Heli ski crash yesterday?

**wstdeep** · 04-04-2021, 04:52 PM

It's pretty common for heli ski operators to have repeaters set on high ground to enhance radio signals in areas that they frequent while skiing. If they took off in Wasilla and were working their way to the lodge and skiing on the way it would not be unusual to be out of radio range for at least part of the trip as that is farther than they would generally be vs departing from the lodge.

**carpathian** · 04-04-2021, 06:14 PM

Originally Posted by TahoeJ

Damn. Feel like you should elaborate on this story if so inclined. That’s crazy. What time of year? Wet and cold as shit?

I don't want to hijack the thread but just making point of similarity in scenario as far as communications difficulties go.
We were in flat, flat land so when we got dropped off in the am we were out of communication all day until the bird was back within sight at pickup. I would see the chopper coming in and start talking until he heard me than talk him into us, "we at your 3 o'clock, two o'clock, 12 etc"

As for our self rescue, they had a guy at camp go to the top of the only 'hill' and climb the tallest tree and he was there all day until I finally called in late afternoon. (also climbed hill and tree on my end)

Yeah its a longer story, I posted it here somewhere. Ill try to dig up link.

edit: post #152 here
https://www.tetongravity.com/forums/...hlight=DIY+art

**hoarhey** · 04-13-2021, 10:42 AM

Article in Outside today

https://www.outsideonline.com/242219...dispatch#close

**NBABUCKS1** · 04-13-2021, 02:10 PM

and here is the NTSB preliminary report if you want primary source

https://www.documentcloud.org/docume...liski-accident

**summit** · 04-13-2021, 02:43 PM

Originally Posted by NBABUCKS1

and here is the NTSB preliminary report if you want primary source

https://www.documentcloud.org/docume...liski-accident

owwww that face is steep and huge

**bennymac** · 04-13-2021, 02:50 PM

wow - amazing that anyone survived that

**Karl Stall** · 04-16-2021, 06:09 PM

Harms will be greatly missed! My daughters adored him and loved that he just had a little girl. We are heartbroken. Greg was a standard bearer in the way that Doug Coombs was - brought stoke to all, every day!

Re the crash, I believe it rolled down south face - guessing that they intended to ski the bigger north face of that ridge line.