Avalanche Death Between LCC and BCC Today? 1-28-12 / RIP Alx88

[Alexander1310]

Crazy sad. Ride in Peace.

[darkstar1974]

RIP Alecs. +++vibes to friends and family.

[snomaster]

Alecs seems like a partner I wish I knew when I was living in Cottonwood Heights. All of us going out with this snowpack anywhere in the Northern Rockies are against the same odds. I could hardly believe the location and size of a slide that went natural in a familiar zone near the end of last week.

FYI - This writeup has been improved with additional photos than first posted...
http://utahavalanchecenter.org/accid...ouloir_1282012




S.I.P. brethren

[Eastside]

To the internet "experts" offering their take of the situation should heed the sicktirds advice and shut the fuck up...Alecs was a fucking lion and does not deserve to be judged by lowly dogs...i'm sure everyone here at one time or another has made less than stellar decisions while in search of powder, we are all guilty of this, we have all taken chances and may never know how close we've all come.....Alecs was young and had a higher acceptable risk threshold than most of us...a trait that is admired in this community untill shit hits the fan...then all the peanut gallery weighs in, passes judgement, and stroke their own egos with condeming posts and opinions all while sitting safely behind the cool glow of their computer screens. Right or wrong our opinions on the matter are fucking worthless (my own included), self indulgent bullshit....unless you were there or involved in the investigation/rescue of course.
Alecs was blessed with more godamned charm and personality than his small stature could contain...even if you were so mad you wanted to choke him, you couldn't help but smile and let it pass with a "fucking alecs!".....a friend of ours nailed it on the head "i am a better person for having known him"
Thanks for that my friend, you have always and will continue to inspire me.

Sorry for the loss of your friend. Looks like he lived a life of adventure for sure.

[brutah]

Alecs,

I miss you man. I miss your quick wit and your shit talking ways. I'll miss your inspiration, your drive and your determination. Alecs Barton was an adventurous soul and a good friend. The dude flat out got after it in a big way, you look at his vimeo page and its just one classic after another. In his short time in utah, alecs ticked off more classics than many will in their whole lives and I'm proud to have shared some of those outings with you. I didn't know alecs for a very long time, but he had a profound effect on me. He had a love for the outdoors driving down to southern utah almost every weekend this fall for desert adventures and we're well acquainted with his winter hobby. I am better for have knowing you.

god speed alecs! may the trails always be tacty and the powder always deep and fluffy! love you brother.......