suicides, he was the one who everyone turned to.

In between all that, Terry spent time as a mountain ranger on Rainier. He summited Everest. He was an IGMA guide.

I last saw Terry at the ER. We dropped off a patient and as we were repacking, he tossed a bag of cookies at me to take back to the station.

And he never bragged about anything he did.

[homemadesalsa]

Terry was not just an ER doc and backcountry skier. His life touched people all over the globe.

I had the honor of working with him over the past 5 years. He was the medical director for the Wood River EMS agencies, ski patrols and for Stanley Ambulance. He was an amazing educator and an outstanding emergency doc. He was also an accomplished writer, researcher and mountaineer.

He was an avalanche educator, and wrote the protocols for avalanche rescucitation. During the early days of COVID, when we were the first hard hit community in the country, he and I wrote the protocols for EMS response that went on to statewide adoption. He continued research on COVID with UW and Fred Hutchinson for several years.

Terry was a major advocate for mental health resources for first responders and medical staff. When we suffered back-to-back responder suicides, he was the one who everyone turned to.

In between all that, Terry spent time as a mountain ranger on Rainier. He summited Everest. He was an IGMA guide.

I last saw Terry at the ER. We dropped off a patient and as we were repacking, he tossed a bag of cookies at me to take back to the station.

And he never bragged about anything he did.

Nicely said. He leaves a huge hole in our fabric. Ironically my Google photos sent me a reminder pic that we skied the Red Sentinel couloir together ten years ago today. He would always graciously write for me at The Avalanche Review: "Not Dead Yet," and "Still Not Dead Yet," both on those Avalanche resuscitation protocols.

Please let us know when there will be a service.

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[grrrr]

There will be a Celebration of Life for Terry O'Connor on June 20 at 1pm at the River Run. All are welcome.

[homemadesalsa]

There will be a Celebration of Life for Terry O'Connor on June 20 at 1pm at the River Run. All are welcome.

Thanks for posting this.

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[garyfromterrace]

So very sorry for your loss folks. What an amazing human.

[byates1]

Buddy in the lost rivers this weekend. Looks sick.

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