We lost another rider in the hills in Cooke...Very weak base layer, and several feet of new snow made it treacherous to just be out...
If you don't have people who KNOW the terrain, and know the conditions, no ride is worth it!!!
Please be careful out there boys!!!
Here is quote from gallatin national forest avy center...
"AVALANCHE FATALITYÂ
I am saddened to report that a snowmobiler was killed in an avalanche yesterday outside Cooke City. The snowmobiler triggered and was buried on a northeast facing slope in Fisher Creek which broke one to four feet deep and 3-400 feet wide. He was dug up within 10-12 minutes, but did not survive. Eric and his partner witnessed the avalanche and assisted in the rescue. All of us at the Avalanche Center send our deepest sympathies to family and friends. Additionally, last night Eric informed me that a cross country skier was caught and buried south of Cooke City. More details are forthcoming on both these incidents. "
Not worth the pleasure for the pain it leaves!!!!
If you don't have people who KNOW the terrain, and know the conditions, no ride is worth it!!!
Please be careful out there boys!!!
Here is quote from gallatin national forest avy center...
"AVALANCHE FATALITYÂ
I am saddened to report that a snowmobiler was killed in an avalanche yesterday outside Cooke City. The snowmobiler triggered and was buried on a northeast facing slope in Fisher Creek which broke one to four feet deep and 3-400 feet wide. He was dug up within 10-12 minutes, but did not survive. Eric and his partner witnessed the avalanche and assisted in the rescue. All of us at the Avalanche Center send our deepest sympathies to family and friends. Additionally, last night Eric informed me that a cross country skier was caught and buried south of Cooke City. More details are forthcoming on both these incidents. "
Not worth the pleasure for the pain it leaves!!!!
casaflyr
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I've been worried about the way the snowpack developed this year. I've been digging a little in the Bighorns and there is nothing but ball bearings down below. Early season snows with lots of sun on them before more fell.
Several in my group haven't got a clue and delude themselves into thinking they won't get into trouble, or worse yet think they know all they need to know. I'm the only one who's had any formal avy training, I'm the only one who's equipped. No one wears beacons, they think them too expensive, the only reason I carry my stuff is in the hope I can help someone else.
I don't know if he was wearing a beacon, but the only reason this person even had a chance was that he was found quickly.
Sad news.
Be careful out there everyone.
Several in my group haven't got a clue and delude themselves into thinking they won't get into trouble, or worse yet think they know all they need to know. I'm the only one who's had any formal avy training, I'm the only one who's equipped. No one wears beacons, they think them too expensive, the only reason I carry my stuff is in the hope I can help someone else.
I don't know if he was wearing a beacon, but the only reason this person even had a chance was that he was found quickly.
Sad news.
Be careful out there everyone.
Sad news :-(
Take your time and read this article and watch the video!
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Take your time and read this article and watch the video!
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Very sad. Think before throttle
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RIP brother! May god bless the ones you left behind and carry you into his arms!
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2 Avy deaths in BC in the last few days. One back country skier and one heli skier.
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Ya Pete, one was on Thursday and the other on Friday. Just goes to show the way weather has formed the snowpack this year. Very dangerous this season, I caution everyone going to the big hills to be on the wary!
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RIP.
loudelectronics
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Very sad news. Just down in Jackson and boarded some back country. I was shatting my pants every where I rode. Bombs were going off nearly ever couple minutes for about three to fours hours every morning. Stopped in a few dealers and talked to some patrols and they said it is crazy dangerous right now. Slides are base slides and a whole face will come down.
I have a sled trip planned in end Jan at Cooke City. Is it going to be possible to ride safe and still ride in some pow there? I am unfamiliar with the area. Looking at booking a guide but want to know exactly what i am going to be getting into.
I have a sled trip planned in end Jan at Cooke City. Is it going to be possible to ride safe and still ride in some pow there? I am unfamiliar with the area. Looking at booking a guide but want to know exactly what i am going to be getting into.
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loudelectronics said:
get a guide, get a guide, get a guide, its not worth it and will make your riding experiance that much better.
ust421
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Very sad, RIP.
Everyone needs to have and wear their avy gear. Always helps to know how to use it to.
Everyone needs to have and wear their avy gear. Always helps to know how to use it to.
The wild part on the other forums is, people keep Clamoring for signs posted by clubs....
The problem is, avy advisories suggested no travel, the hotels in the area post the warnings...
while riding in,you know the conditions if you look for them...
If you pay attention the the snow conditions PRIOR to your trip, you know the conditions...
Neurotic people on the forums (like me) warn people...
Common sense tells you to NOT do things you shouldn't...like two people on a hill at once...a guy gets stuck doing a pull (LEAVE him to get it unstuck)....etc. etc. etc.
Check out the video...this is a HEAVILY avy prone area in the best of conditions....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yLo9XNA ... ata_player
Link to pic of slide....yes trees present, but that does not mean avy free...heavily wind loaded area...in fact this sledder triggered avy triggered the back side of this hill to slide too...which is also a popular place to climb, praise God no one was caught on that side...
http://mtavalanche.com/images/12/avalan ... oke-city-1
None of it sinks in, signs on the road/trail/etc. don't matter if people won't look listen and be willing to be advised...
Same day of this sledder getting caught and killed (yes two people climbing heavily prone to slide chute) a skier was skiing in a valley floor, about 5 mils away, and was caught and killed(same general area) yes, on flat ground....no climbing, not dropping into basin...on valley floor...and was caught up and killed...signs signs everywhere there are signs...
Needless to say, both very tragic, but both very avoidable...and now two families will never look at new years day the same ever again!!!!
The problem is, avy advisories suggested no travel, the hotels in the area post the warnings...
while riding in,you know the conditions if you look for them...
If you pay attention the the snow conditions PRIOR to your trip, you know the conditions...
Neurotic people on the forums (like me) warn people...
Common sense tells you to NOT do things you shouldn't...like two people on a hill at once...a guy gets stuck doing a pull (LEAVE him to get it unstuck)....etc. etc. etc.
Check out the video...this is a HEAVILY avy prone area in the best of conditions....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yLo9XNA ... ata_player
Link to pic of slide....yes trees present, but that does not mean avy free...heavily wind loaded area...in fact this sledder triggered avy triggered the back side of this hill to slide too...which is also a popular place to climb, praise God no one was caught on that side...
http://mtavalanche.com/images/12/avalan ... oke-city-1
None of it sinks in, signs on the road/trail/etc. don't matter if people won't look listen and be willing to be advised...
Same day of this sledder getting caught and killed (yes two people climbing heavily prone to slide chute) a skier was skiing in a valley floor, about 5 mils away, and was caught and killed(same general area) yes, on flat ground....no climbing, not dropping into basin...on valley floor...and was caught up and killed...signs signs everywhere there are signs...
Needless to say, both very tragic, but both very avoidable...and now two families will never look at new years day the same ever again!!!!
Paraclete
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Very sad His family must be devastated.
casaflyr
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Here's another film to watch.
http://www.lifeonterra.com/results.php?tag=adventure
The link is to a site called Terra, the film is "A Dozen More Turns", just type that into the search box. The film is a fairly long compelling documentary in three parts. It's about some friends who get together in the Bitterroot Range for a last ski trip before they start their adult lives. A Dozen More Turns is a documentary by Amber Syler, then a graduate student at Montana State.
The film is about skiing, but the avalanche dangers and precautions are the same. The human factors that led up to the event can be applied to just about anything, but especially snow sports. I watch this film every year before the winter sports season begins. It prepares me to say no when the nagging voice tells me to, even when the sun is shining and the Pow is deep. The reward is rarely worth the risk when avy danger is high.
http://www.lifeonterra.com/results.php?tag=adventure
The link is to a site called Terra, the film is "A Dozen More Turns", just type that into the search box. The film is a fairly long compelling documentary in three parts. It's about some friends who get together in the Bitterroot Range for a last ski trip before they start their adult lives. A Dozen More Turns is a documentary by Amber Syler, then a graduate student at Montana State.
The film is about skiing, but the avalanche dangers and precautions are the same. The human factors that led up to the event can be applied to just about anything, but especially snow sports. I watch this film every year before the winter sports season begins. It prepares me to say no when the nagging voice tells me to, even when the sun is shining and the Pow is deep. The reward is rarely worth the risk when avy danger is high.
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