....the sound of galloping horses above you.
Wow....a big, fast-moving wet slide missed me by 5 feet today at Kirkwood. It came galloping and crashing down from up high in the Cirque.
I take the high traverse from the top of Eagle Bowl into lower Cirque and follow it nearly to the end. This travese takes you across and above multiple rock bands before dead-ending in a gully that always holds really good snow.
Around 11 AM or so I'm standing at the end of this traverse about to drop into the gully, when I hear the sound of galloping horses in the distance....or was that soft thunder just above me?.....I look above me and I'm like, "oh wow, there's some slough spilling over those rocks." 2 seconds behind this little slough is a wave of cascading snow. "Holy shit!!" Knowing that it was too late and stupid to jump in the gully and try to outrun the thing, I begin poling backwards on the traverse, hoping that I can get out of the way. That sketched me out even more, because the more I poled backwards, then the more exposed of a tumble I'd have if I got caught.
But luckily the slide path wasn't all that wide, and I was able to back-traverse to a little safe zone. If I stayed where I was standing however, I would have been taken out for sure. The debris cruised down about 100 feet past where I was standing after spilling over some more rocks.
Totally sketched me out....the initial wave of snow spilling over the rocks above me was about my height...and it was mooooooving damn fast.....just about every wet slide I've seen have been the slow, hissing, creepers. But this thing had momentum, was naturally triggered, and was in-bounds. Yikes.
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03-28-2004, 08:36 PM #1
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One sound you don't want to hear while skiing is....
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03-28-2004, 08:42 PM #2
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scary stuff man, i had a similar experience saturday in bear pits at crystal. skiing inbounds where the patrol hsd bombed and not being smart i got caught in a small fast moving slide that ended in a field of debris, i broke my hand in a bunch of places and have a cast now. and it feels kind of lucky thats all happend. glad you wernt hurtt troned. happy skiing all
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03-28-2004, 08:49 PM #3
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traverse in blue
slide path red.
didn't see it until it came spilling over the rocks just above.
http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic21234.jpgWaste your time, read my crap, at:
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03-28-2004, 08:54 PM #4
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It's that time of year. I've seen boxcar-sized chunks of cornice fall off the Palisades at Squaw on a big year when the sun loosened them up. Eyes above on the T's.......
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03-28-2004, 09:09 PM #5
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Needless to say, I'm glad you got out of the way Ty. Thanks for the heads up also. Looks like I picked a good day to rest.
Sobchak just told me about the HUGE slide at Tuckerman.Last edited by Arty50; 03-28-2004 at 09:15 PM.
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03-28-2004, 10:27 PM #6
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Real men surf the slabs instead... pussy.
Today at Baker...
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03-28-2004, 11:13 PM #7
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shit stay safe mags, it looks like pack here is pretty good there was a huge cornice break in the bc and no slabs happened but if it warms up at all damn... bad times
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03-28-2004, 11:45 PM #8
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Matt - who and where is that at Baker? Do you have pictures of Craig's "ride" . . . seems sketch lately - be careful :-)
Oh, and on a thread hijack, are you comin' down this weekend?Everything in moderation, including moderation . . .
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03-28-2004, 11:56 PM #9
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Glad to hear you are alright Ty. Be careful out there.
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03-29-2004, 12:02 AM #10
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I heard a snowboarder screaming for help in pain today at Snowbasin. He impaled himself on a tree branch, then rag dolled down to the traverse line on Sisters. IHe alst punctured a lung, mangled the shit out of his head (no brain bucket of course), broke his ribs and numberous other bones. He was life flighted out not sure how he made out. The people there said that he was stable and it sounded like he'd be able to make a full recovery though.....
Some other woman in her 40's or 50's was life flighted out earlier in the day. Rough day at Snowbasin.
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03-29-2004, 01:46 AM #11
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Coming off Hemispheres towards the Canyon?Originally posted by BakerBoy
Real men surf the slabs instead... pussy.
Today at Baker...
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Ty, glad you're still in one piece. Take care.
Look for a PM.Last edited by fiddler; 03-29-2004 at 01:54 AM.
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03-29-2004, 10:58 AM #12
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That's me out on the Arm at about 10am on Sunday... When the video gets posted up, you'll have to watch it. Its pretty nuts - I end up racing the avalanche all the way to the bottom of Rumble Gully... Heh.Originally posted by Kellie
Matt - who and where is that at Baker? Do you have pictures of Craig's "ride" . . . seems sketch lately - be careful :-)
Oh, and on a thread hijack, are you comin' down this weekend?
I heard a rumor that Duncan bought the footage of Craig from some person filming it. He was going to post it about how NOT to ski that line - he kind of forgot to ski cut it.
Yup, leaving today or tomorrow. I'll pm you.OOOOOOOHHHH, I'm the Juggernaut, bitch!
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03-29-2004, 11:06 AM #13
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Matt... good to know you are ok with that, but YOU FUCKED UP DUMB SHIT! Remember, outrunning slabs is a sign of failure.
I want to see EVERYONE I left a month ago on closing weekend. Craig too. Don't be stupid out there.
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03-29-2004, 11:21 AM #14
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Be careful out there guys. We've got fresh wet snow over a smooth sliding surface (and there's a small chance of a little more new tomorrow night).
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03-29-2004, 11:56 AM #15
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Glad everyones ok but I gotta say that the debris left by shoes slide was the best on the hill that afternoon.
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03-29-2004, 12:10 PM #16
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scary. very scary. inbounds??? damn. Glad you're ok shoe!!
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03-29-2004, 12:11 PM #17
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BB-that's exactly where I've been caught in a mini-avalanche/major slough. Scared the fuggin crap out of me. The Arm is cool but can be freaky!
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03-29-2004, 12:16 PM #18
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Another sound you wouldn't want to hear while skiing is a massive gastro-intestinal explosion in your bibs...
Fuck me, man. I would have crapped my pants, Tyrone & BakerBoy. Glad you're both OK.
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03-29-2004, 12:19 PM #19
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03-29-2004, 12:39 PM #20
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...hairdryers. I really don't want to hear hairdryers while skiing.
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03-29-2004, 01:36 PM #21
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Here's the video of that avalanche and me hucking a hottub.... Heh
March 28, 2004 @ Mt. Baker
edit: fixed linkLast edited by BakerBoy; 03-29-2004 at 02:04 PM.
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03-29-2004, 02:16 PM #22
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that is some kick freakin ass vid.
scary sheet mang.
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03-29-2004, 02:18 PM #23
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BB...that was siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiick...amazing images.
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03-29-2004, 02:26 PM #24
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Originally posted by BakerBoy
Here's the video of that avalanche and me hucking a hottub.... Heh
March 28, 2004 @ Mt. Baker
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wow.......sick.Waste your time, read my crap, at:
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03-29-2004, 02:28 PM #25
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Sweet stuff BB. That's tough snow to leave.
Ty, scary crap mang. Glad it worked out the way it did.
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