Transworld Article on Mark : http://business.transworld.net/12766...this-thursday/
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Transworld Article on Mark : http://business.transworld.net/12766...this-thursday/
Final report is up on CAIC website
"Regrettably, much of the media coverage of the slide focused on the fact that the group had been smoking marijuana, with some publications going so far as to give the name of the strain and including this info in their ledes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Basehound
Not only did this sensationalistic tact fail to focus on the real backcountry danger that exists right now, it wasn’t even factually correct.
Brown, 36, who lives in Lakewood, confirms that they had marijuana on them, but that they didn’t smoke before the run. “We were just being honest with the sheriff when asked if we had any, and the media just picked that up and ran with it,” he says. “We weren’t back there partying or anything. Mark was about safety, safety, safety, safety. He always preached safety first. He was the guy that rode with his avalung in his mouth and always got on you for making mistakes.”"
https://avalanche.state.co.us/acc/ac...04&view=publicQuote:
Originally Posted by simple