Loveland Pass Avy

[Kinnikinnick]

You dumb. Not sure what that link/accident has to do with this thread. And I wouldn't consider RMNP "just a few miles away" from LL pass.

woooosh!

[rmnpsplitter]

Just a few miles away, same range, aspect and elevation as where a maggot skied. Where's your thread Poophead fuming at the stupidity?

https://avalanche.state.co.us/acc/ac...rep&acc_id=499

Fail, really no comparison between the two. That accident you linked to was on a northwest facing aspect, not involving skiers (rumor is it was a cornice break that caused internal injuries to the deceased climber) and also 3 weeks later. Not really comparable at all...

Actually, after I think about it, the CAIC has the aspect wrong I think... Should be north or north east, not north west.

[Kinnikinnick]

Fail, really no comparison between the two. That accident you linked to was on a northwest facing aspect, not involving skiers (rumor is it was a cornice break that caused internal injuries to the deceased climber) and also 3 weeks later. Not really comparable at all...

Actually, after I think about it, the CAIC has the aspect wrong I think... Should be north or north east, not north west.

FAIL on your and CAIC's part. If this IS the Blitzen ridge that would be basically east or southeast depending on where it happened.
http://peakmind.files.wordpress.com/...enroutemap.jpg

[rmnpsplitter]

Check ur map skillz again dood. While that ridge runs basically southeast-northwest at the top and more southeast at the lower end the cornice break was off the northern side of the ridge at 12,800'. Which is more of northeast aspect, you could argue east but def not southeast which the Spire Couloir is.

[Kinnikinnick]

Check ur map skillz again dood. While that ridge runs basically southeast-northwest at the top and more southeast at the lower end the cornice break was off the northern side of the ridge at 12,800'. Which is more of northeast aspect, you could argue east but def not southeast which the Spire Couloir is.

Well then those guys were totally RAD and safe, cause they obviously were on such different terrain that the danger was likely low.

[wendigo]

Apparently there is no variability in the co snowpack in both space and time. Amazing.

[Kinnikinnick]

Apparently there is no variability in the co snowpack in both space and time. Amazing.

Basically in a bad year in CO on predominantly easterly facing, steep, rocky terrain above treeline, yes you have little variability in the deep slab instability in space and time. Depth Hoar predominates and your a moron if you are committing yourself.

But again my point is not to point out the obvious, but rather to compare and contract Poop's ranting about some boneheads at Loveland Pass skiing without packs on packed out terrain with his silence in the face of a maggot TRs on dangerous terrain in a bad avy year.

[wendigo]

How about we settle with you're a moron.

[Soups]

woooosh!

No. You just dumb.