Sad news. Be careful everyone.
On a happier somewhat related note, leaving Mt. Baldy yesterday I was skiing down the parking lot run at the end of the day, and didn't notice that a total gaper decided to ski past the download chair was following me and the crew out. Just before we dropped in, she asked the standard gaper question:
"Where's the easy way down?"
Lady, there is no easy way down.
Did you not notice the sign that said: Experts only. Exposed rocks and creek bed and many other hazards exist. Well, too late, she had commited to the run by that point, so we led her down through some sweet steep pow that rapidly turned into some terrible choppy mank, and through the rocks at the bottom. She only blew up a couple times, fortunately in the middle of the run and the three of us caught her gear and pieced her back together.
It was only after we were in the car driving home that it really hit me. What the fuck would she have done without us? Totally in over her head, the next wave of the storm closing in, limited visability and alone at the end of the day, in exposed terrain with a couple traps and cliffs (not huge, but definately capable of breaking a leg or knocking someone out), and to boot, I think we were far beyond the normal end of day sweep for ski patrol. I guess I did my good deed for the day yesterday, but people just never seem to think about their actions before doing anything.
I've concluded that DJSapp was never DJSapp, and Not DJSapp is also not DJSapp, so that means he's telling the truth now and he was lying before.
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