backcountry travel jong discussion regarding this AKPM quote.....

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" Uni you mention not digging a pit, if you've spent any time in the western chugach you would know that the spatial variability there makes pits ineffective tools for predicting avalanches" ~quote,AKPM


to not dig pits to aid in your snowpack assessment is turning your back on critical information that provides a clear look at potential weak layers in the snow pack

ask the teacher of your class that question again,bcjong

yea the shit is rookie, obviously

BUT SHUT THE FUCK UP

no one cares about your hard-on for AKPM- he fucked up, he knows it
end it

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Originally Posted by pointedem

yea the shit is rookie, obviously

BUT SHUT THE FUCK UP

no one cares about your hard-on for AKPM- he fucked up, he knows it
end it

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YES MAAM

unibonger's got a point

spatial variability is the reason why you need to dig a few pits here and there - you aren't "predicting" avalanches like some sort of psychic, you're looking for them

both of you guys sound like idiots, by the way

My kid just spit a mouthfull of Wheat Thins all over himself.

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Originally Posted by Schmear

My kid just spit a mouthfull of Wheat Thins all over himself.

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Spontaneously? Or because he too dreads summer douchery?