Colorado Weather Discussion Thread

**hatchgreenchile** · 02-20-2013, 12:06 PM

I’m drinking the Kool Aid and becoming very bullish for Sunday AM. NW flow. Lots of moisture. Cold temps. Storm track looks like a direct strike. Soft base. Big accumulation potential across the board.

Vail and the ‘Boat could go off.

**Soups** · 02-20-2013, 02:00 PM

^^YOWZA!

**MakersTeleMark** · 02-20-2013, 02:01 PM

^^^ I just couldn't believe that either when I read it this morning.

**lowsparkco** · 02-20-2013, 02:49 PM

Guess you're talking about the Summit Daily? I didn't pick one up this morning. Just searched their website and there's an article but it's real short with no real info. - The tracks pretty much tell the story. Inbounds slide at A Basin on Saturday too. Report's up on the CAIC:

https://avalanche.state.co.us/acc/ac...rep&acc_id=490

Be careful out there, folks.

**The SnowShow** · 02-20-2013, 02:56 PM

seems like the line he skied after the slide went was stupid too, no? Like asking for more?

**FiveLarge** · 02-20-2013, 03:42 PM

Originally Posted by The SnowShow

seems like the line he skied after the slide went was stupid too, no? Like asking for more?

But, he'd already tested it by putting in a skin track that traversed the whole slope.

**mortalim** · 02-20-2013, 03:54 PM

That shit cray. But I'm not understanding what the hell happened. Seems like this dude should have been toast. Did he not get carried? Did he stop at the crown, ski down the slide path and hike back up to ski the other line out? WTF.

Anybody admitting to being that guy? I would sure be interested in knowing what happened.

**MakersTeleMark** · 02-20-2013, 03:55 PM

https://avalanche.state.co.us/obs/ob...p?obs_id=17718

**funkendrenchman** · 02-20-2013, 03:57 PM

Originally Posted by mortalim

That shit cray. But I'm not understanding what the hell happened. Seems like this dude should have been toast. Did he not get carried? Did he stop at the crown, ski down the slide path and hike back up to ski the other line out? WTF.

Anybody admitting to being that guy? I would sure be interested in knowing what happened.

My FB said it was a girl, but who knows

**rmnpsplitter** · 02-20-2013, 04:04 PM

Comments: It looks like the skier may have triggered it remotely on a kick turn near the ridge...then continued up to the top. Then skied down to the fracture line. The skier made about 7 turns on the bed surface, then cut hard right back out on the ridge and skies the southeast face.
Avalanche propagated widely in the bowl below the chute.

Lucky, lucky bastard. The route he takes back to the ridge below the rest of the hangfire is an interesting choice.

**MakersTeleMark** · 02-20-2013, 04:06 PM

Originally Posted by rmnpsplitter

Lucky, lucky bastard. The route he takes back to the ridge below the rest of the hangfire is an interesting choice.

Given the other option of skiing down (see the terrain), seems pretty reasonable to me.

**rmnpsplitter** · 02-20-2013, 04:12 PM

Dropping the same bowl that you just remotely triggered from above seems reasonable? Not like there was a ridgeline the person could've followed or anything.

**Lindahl** · 02-20-2013, 04:21 PM

Supposedly remotely triggered. Crazy shit, can't believe someone was out there.

**MakersTeleMark** · 02-20-2013, 04:40 PM

Originally Posted by rmnpsplitter

Dropping the same bowl that you just remotely triggered from above seems reasonable? Not like there was a ridgeline the person could've followed or anything.

Completely different aspect and slope angle.

**Hott Butt Mud** · 02-20-2013, 04:43 PM

Originally Posted by cmsummit

WHAT THE FUCK?!!!!

Peak 1 on Tuesday:

Solo?! In the current conditions?! Over a huge cliff area?!

x a bazillion.

Seems like a sick line to me. He probably just ski cut it like a boss and got it to slide.

**Wildman** · 02-20-2013, 04:55 PM

I believe the HE was SHE

**bamboocoreONLY** · 02-20-2013, 05:05 PM

it seriously looks like she ski'd in the avy path after the slide over to that ridge then down.

holy shit what a fucktard

**Hott Butt Mud** · 02-20-2013, 05:08 PM

Originally Posted by bamboocoreONLY

it seriously looks like she ski'd in the avy path after the slide over to that ridge then down.

holy shit what a fucktard

If it was remotely triggered then it would make sense to maybe ski up on the slide and potentially make a couple turns in the slide path before you could stop and realize what you were on.

**smitchell333** · 02-20-2013, 05:18 PM

Did her boyfriend break it off and this was a suicide mission?

**montanaskier** · 02-20-2013, 05:39 PM

Did she send it switch to the road? Once Breck expands to Peak 1 this won't be an issue

**MJbumper1121** · 02-20-2013, 05:45 PM

This. Totally this.

Originally Posted by smitchell333

Did her boyfriend break it off and this was a suicide mission?

**JaytaeMoney** · 02-20-2013, 05:45 PM

Originally Posted by MakersTeleMark

Completely different aspect and slope angle.

he's talking about the fact that the person clearly skied down the slide path and then traversed directly below the hangfire from the slide they just remotely triggered on the same slope. not the tracks coming down the other face.

**MakersTeleMark** · 02-20-2013, 05:49 PM

Originally Posted by JaytaeMoney

he's talking about the fact that the person clearly skied down the slide path and then traversed directly below the hangfire from the slide they just remotely triggered on the same slope. not the tracks coming down the other face.

I understand that, but the only other option would be to ski it to the road on the bed surface, climb up to the crown/hangfire, or traverse (likely bootpack) the bed surface and GTFO. I'd say given her position, she chose correctly.

What would you have done if you were her (at that point in time)? This should be moved to the SZ.

**cmsummit** · 02-20-2013, 06:03 PM

Originally Posted by MakersTeleMark

This should be moved to the SZ.

Yep, created a new thread in SZ. Deleted my post with photos from here. Let's move any future conversation, debate, bullshit over to there.

Back to the weather!