Here's a more updated story. Wasn't a tree well but a large drift apparently.
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1198900509209320.xml&coll=7
I heard speculation on the TGR forum yesterday that the snowboarding died in a tree well. The marmot and I thought that was far-fetched.
Don't forget your beacon, shovel, and probe everytime you ski?
http://blog.oregonlive.com/breakingnews/2007/12/snowboarder_apparently_suffoca.html
+Vibes to...
From the pics posted on the TGR forum it looks like deep opening lines are definitely to be had at bachelor. I think that could be said for the whole northwest right now but you must be insane in the membrane for leaving baker.
The marmot reports that Christmas day was opposite of the day before. He found all the deepness on east wall runs: scotty's way, accelerator, and radical. Oh and apparently he made an epic run down powder keg at some point.