That was the film our Avalanche instructor showed.
The person who died in the film had a Doctorate in the field and still put himself in a bad situation.
Please be careful out there. Remember the little things the classes show you.
Live to Ride - Ride to Live
The person who died in the film had a Doctorate in the field and still put himself in a bad situation.
Please be careful out there. Remember the little things the classes show you.
Live to Ride - Ride to Live
RIP, very sad to hear.
In light of this and a way too close of a call I had this year I decided to bite the bullet and buy the last remaining safety gear I had to buy. I ordered up a Snowpulse Avy bag. It is in no way a excuse to use any less caution while out on the mountains but much like a beacon, anything we can do to not make our next day riding our last. I have always felt that if you can't afford the proper gear that you should just take a few days off of riding and use the money saved to buy it. So for me I decided to skip the trip out west this month when I am in the lower 48 and fork out the way too much money for the Bag.
As another note, not just Avy gear is important but as all your gear is. From your base layers, to your boots, to your bibs and jacket. These could become your tent and sleeping bag should something happen out there and you need to spend the night in the woods. I also always wear a Tek vest, have a GPS and Spot on me while I ride. Anything I can do to aid in continuing to do what I love.
I attached a image of my sled with all the glide cracks surrounding it. This was at the very top of a 5-700 vertical ft climb with a lot of rocks. I got over confident and was very fortunate to just get a scary reminder of the dangers we are playing in. You can see cracks on the face in the background as well.
The second picture is of the hill and shows all the marks that were on the hill before I hit it. Just another 20 ft higher caused the whole face to shift.
In light of this and a way too close of a call I had this year I decided to bite the bullet and buy the last remaining safety gear I had to buy. I ordered up a Snowpulse Avy bag. It is in no way a excuse to use any less caution while out on the mountains but much like a beacon, anything we can do to not make our next day riding our last. I have always felt that if you can't afford the proper gear that you should just take a few days off of riding and use the money saved to buy it. So for me I decided to skip the trip out west this month when I am in the lower 48 and fork out the way too much money for the Bag.
As another note, not just Avy gear is important but as all your gear is. From your base layers, to your boots, to your bibs and jacket. These could become your tent and sleeping bag should something happen out there and you need to spend the night in the woods. I also always wear a Tek vest, have a GPS and Spot on me while I ride. Anything I can do to aid in continuing to do what I love.
I attached a image of my sled with all the glide cracks surrounding it. This was at the very top of a 5-700 vertical ft climb with a lot of rocks. I got over confident and was very fortunate to just get a scary reminder of the dangers we are playing in. You can see cracks on the face in the background as well.
The second picture is of the hill and shows all the marks that were on the hill before I hit it. Just another 20 ft higher caused the whole face to shift.
