Avalanche pictures - everyone needs to see these
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Capernicus
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Surprised no one has posted this video yet:
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This thread is terrifying by the way.
if it doesn't work:
This thread is terrifying by the way.
if it doesn't work:
THAT-GUY
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aflightlessbird
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gnarbar.
you guys better keep it extRA safe up there.
nobodies dying b4 i come home!
you guys better keep it extRA safe up there.
nobodies dying b4 i come home!
holy shit avalanches have always scared the shit out of me but wow. Great thread.
People are getting way to casual out of bounds, and to those BC newbies, most of these aren't the avalanches that you news that people normally die from. if you were buried in most of these, the weight of the snow alone would crush you to death, i mean look at those trees from ginkos post.
here are some avalanches that killed people to give more perspective of how dangerous it is to ski even just outside of the border.
hard to even see the crown in this next one
This is just a handful of the avy's that killed in CO last year, almost all were either inbounds or within 1/2 mile of a major resort.
the backcountry is becoming more traveled, and people aren't respecting nature. the minute you stop respecting the mountains your fucked. That's what happened to Jamie Pierre, one great skier who ended up dying due to his decision to trust that because he was experienced, he didn't need to pay attentions to the blatant signs given. RIP
IF you are experienced in the BC, be sure not to get lazy. Have avy gear every day you go out and most importantly go solo.
Dont be a statistic.
Just go through these
http://avalanche.state.co.us/acc/acc_co.php
read a few, visit your local avy forecast site, they should have something similiar.
Although some of these had no way to be stopped, the trend is simple.
The most common mistakes of avy deaths are: not having a partner, not having avy gear, not paying attention to the signs/conditions, and making bad choices on what terrain to ski
If you want to go into the BC, Take a course, knowledge is more useful than gear (still have gear), and have a partner, and be smart.
That was most likely terribly written, but i just wanted to spill my knowledge/fear of avalanche, and hopefully something in this thread will cause someone to make a safer descision, maybe save their life
People are getting way to casual out of bounds, and to those BC newbies, most of these aren't the avalanches that you news that people normally die from. if you were buried in most of these, the weight of the snow alone would crush you to death, i mean look at those trees from ginkos post.
here are some avalanches that killed people to give more perspective of how dangerous it is to ski even just outside of the border.
hard to even see the crown in this next one
This is just a handful of the avy's that killed in CO last year, almost all were either inbounds or within 1/2 mile of a major resort.
the backcountry is becoming more traveled, and people aren't respecting nature. the minute you stop respecting the mountains your fucked. That's what happened to Jamie Pierre, one great skier who ended up dying due to his decision to trust that because he was experienced, he didn't need to pay attentions to the blatant signs given. RIP
IF you are experienced in the BC, be sure not to get lazy. Have avy gear every day you go out and most importantly go solo.
Dont be a statistic.
Just go through these
http://avalanche.state.co.us/acc/acc_co.php
read a few, visit your local avy forecast site, they should have something similiar.
Although some of these had no way to be stopped, the trend is simple.
The most common mistakes of avy deaths are: not having a partner, not having avy gear, not paying attention to the signs/conditions, and making bad choices on what terrain to ski
If you want to go into the BC, Take a course, knowledge is more useful than gear (still have gear), and have a partner, and be smart.
That was most likely terribly written, but i just wanted to spill my knowledge/fear of avalanche, and hopefully something in this thread will cause someone to make a safer descision, maybe save their life
stupendous-man
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this thread makes me glad i ski at flat timberline and always with friends. but all of those other slides in white river canyon and heather canyon scare me (i ski at meadows a few times a season).
FerrisBueller
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so fucking scary nearly 2 feet from fucking death
Swaggermager
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Coming from the midwest the amount of snow in these things is unreal.
Purple_Mill
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threads for later/bumping for knowlege/+k for op
keepon_trucking
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in bounds in western NY a few years back....luckily no one was on the run at the time
http://rkgraphics.smugmug.com/Nature-and-Surroundings/Random-Favorites/P1272863/380004261_WwSi8-L-1.jpg
http://rkgraphics.smugmug.com/Nature-and-Surroundings/Random-Favorites/P1272863/380004261_WwSi8-L-1.jpg
keepon_trucking
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ya I know I'm a newb....
http://www.snowjournal.com/page.php?cid=topic18167&start=1
http://www.snowjournal.com/page.php?cid=topic18167&start=1
stupendous-man
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shit, thats gnarly for east coast
mthoodskibum
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First time reading this thread, funny seeing myself in one of the videos here! I'm the guy in the black jacket and yellow pants, I'm guessing you were the young guy with that group from the east coast (sorry been awhile and I forgot your name)?
Aenigma
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This happened at a really popular spot just south of Bridger, where people ski all the time when they probably shouldn't. This one could have easily killed 20+ people if it happened half an hour later.
And a helmet cam when it went off...
I had a lot of respect for snow, and two years ago I got caught in a slide about 12-18" deep by 50' that took me 200 feet, and I was absolutely floored at how powerful something that small was. It was like being gut punched and thrown under a dump truck unloading snow on me.
And a helmet cam when it went off...
I had a lot of respect for snow, and two years ago I got caught in a slide about 12-18" deep by 50' that took me 200 feet, and I was absolutely floored at how powerful something that small was. It was like being gut punched and thrown under a dump truck unloading snow on me.
SkiinTrigga
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Fuckin' Idiots. Who gets caught in avalanches??? Only retards.
RIP_leos_shack
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Two days ago in Corona bowl outside Whistler.
StupidDeep
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You apparently have been having a shitty day. Also, crazy pictures it's amazing how much power snow has.
cow.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HxxzfUfFGk
most insane avalanche i've ever seen.
and FYI people, it's not the giant avalanches that kill people (except in rare cases). those are predictable and obvious. it's the small ones, with maybe a 2 foot crown 10 meters across that hit inexperienced or unprepared people that do most of the damage. so beware.
most insane avalanche i've ever seen.
and FYI people, it's not the giant avalanches that kill people (except in rare cases). those are predictable and obvious. it's the small ones, with maybe a 2 foot crown 10 meters across that hit inexperienced or unprepared people that do most of the damage. so beware.
.squirrely.
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too much gnar going on in this thread for a east coast jib rat to fully comprehend
Drail
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Close to a year after this thread was made, I am going to bump it (again). No pics yet (due to visibility) but Shuksan Arm went again late last night (early this morning), bigger than both last years and the 98/99 slides. I'm not there, just getting this off of TGR.
Be careful out there folks! In the Kootenays we're seeing stuff slide (even in the slackcountry) that almost never slide.
Be careful out there folks! In the Kootenays we're seeing stuff slide (even in the slackcountry) that almost never slide.
IDMT_BC024
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The snow walls are usually called avalanche crowns. The crowns are the tops and sometimes the sides of the avalanche, and the top of the wall is the original height of the snow pack. The wall is where the avalanche began, so all of the snow below the wall slide away in the avalanche. Think of one of those cakes with layers, if you cut the cake a few layers down and pulled out a chunk the "crown" would be shape thats behind left in the cake. Sorry if that didn't make sense, its kind of hard to explain without drawing it.
Oh and by the way if anyone from Bozeman is reading this- don't be a fucking idiot on Saddle Peak and kill yourself OR SOMEONE ELSE! I've seen some really stupid shit on Saddle this year. If you do decide to ski all the gnar gnar pow with your bros check the avi report before you go. There are no good safe areas on Saddle (IMO) so even if you don't get caught theres a good chance that you could take out people skiing below you. And a heads up- those shitty peips freeride beacons that Bridger sells don't search very well at all, and I wouldn't use them in the backcountry. They're fine for beeping inbounds though.
Oh and by the way if anyone from Bozeman is reading this- don't be a fucking idiot on Saddle Peak and kill yourself OR SOMEONE ELSE! I've seen some really stupid shit on Saddle this year. If you do decide to ski all the gnar gnar pow with your bros check the avi report before you go. There are no good safe areas on Saddle (IMO) so even if you don't get caught theres a good chance that you could take out people skiing below you. And a heads up- those shitty peips freeride beacons that Bridger sells don't search very well at all, and I wouldn't use them in the backcountry. They're fine for beeping inbounds though.
The_Big_Tuna
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need moar pow
mightyboosh
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This happened in France a few weeks ago - amazing example of how a slow moving and seemingly gentle slide can be so powerful. In french but worth watching
mightyboosh
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english version found:
snomaster
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Below are a few well known avalanche fatality stories to surface this season. There were many more and even more close calls. The one thing these people all have in common is that they were all experienced and equipped backcountry skiers. Every year I stay in this game it seems tragedy hits a little closer to home. This season has certainly confirmed this.
January 2012. Alecsander Barton died after being carried 2,400 vertical ft in an avalanche at Kessler Peak in Big Cottonwood Canyon, UT:
http://utahavalanchecenter.org/accident_west_couloir_1282012
February 2012. Freeskiing World Tour head judge Jim Jack, Stevens Pass Director of Marketing Chris Rudolph and skier John Brenan were confirmed as the skiers who died in a slide in the Stevens Pass sidecountry.
http://espn.go.com/action/freeskiing/story/_/id/7593035/avalanche-washington-stevens-pass-kills-three
http://www.nwac.us/media/uploads/documents/accidents/2011_2012/Preliminary_Tunnel_Creek_Avalanche_Accident_2-19-2012.pdf
Of course, we know Elyse Saugstad survived in large part due to her ABS pack.
March 2012. [my friend and former co-worker] Chris Onufer and Steve Romeo die on a South East avalanche path in Northern Teton Range, WY:
http://jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=8373
http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=8333
January 2012. Alecsander Barton died after being carried 2,400 vertical ft in an avalanche at Kessler Peak in Big Cottonwood Canyon, UT:
http://utahavalanchecenter.org/accident_west_couloir_1282012
February 2012. Freeskiing World Tour head judge Jim Jack, Stevens Pass Director of Marketing Chris Rudolph and skier John Brenan were confirmed as the skiers who died in a slide in the Stevens Pass sidecountry.
http://espn.go.com/action/freeskiing/story/_/id/7593035/avalanche-washington-stevens-pass-kills-three
http://www.nwac.us/media/uploads/documents/accidents/2011_2012/Preliminary_Tunnel_Creek_Avalanche_Accident_2-19-2012.pdf
Of course, we know Elyse Saugstad survived in large part due to her ABS pack.
March 2012. [my friend and former co-worker] Chris Onufer and Steve Romeo die on a South East avalanche path in Northern Teton Range, WY:
http://jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=8373
http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=8333