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01-19-2020, 07:07 PM #76www.apriliaforum.com
"If the road You followed brought you to this,of what use was the road"?
"I have no idea what I am talking about but would be happy to share my biased opinions as fact on the matter. "
Ottime
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01-19-2020, 07:43 PM #77
I wish, but Harry bought at the right time.
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01-19-2020, 08:01 PM #78
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01-19-2020, 08:02 PM #79
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01-19-2020, 08:07 PM #80
^^^ This is one version.
I got to where I pictured the avalanche paths I was responsible for as being structures to be built over the span of a winter and that they would have weaker and stronger layers of structure as the snow accumulates.
Every new layer that was deposited and then subsequently either skied in or slid off contributed to that structure.
That is the major difference between Back Country forecasting and Ski Area forecasting. In a ski area setting you are dealing with a set number of starting zones and have the advantages of skiers and explosives to artificially influence the structure you are trying to build. It is a matter of opening and skiing in new snow once you have a safe enough base layer to build upon.I have been in this State for 30 years and I am willing to admit that I am part of the problem.
"Happiest years of my life were earning < $8.00 and hour, collecting unemployment every spring and fall, no car, no debt and no responsibilities. 1984-1990 Park City UT"
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01-19-2020, 08:50 PM #81
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01-20-2020, 06:42 AM #82
Remember when the term "bridging" went out of vogue?
I always thought it was a very apt term for the structure you are describing.
lt is a real thing, and like you state, is relied on heavily by ski area forecasters when one is unable to make moguls from the dirt up...Time spent skiing cannot be deducted from one's life.
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01-20-2020, 07:04 AM #83
speaking as someone who would share water be it frozen, flowing or still anytime with u
You know bunny and I are of different species of peeps
and well never be bros
right.
the 1st season I moved here 96-7 was a very unstable snow pack
argenta covered the road and closed the bcc for a day +
soli lost a patroller doing avvy migration
theres a headstone above the p horn troll shack
the photofuckit assholes have my stash all jacked up or id post the pic
but it says
"He passed TRYING to make the mountain safe for others"
cept the trying aint capitalized
should be a given
thanks to those who do the same
respect"When the child was a child it waited patiently for the first snow and it still does"- Van "The Man" Morrison
"I find I have already had my reward, in the doing of the thing" - Buzz Holmstrom
"THIS IS WHAT WE DO"-AML -ski on in eternal peace
"I have posted in here but haven't read it carefully with my trusty PoliAsshat antenna on."-DipshitDanno
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01-20-2020, 07:23 AM #84
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01-20-2020, 07:32 AM #85
I was slinging drinks for the well cofired steiny one that winter
he had a lot of friends that worked there and it was an eye opener
both IR
and EW
have gone for control work rides
tophers got a pocket tween ortovox and bombs away named after him
and they changed it from jim clem to barrets glades
but it'll always be clem to us
almost came up Friday with the vt boys but I figured 2+ pi rates would keep ya busy most of the day
ski ya soon"When the child was a child it waited patiently for the first snow and it still does"- Van "The Man" Morrison
"I find I have already had my reward, in the doing of the thing" - Buzz Holmstrom
"THIS IS WHAT WE DO"-AML -ski on in eternal peace
"I have posted in here but haven't read it carefully with my trusty PoliAsshat antenna on."-DipshitDanno
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01-20-2020, 03:36 PM #86
RIP Brewer indeed.
Never met him but several friends worked with him and said although he had his Demons (don't we all) he was a solid guy.
TFW, is Howie still lurking about or did he hang up his tiny little screwdriver?I have been in this State for 30 years and I am willing to admit that I am part of the problem.
"Happiest years of my life were earning < $8.00 and hour, collecting unemployment every spring and fall, no car, no debt and no responsibilities. 1984-1990 Park City UT"
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01-20-2020, 07:27 PM #87
Yeah, Brewer had his demons. Salt Lake born and bred, East High, bounced through 3 patrols in less than 10 years, yet liked by all.
Stood too close to the edge that final day, and many others figuratively.
Howie's little screwdriver is only working for Recco these days.
Bubye!Time spent skiing cannot be deducted from one's life.
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01-20-2020, 08:05 PM #88
The ridge at Loveland is like this. Patrol often triggers slides to the ground on terrain that had previously been open for weeks or months. This always seemed unnerving to me, but I guess it’s common practice? I always thought it would have made more sense to trigger slides on the depth hoar layer early in the season rather than let enormous hard slabs build up on top of it.
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01-20-2020, 09:08 PM #89
I still hear the term used on occasion and usually in a ski area setting.
I always thought it would have made more sense to trigger slides on the depth hoar layer early in the season rather than let enormous hard slabs build up on top of it.I have been in this State for 30 years and I am willing to admit that I am part of the problem.
"Happiest years of my life were earning < $8.00 and hour, collecting unemployment every spring and fall, no car, no debt and no responsibilities. 1984-1990 Park City UT"
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01-21-2020, 02:52 PM #90
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01-21-2020, 03:14 PM #91
I always thought that someone found the sweet spot on the Climax slab. That was a really rough year for mammoth patrollers.
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01-21-2020, 03:38 PM #92
Lets face it, avalanches have gotten smarter. Some day they will rule the world
Hello darkness my old friend
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01-21-2020, 04:12 PM #93Registered Jerry
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Or have humans just gotten dumber?
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01-21-2020, 04:18 PM #94
Possible I'm misremembering. I just googled around and couldn't find anything as to cause. Found various old threads and whatnot though. And some of those reference other, older inbounds slides. Saw something about early 90s post-control slide(s) on Quail Face at Homewood in which one or more people were killed?
https://www.tetongravity.com/forums/...ide-at-Mammoth
https://www.newschoolers.com/forum/t...d-LOTs-of-pics
http://splitboard.com/talk/topic/mam...ril-17th-2006/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/youngg...n/photostream/
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01-21-2020, 04:27 PM #95
Dang. That mammoth Climax bowl slide trigger was just my assumption.
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01-21-2020, 04:27 PM #96Registered User
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Is it just me, or are we seeing more inbound avalanches?
I think Climax has ripped on two occasions iirc in the last decade or two
Maybe I was just oblivious, but I don’t recall any post control slides like that in the 70s and 80s
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01-21-2020, 05:12 PM #97
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01-21-2020, 11:22 PM #98
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