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Sorry for your losses guys/gals on this board and everyone else close to them. I'm sure they had reasons for making their calls to ski what they did but unfortunately we are all only human and make mistakes sometimes, even fatal ones.
I've seen some pretty lame and unnecessary judgemental comments on the social medias. It's pretty easy to be completely disconnected from a community, friends and families to those involved and post up stupid and harmful shit. Lets all be better than that.
I'm fucking gutted after reading this. Sorry for your loss to those that knew them.
Picture of the slide w/the skiers path drawn in red.
https://bit.ly/3oI3nuM
So Sorry DaHeel. Hearing about the victims through friends of friends and they all sounded like great people.
Fucking sucks. So bad.
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I'm so sorry Sean and redacted. No words will suffice right now.Quote:
Originally Posted by DaHeel
AM heli mitigation of the area produced significant results. A natural D3 struck Ophir Pass Road below the accident site during recovery operations today and precipitated suspension of ops.
Good day to smoke pot and make soup.
Couple of pics from Chaffee County SAR page. Looks huge.
This is fucking terrible. Horrible. Godspeed to the victims, and the largest feelings of sympathy for the families and all of Eagle County.
RIP
the slide on the left in sfotex's 2nd pic is the result of mitigation
the pics from caic (or helitrax) show the original slide (maybe, i see bombholes to the right so who knows)
https://avalanche.state.co.us/caic/a...rep&acc_id=770
Vibes to the community and to all those who knew them.
Thanks Jax. I wish I knew what to do with this. Anger, confusion and sadness are what the community is dealing with now.
Fucking sucks. Good guys. The brewery was somber. TOE loses 2 council members, county loses 2 employees, wives lose husbands, girls lose Dad. Gut wrenching.
Man that sucks. Vibes..
Condolences to family and friends. I’ve seen one gofundme site so far. I’m not sure if there are others.
Wow, what a tragedy. Very much thinking about those close with these three.
The biggest question in my mind is: was it a natural release and shitty timing or did they remotely trigger it from below as they were exiting?
Fingers crossed for a successful recovery effort today before the incoming storm. Vibes to everyone who knew those guys.
Sadness.
Sometimes one word is all that is needed :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Meadow Skipper
Perfectly said! Man TGR is a sobering place this week.Quote:
Originally Posted by Meadow Skipper
Condolences going out to all families and friends, so fucking sad.
Trying to learn a little bit more about the slide I came across these photos, that’s a hell of a lot of snow that came down.
Looks like about 7 skiers dropped in looking at the tracks
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Looks from the photo provided by CAIC that they skied down the face and then a right turn down into the creek/deposition zone where it must have slid on them from above.Quote:
Originally Posted by glademaster
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Tips up, Da heel and name redacted, so sorry to hear about your friends. Condolences to the families, to you, and your community there. Just so shitty, I can't imagine...
Wow. Vibes to the friends and family of the lost.
It's a somber reminder that overhead hazard is a serious thing.
This is so sad, one was an old friend. Thinking of all their families at this time.
Victims ID'd. Vibes to those who knew them.
City/county statement including info for access to mental health services: https://www.townofeagle.org/CivicAle...toiN4zrMck2Kxs
+vibes+
So sorry to hear about this... vibes to friends and family.
That doesn't answer my question.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kinnikinnick
At this point in time, nobody gives to shits about your question. In due time the CAIC will the full report. It may or may not detail whether is was a natural or skier triggered. Now is not the time to be a pedantic shitstick.Quote:
Originally Posted by glademaster
With that attitude you must have spent every waking hour of the last year apoplectic with grief over the thousands dying from COVID every day then.
That doesn't answer your question? Too fucking bad.
Shit, I knew one of the victims through mutual friends, my deepest thoughts to the families and community.Quote:
Originally Posted by cravenmorhead
Glade, I am thinking there will be plenty of time for discussion on this. In my opinion that time isnt yet.
Read the room, man. You're out of line.Quote:
Originally Posted by glademaster
Someone should make a tribute thread. This is in the slide zone for discussion, even if Glade’s too stupid to make his own educated guess instead of bleating on
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Read the room? One could go one click away and read the prelim report for the answer instead.Quote:
Originally Posted by I've seen black diamonds!
https://avalanche.state.co.us/caic/a...70&view=public
Preliminary Report: On February 1, 2021, a group of backcountry skiers triggered a large avalanche between the towns of Silverton and Ophir.
Condolences to the families and friends of the departed.
Just heard about this today. All 3 were friends of friends. So shitty. Hope you are well mang.Quote:
Originally Posted by teleee
https://www.vaildaily.com/news/eagle...8zwA30_HNGEvoQ
Sending love to the Eagle/Vail community. So sad.
PRESS RELEASE San Juan County, Colorado
Silverton Colo.: Wednesday February 3rd. The Ophir Pass avalanche recovery operation accomplished extracting the three missing skiers from Monday’s avalanche. The victims have been recovered but still need to be removed from the area via helicopter. The weather was too adverse for helicopter operations on Wednesday. Ground teams worked all day from 6:00AM to 6:00PM
San Juan County Sheriff’s Dept., Office of Emergency Management, San Juan County Search & Rescue, La Plata County Search & Rescue, Silverton Mountain Medical crew, and CAIC were all involved in today's operation. La Plata County SAR brought in a snowcat to remove 12-foot-high avalanche debris on the road from yesterday’s avalanche that ran naturally in the area. Avalanche activity impeded the recovery mission and needed to be removed in order to retrieve the trapped snowmobiles and equipment that were used on Tuesday’s operations. All equipment was successfully extracted from the accident area today and the recovery mission ended with the successful goal of retrieving the three skiers. The skiers were wearing beacons which enabled a successful identifiable location. They were buried in 20 plus feet of avalanche debris. Due to the rugged terrain and avalanche debris, a helicopter retrieval of the three skiers is now required. The next open window of weather permitting will allow the final step of this recovery mission to happen and complete this operation. The final step will be transferring the persons to the San Juan County Coroner's office for positive identification.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO AVOID THE OPHIR PASS AREA
Avalanche danger in the backcountry is always unpredictable regardless of your avalanche knowledge and skills. It is critical to check the avalanche forecast and avalanche danger prior to venturing into the backcountry. Check the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) for avalanche conditions, have your equipment of beacon, shovel, probe and make a plan for communications with your ski group.
20 plus feet of debris...fuck.