Just found out extremely sad news that my friend Powder11 has died. Don't know what happened but I know others here knew Toby as well. Very upsetting, hoping for the best for his boys.
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Just found out extremely sad news that my friend Powder11 has died. Don't know what happened but I know others here knew Toby as well. Very upsetting, hoping for the best for his boys.
RIP.
Just heard this from friends. We went to high school and ski raced together. He always charged.
Please post any GoFundMe info here so we can rally for his boys.
Oh shit!!!!
No!
Thinking of his two boys.
RIP - never had the opportunity to meet him but seemed like a good dude
Ditto on go fund me.
And condolences.
An admin should move this to the ski forum. The PR moves too fast. And he deserves to be honored in the ski chatter forum.
RIP ski brother.
RIP. Maggot down. Flags at 1/2 mast
super sorry to hear about this maggot down
I can move it to the ski forum or do a duplicate post. or maybe we wait a minute because I bet there will be a gofundme for the family. lmk what you guys think.
^^ Duplicate it
RIP Powder11 :(
RIP powder 11. Vibes to his family and friends. Please post the gofundme when available.
Sad news. Seeing pics of him skiing with a friend on occasion , he was living large. RIP you lived life to the fullest
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RIP
P11 was a Whistler mag? Haven't seen a post from him for a long time, but life is more important than this place. Always thought he came across as a good guy. Sorry to hear this.
Never met him but he was a pretty big part of this place back in the day and from this part of the country originally, we interacted on here quite a bit, mostly positively. RIP.
I actually had just thought of him a few days ago, I think maybe it's Danno that has a quote by him in his sig? Not positive it's Danno. But it jumped out at me the other day for whatever reason and I was kinda idly wondering what became of him. I guess that question's answered now.
Yep.Quote:
Originally Posted by liv2ski
He'd been there a long time, ran a successful business. Raised twin boys. And was a badass on skis, snowmobile, bike and water.
From his recent FB posts it looked like he had a great new girl in his life after a nasty divorce a few years back.
A toast to Powder11 and a toast to life. In the end its all we get.
Hug your family members and friends. And don't forget to feel gratitude for life and good health
I met him completely randomly in line at the Tim Horton's in Squamish. I really don't remember how we figured out that we were mags but he was the nicest guy
RIP.
I saw this on FB but didn't realize he was a Mag. Only knew of him through EP and know they were pretty close. Damn, RIP Toby.
Rip brother
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Damn sad news. Been following the search through the BC SAR grapevines, never knew his connection here. Sincere condolences to his family and friends.
good dude. showed me around Blackcomb way back when. RIP
RIP
Damn, so sorry to hear. Felt lucky to have him show me around Whistler as well, though it's been awhile. He will be missed.
I skied a lot with Toby, he took me up sledding one of my first days ever sledding. His sage advice was "just don't be a pussy". Which is actually pretty good advice, sort of like "when it doubt, throttle it". I was thinking I should practice on the flats getting the hang of it. Toby refused this plan and said absolutely not, you need to go send it up that hill. Trial by fire. Perhaps not the best snowmobile teacher but he was wise mountain man. I didn't talk to him much after Max died in 2016. It's crazy because Max and Toby were good friends when I met them around 2012, and they were my first main ski homies in Whistler. I wonder if they are scheming up plans up there in the non physical realms. RIP
Being collected in the name of his boys education.
https://gofund.me/067ae971
His poor family. Thanks for linking - donated.
RIP Toby.
Thank you for posting the GoFundMe link.
Shared to friends, classmates, and donated.
Vibes to the kids…
I never connected that Pow11 was Toby S. I'm sure I had a beer with him at some point, we have so many mutual friends and I've heard his name many times over the years. Really sad to hear this.
So is the official cause of death a car accident? I'm really confused on what happened.
Just so it is in this thread as well. This is all 2nd hand but from a friend who helped search. He crashed his truck driving way too fast off a logging road into a lake. He was able to get out. Most likely pretty injured. Then scrambled up a very steep and cliffy hillside. Probably disoriented. Fell. Broken neck.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpe6d2AMyfw
Mar 2007.
Too many good times chasing you around WB to count. You will be missed. RIP and sending straighlines on the other side.
I was able to dig up this article but it doesn't say very much: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/briti...alin-1.6181237
A nice article in the Whistler Newspaper.
"a really dry sense of humor".... thats an understatement.
Based on the situation not much more details will be released.
Condolences to his family and friends. Sucks
Think I first met him in the lift line, as ya do w most good people. We’d always find ourselves at the same chairs waiting for em to crack. Shared lots of good times.
Only hooked up a few times off the resort, but damn those days were good.
Heli drop which turned out to be a 800m couloir off a peak no one had skied before
Sun rising over Twin Goat
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Scoping the line
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The long slog out with the line hiding behind in the background
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A few years later I was looking for someone to join on a bike heli drop in the N Duffey.
Tried a lot of people but Toby was one of only 2 who was keen to try and get off a big shale sloped peak that I though would go but wasn’t sure.
Had an awesome day
Heli bump
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Our objective
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Powder11 1st descent Ostinato Peak 2690m
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Lately I was more likely to see him in the sled trailhead but we’d still share great days on the chair.
RIP
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Great Post !
He was always up for an adventure. JM you were smart to call him when you had a crazy objective.
Toby Salin ‘s Celebration Of Life will be held at 3pm on June 29th at Daisy Lane Acres on Clover Road in Pemberton
Sad news. He posted some great stuff here way back when. That’s a great shot of him smiling with the mountain in the background.
Fuck me, I'm rarely on here nowadays but I met Toby up at Red, crashing with Rusty Nails at his place (where is that guy btw?). We even had a few beers at my place outside DC waaaayyyyy back when he and his then wife were out this way for work I think.
Good dude. Really sorry to hear this, even if it's been at least 15 yrs since I saw him. :(