earlier this season i heard that one of the outer bowls in gulmarg slid BIG, and boltonoutlaw just posted a photo in one of his threads with a picture of the crown. jesus...
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...DOLA/CROWN.jpg
photo by D. Watson
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earlier this season i heard that one of the outer bowls in gulmarg slid BIG, and boltonoutlaw just posted a photo in one of his threads with a picture of the crown. jesus...
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...DOLA/CROWN.jpg
photo by D. Watson
I just pooped a little
holy sh*t, that's some crown!
Damn. That's some muthafukin' deep slab instability!
Holy shit is right. :eek:
I would not want to be standing right there.
holy crap. was it explosive triggered?
hang fire!
ditto on not wanting to stand there. Fack.
Saint creme de la plot de la mere de chrissse!
Tabaaaaaaaarnaaaaaac
Wow, that is a monster. Man, scary big. Still in disbelief!!
Answer: NO.Quote:
Originally Posted by stevenc
When I saw that crown something slid, but it was in my pants.
And Agreed: I would be uncomfortable standing there as well :eek:
Yowsa. How many avi deaths @ Gulmarg per season?
Was it a natural? Either way, that's a monster.Quote:
Originally Posted by boltonoutlaw
I think if you got caught in that you would have bigger problems than asphyxiation. I can only imagine how many tons of snow would be sitting on you if you were at the bottom of it.
No deaths this season or last, that I know of, at the resort involving foreign skiers. But, in general in Kashmir, many, many residents die as a result of avalanche, each winter.Quote:
Originally Posted by khyber.pass
There were several slide incidents at Gulmarg this past winter, but no complete burials, and all were rescued by their riding mates.
On 8 February 2007 one Australian man was buried and swept to his death in Sheenmal Bowl, directly south of the Gondola Bowl. It is the last known death by avalanche at Gulmarg (see blog post HERE).
The increased safety at Gulmarg is largely due to the Gulmarg Safety Team (many, many thanks) of Brian N., Jamie O., & Aviette M., - these folks here:
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...ONDOLA/GSS.jpg
Wow - that is no joke. Would be interesting to see the resulting path and debris pile.
Other TR's from Gulmarg, in case you missed:
TR: GULMARG '08/09 - THE GULMARG GONDOLA
TR: GULMARG '08/09 - TERRAIN, PT. ONE
TR: GULMARG '08/09 - TERRAIN, PT. TWO
TR: GULMARG '08/09 - SHARKS FIN
TR: GULMARG '08/09 - COMMUTING TO GULMARG
TR: GULMARG '08/09 - 23 MARCH: 1 GONDOLA, 1 DAY, 2 RIDERS
TR: GULMARG '08/09 - KASHMIR HUMOR
GULMARG '08/09 - 6meter crown
Sweet baby Jesus is right. That is just truly frightening. Like it is hard to look at that guy standing there.Quote:
Originally Posted by mc_roon
I scrolled back to the top for a goodbye peak. it's like looking at a bad wreck.
Resulting deposition from six-meter crown. Photo: A. RevelQuote:
Originally Posted by Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...DEPOSITION.jpg
^^^haha, i just spent like an hour looking at those photos on facebook while i was in class.
but looking at the path/debris, i cant place where that drainage is? Is it over by the Drang bowls?
Other way mate. The drainage is far, far, far skiers' left - north toward the trees below Khilanmarg Bowl #4.Quote:
Originally Posted by mc_roon
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...ulmargArea.jpg
waaayy below Khilanmarg Bowl. jesus, that gives that debris pile whole new meaning. I never skied that far down in that area, looks like some sweet tree shots!Quote:
Originally Posted by boltonoutlaw
beat me too it. that is crazy shit. what causes a huge crown like that? is it just a massive amount of snow in a short amount of time? why wouldn't it have slid earlier?Quote:
Originally Posted by jonesy
some random thoughts ...
how wide was this crown? it looks like a fairly tight drainage?
with a number of layers visable in the crown wall, why that layer? can the people in the know please educate me on the date of the layer and the bed layer statistics pretty please?
The top layer looks extermely wind scared, wot elevation?
Is there a bigger crown that has been studied?
you would need a ladder to study that crown...Quote:
Originally Posted by Shadam
The Valentines Day '99 slide on Mt Baker's Shuksan Arm was a similar size( and killed some folks). Pretty sure a profile was conducted. Not sure where (and if) those results are available.
Skiing off that crown would hurt my knees.
That crown was over a Kilometer long and stretched across several bowls. This was simply due to a subtle change in wind direction during the storm cycle. Class 4 perhaps
I don't know if I'm more scared or stoked for the season, either way I can't wait to get there
That's sphincter-puckering in size and magnitude.:eek:
Nothing more than a sluff.... ;)
Shhheit, that's some snow pack!
Not feeling the need to brag, I think we do pretty well(?!?) here in the PNW. This one's from White River Canyon just outside the Hood Meadows boundary (Feb. 2008).
Using a high tech ruler:rolleyes2 I measure the crown in the second image to be about 35 feet based on a six foot tall skier.
I believe this was a natural release caused by a midwinter rain event.
Here are some good links:
http://www.nwac.us/photos/photos.htm
http://nwac.us/accidents.htm
Also, here's the report from the '99 Baker accident:
http://www.nwac.us/documents/acciden...eport21499.htm
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