https://youtu.be/BZTAMsba6Uk
Very nicely done Mike.
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https://youtu.be/BZTAMsba6Uk
Very nicely done Mike.
X2. Truly fascinating, sobering and humbling. "How could we have missed this this badly?" Pretty much says it all.
Funny I recall at the time on TRG there were some whose reaction amounted to BFD, it's a mountain and shit happens. Clearly Big Sky ski patrol does not share that laissez-faire attitude.
I commend the guy for doing the presentation, Gallatin Avalanche Center for posting it, and the resort for (presumably) not trying to keep the incident under wraps.
I was out and about 2 weeks ago with another long time Big Sky patroller showing him the ropes of Stormwater Management, he said that BSSP has several listening sessions around the end of the season when everyone was encouraged to bring question up about things they were unclear on.
The question came up, why on days when the weather and conditions are so out of control do we keep pushing to mitigate terrain that we know we will not be opening?
That brought up a spirited discussion with a lot of back and forth until the guy with me revealed it was him who asked that question, a guy with > 25 years there. I thought it was a great question.
And yes, that took a lot of guts to stand up there and ask those tough questions as well as give answers.
That was good, thanks for posting.