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Snowboarder in his 40's caught in a slide, breaking both of his legs, but no name...
https://www.ksl.com/?sid=42856229&nid=148
And then this came up on my feed:
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...8cf3716550.jpg
Seems like some pretty poor decision making by a very experienced guy if it's the same incident. I can't find any further info about it though, anyone know anything?
The UAC write up.
https://utahavalanchecenter.org/avalanches/29563
Ironic the guy that got buried was the same one that decided to turn his beacon off due to low batteries!
He is a urban snowboarder, are you getting him confused with the big mountain snowboarder Jeremey Jones?
One click on that photo and you can see it's not the tahoe JJ.
Yeah. Appears to be the guy who starred in all the Mack Dawg Productions films (which I was a big fan of BITD). Not the guy who is related to the proprietors of our dear forum here.
http://www.snowboarder.com/featured/...ABD4ce5r1bZ.97
Q. How many snow boarders does it take to rustle up three triple AAA batteries?
A. More than 11?
So the danger was high/extreme that day... I mean at some point it's like what did you expect to happen? Vibes for them involved but that decision making has to be revisited.
That's a pretty high tech video report, fucking drones and a man bun.Quote:
Originally Posted by lpkdz
Did he tell anyone he turned his beacon off?
Because no one died, I'm going to feel all right about laughing my ass off. Well played.Quote:
Originally Posted by PNWbrit
Probably only posted about it on facebook from his iPhone which was at 80% battery.Quote:
Originally Posted by I've seen black diamonds!
And "pow surfing".Quote:
Originally Posted by AaronWright
Yep. Wtf!?Quote:
Originally Posted by mbillie1
Hope his gofundme benefits from the confusion. Looks like a lot of medical work.
actually its sadly lackin a lot of facts.Quote:
Originally Posted by AaronWright
shame they used to be top notch on avvy incident reports
i'm not sure who rents unguided snowcats on usfs land
that's a good point, they have been veeeery deferential to local guide services in not identifying them / their roles in these things. thinking that fatality on whitesnake.Quote:
Originally Posted by skifishbum
I was being a little facetious/sarcastic.Quote:
Originally Posted by skifishbum
When they got to their new location, they began to assess the slope. The group was divided in their feelings about the slope, particularly because it was a little steeper. With this in mind, they positioned a few riders in safe locations in case of an avalanche.
Interesting decision making.
Seriously so.... Evidence of why going out in a huge group is probably not the best idea. Too easy for all the lemmings to follow each other off the cliff.Quote:
Originally Posted by hatchgreenchile
Damn, he got $51,000+ through gofundme in one day. That's amazing.
Not to mention, given that context, he then decides to hit a drop! :nonono2:Quote:
Originally Posted by hatchgreenchile
I wonder how many people donated thinking it was TGR Jeremy Jones?Quote:
Originally Posted by muted
And of the two guys they send out to test the slope, one had turned off his beacon, and the other enters the slope by dropping a small cliff.Quote:
Originally Posted by hatchgreenchile
That's some fucking brilliance right there.
It's like every recent snowboard movie I've seen.
He should donate $5 of that to his buddy to buy some batteries.Quote:
Originally Posted by muted
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Originally Posted by adrenalated
^thisQuote:
Originally Posted by skifishbum
Did he turn off the beacon in case it got even more dangerous later?
Or in case he needed to search for one of his crew when the inevitable happened and one of them got buried?
weird this story creeps up ,a week later... I mentioned it in general discussion then ,because the danger was pretty high still in the backcountry...and this story would be a eye opener for the noobs who never check the forecast. I even mention it to our safety guru, Craig here in SLC,bu the didn't respond either.
Would a Jew jump into a Gas Chamber???? I guess ...No;but skier/boarders jump into some gnarly death days in the backcountry..at least they get buried ,after , or as, they are dying.
Some tough decision making out there..or is it tough?
i dont know the facts but if this was guided its spooky and borderline unprofessional
and if the taxpayer funded org that did the accident report is neglecting to report facts like that, for whatever reason
you are doing a disservice to the community that uses your service.
Jer's on the mend and stoked on all the love
https://instagram.com/p/BPgOc86leR4/
Maybe they were shooting something and under pressure to get a shot. Still no excuse, for bad decisions though.
whole thing kinda sounds like a hot mess. Can of you avy experts explain to me the wisdom or lack thereof of the incident report guys standing around under a huge crown like that? I know they know way more about avies than I do, but it always seems spooky that they're standing under the hang fire like that. This season there have been some YUGE ones like the 8 footer in Tahoe. With nothing supporting the crown and the persistent weak layer, isn't there a good chance another chunk could let loose, or is it simply that the slope angle is so much lower that it's not an issue?
Maybe they'd blown all the incident report budget on the high production value.Quote:
Originally Posted by skifishbum
It had to have been guided if they were in a snowcat on USFS land, no?
Not really. Once the energy is out of a slab the "hang-fire" usually stays put.Quote:
Originally Posted by oftpiste
Standing under a crown doesn't bother me much unless somebody decides to go jump on whats left while I am under it. :eek: And even then, not much.
Over the years I have watched a lot of explosives used to clean up Hang-fire with very little to show for the effort.
If you think it is worth the risk ,cool...a chunk of snow, the size of a skier ,off a cornice ,weighs hundreds of lbs....a chunk the size of a car weighs much more than a vehicle .Quote:
Originally Posted by bunion
Smart experts that mentor me a little, do not take any unnecessary risks. It is so easy to skin around a tiny terrain trap or cornice...why risk it, they tell me.
To each his own>I like to hike solo ...and that gets some serious criticism> though special forces guys laugh at that rule...I not one them, but I glad to hang in that camp. There is no better feeling than finding some off route place and climbing to the top, where no people usually would get to...and poppin a PBR, w a sandwich ,from your well prepared pack.