Be Careful Out There

[The Reverend Floater]

I think Woodsy might have covered this, but:

Just a friendly reminder that it doesn't take much of a snowpack for fractures to occur. Take it easy out there and keep your shit together.


http://www.avalanche.org/~svavctr/im...e_111803ap.jpg

Name: Sensitive snowpack 11-18-03
Photo taken: November 19, 2003
Description: Remotely triggered slide 9,500ft Titus Ridge

[badmigraine]

Whoa! Way to break it down.

Good advice with pictures is always welcome, and hard to forget.

[board]

Very very true Rev ! We are all pumped to make some real turns after some time stuck on the groomers, myself included , and the lure of the BC really starts calling. besides slides wacth out for stumps,rock, deadfall etc. these land mines can FUCK YOU UP !

[bad_roo]

Originally posted by badmigraine
Whoa! Way to break it down.

Good advice with pictures is always welcome, and hard to forget.

Don't subsist solely on caramelised donuts else you could end up looking like our staff writer Dave King.

http://www.badroo.alivewww.co.uk/bits/dave.jpg

[board]

Holy Dave needs to mix in a fuckin salad or 3 !

[Owens Never Sleeps]

A couple of years ago a friend of mine was climbing in back of his house on a trail he did 365 days a year and had 2 inches break loose on him. It took him over a roll and into a ravine. He lost everything in the fall - pack, gear, hat, even one of his shoes. The only thing he didn't lose was his cell phone. He was able to call in his own rescue. If he hadn't had the phone, they would have found him in the spring. The down side is that he fractured his spine in multiple place and now navigates the world in a wheelchair.

2 inches, folks. 2 inches.

[Foggy_Goggles]

Yeh, on various notes. Don't be an idiot. Up at Berthoud Sat I cruised throught the parking lot with my beacon on receive. Only 2 out of 30 people were beeping. Come on people, those are my friends who are gonna have to rescue your ass. Don't be a jackass, invest some time and some in your and your partners safety.

The body recovery units are not much better. Check the next of this article. Um...yeh...beacons for solo BC travelers. Thanks for the heads up.

http://www.9news.com/storyfull.aspx?storyid=211359news story
CHAFFEE COUNTY – Search and rescue teams found a missing snowboarder who was the focus of a massive search in the Monarch Pass area Monday and Tuesday.


Matthew Rhoads was found at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in good shape. He was slightly dehydrated, tired and hungry.

He was out with his dog when he became disoriented in a snowstorm on Monday. His friends reported Rhoads missing that night after he did not return. Rhoads had gone alone with his dog.

He survived the night by digging a snowcave and staying out of the wind. In the morning, Rhoads and his dog set out. The dog was shivering, so Rhoads put him in his backpack.

After a few hours, Rhoads removed the dog and he found their tracks from the previous day.

The two walked into rescuers on the Monarch crest.

The Chaffee County sheriff said everyone should always tell someone when they go into the backcountry and carry a beacon. Rhoads did not have a beacon with him.

[Ireallyliketoski2]

On all adventures always take your safety sense. Good examples of how it doesn't take much for things to go wrong. It always amazes me how many people ski Berthoud with no gear or brains. I met a guy up there last year and he said looking at my beacon, what's that thing for avalanche rescue. Yep. I don't worry about avalanches because I only ski where someone has skied before. WTF!!

[hev]

speeking of landmines heres a good tale.

buddy of mine was skiing beaver creek trees, in a similar state of snowpack. I believe the trees were closed off but it was good snow on a relatively mellow pitch. They had been lapping it all day succesfully, and getting some good turns. This was before many people had much girth to thier ski, so they were all sinking in fairly deep. my buddy has kind of a fast backseat style and was ripping a turn where his ass was basically dragging through the snow. He didn't fall but felt something hit him hard in the butt cheeck. he stood up and saw a sizeable stick sticking through his pants and blood starting to run down his leg. freaking out, he got back inbounds and quickly to a hospital. They surgically removed about 2 inches of wood from his ass! easy to crack jokes about this one, but it was a pretty serious injury for him.

[truth]

Don't eat this.

http://www.antville.org/img/alo/gelberschnee.jpg