Loveland Pass Avalanche Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHiJL5_dwAo

Based on the comment in the video it happened on "Friday" so I guess that means the Friday before the video making it 1/8/21? I don't know exactly where "no name peak" is but it looks to be above treeline on a N or E facing aspect and just below a ridgeline. Maurice says they were "excited that the Avy level had actually gone down" which it did move down to Moderate that day although there was a special advisory. Dude is pretty lucky he didn't get beaten to death by rocks. I guess he chose to report it to the local news rather than the CAIC?? :nonono2:

Believe actually a S face. Just other side of No Name S of Loveland Ski Area.

Low angle bowl skiers right of this line.


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Yep, it's just south of Loveland ski area and faces S. You can see ABasin Pali and Beavers in the vid.

"We knew we were taking a pretty big risk"

So ya skied it anyways? and his Instafamous name is Shreadsauce? For lack of a better term.......that guy is a tool.

This was discussed in the Colorado Snowpack/Weather thread, extensively on several Colorado Backcountry Facebook groups, and was reported to the CAIC.
https://avalanche.state.co.us/caic/o...p?obs_id=63703

Aspect is SE.

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Yep, it's just south of Loveland ski area and faces S. You can see ABasin Pali and Beavers in the vid.

"We knew we were taking a pretty big risk"

So ya skied it anyways? and his Instafamous name is Shreadsauce? For lack of a better term.......that guy is a tool.

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Cmon man, the hazard rating had been reduced, to Moderate.:wink:

Its been posted here before but, would you walk into a room if there was a moderate chance you would be beaten to death?

There was an embarrassing interview with Mario Bro on Colorado Matters today.

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This was discussed in the Colorado Snowpack/Weather thread, extensively on several Colorado Backcountry Facebook groups, and was reported to the CAIC.
https://avalanche.state.co.us/caic/o...p?obs_id=63703

Aspect is SE.

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I am often confused by the CAIC website. Why is this not listed under the accidents section? I seems like it should be classified as more than an observation if someone was actually caught.

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I am often confused by the CAIC website. Why is this not listed under the accidents section? I seems like it should be classified as more than an observation if someone was actually caught.

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The "Accidents" section are incidents in which the CAIC conducts a thorough investigation, which includes all fatal avalanches, but not all avalanches in which people are caught. I don't know how they decide which incidents to investigate. "Observations" can include snowpack observations and avalanche observations with or without human involvement.

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I am often confused by the CAIC website. Why is this not listed under the accidents section? I seems like it should be classified as more than an observation if someone was actually caught.

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Accident means injured, buried, or killed in the CAIC context. Kicking off a slide and taking a ride is just a really really solid observation.

The facebook thread was interesting. Most of it was about what I expected, but Maurice at least made noises about re-assessing his approach to conditions like this. We'll see if that happens.

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He says his air bag and avalanche safety training saved his life.

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The facebook thread was interesting. Most of it was about what I expected, but Maurice at least made noises about re-assessing his approach to conditions like this. We'll see if that happens.

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Well, if he reassesses, that's a good thing, but geez!

Try as I might with the useless Facebook interface, I can't find the thread in the Colo BC Ski & Snowboard group.

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Cmon man, the hazard rating had been reduced, to Moderate.https://www.tetongravity.com/forums/...ilies/wink.gif

Its been posted here before but, would you walk into a room if there was a moderate chance you would be beaten to death?

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... Thom

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Cmon man, the hazard rating had been reduced, to Moderate.:wink:

Its been posted here before but, would you walk into a room if there was a moderate chance you would be beaten to death?

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But, but they'd been planning to hit that line all week!

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Accident means injured, buried, or killed in the CAIC context. Kicking off a slide and taking a ride is just a really really solid observation.

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And along those same lines, I'm not sure why they include killed, since it's just a really really solid injured.

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And along those same lines, I'm not sure why they include killed, since it's just a really really solid injured.

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Take a lap.



https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-l...er-fans/n10358

I take issue with the use of the word "accident." It implies that there's no fault to be assigned, which is rarely the case.

Huh? People get in car accidents all the time and fault is assigned. Accident doesn't imply that there was no reason (and thus no fault), accident implies only that what happened wasn't intended or wanted.

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Take a lap.
https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-l...er-fans/n10358

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UijhbHvxWrA

“...avalanche safety training likely saved his life.”

Is luck now part of AIRE 1 curriculum? What an arrogant thing to say.

Edit: I know it’s easy to Monday morning quarterback, but why do so many act like taking a level 1 weekend class is like passing the belay test at your local climbing gym?

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Yeah, that line made me cringe the most.

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Yeah, that line made me cringe the most.

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Especially considering that the only "training" displayed was the ability to pull an airbag...

I just see the dreads w the beads and think, here is someone who struggles at making good decisions.


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I just see the dreads w the beads and think, here is someone who struggles at making good decisions.


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I read that and think here is some bald old fuck that probably wishes he has enough hair for dreadlocks.

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I read that and think here is some bald old fuck that probably wishes he has enough hair for dreadlocks.

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Not that old, and full head of hair. I just must not be as cool as Rasta Maurice.

This is intended as a bit of humor, glad the guy lived to share his tale.

OK here goes:

I was just wondering what Pauly Shore has been up to, he looks pretty fit.

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I just see the dreads w the beads and think, here is someone who struggles at making good decisions.

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And yet, I didn't see anyone with dreadlocks storming the capitol.

Wow. So much hate.

Maybe if he were a clean cut dentist skiing dps, he would get more respect.

Moderate gets skied all the time. Dude rolled the dice. Had an airbag. Didn’t get strained through trees. Had a partner.

Hell, I’d be surprised if he isn’t a maggot. Or at least a lurker. Check the 420 thread.

judging from this and the loveland video
douchebag snowboarders with questionable snow safety skills
and go pros on to prove it
replaced the dentists on dps
but yeah the pots overpriced and legal

at least he wasn't some "douchebag snowboarder" who affected a Jamaican accent who is really a privileged white kid not from a shanty town

No hate here, I couldn’t care less what he looks like or if he’s on a board or skis. I’m glad luck was on their side that day. Hopefully privately this dude recognizes it was luck not his avy expertise that saved him. It’s simply frustrating to hear the mindset that led to this incident - they ticked plenty of the heuristic traps.