Avalanche pictures - everyone needs to see these
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GANDALF
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Here are some more photos from some recent slides at Mt. Baker. Bombs were dropped from helicopters to release these very large slabs. (Note these are all popular backcountry zones just outside the ski area. Only takes the duck of a rope to access them.)
This was measured at 12-15 feet deep:
Slide coming down above The Beast on the Shuksan arm
Hollywood Spines on the Shuksan Arm
Be safe out there everyone...
This was measured at 12-15 feet deep:
Slide coming down above The Beast on the Shuksan arm
Hollywood Spines on the Shuksan Arm
Be safe out there everyone...
GANDALF
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Here are some more photos from some recent slides at Mt. Baker. Bombs were dropped from helicopters to release these very large slabs. (Note these are all popular backcountry zones just outside the ski area. Only takes the duck of a rope to access them.)
This was measured at 12-15 feet deep:
Slide coming down above The Beast on the Shuksan arm
Hollywood Spines on the Shuksan Arm
Be safe out there everyone...
This was measured at 12-15 feet deep:
Slide coming down above The Beast on the Shuksan arm
Hollywood Spines on the Shuksan Arm
Be safe out there everyone...
That's one of the things that's scares me the most. Some of the largest and most destructive avalanches are that much more likely to catch you completely unawares. The probablity of triggering a deeper stability be low and you may not see any of the obvious surface signs of instabilty that would warn you off a slope but holy fuck if it goes, you are in some shit.
10550531:S.C said:
Midwest
The rumor at gore has slid before. Nothing huge that I know of but enough to take out some trees.
Definitely happens. Places that don't get a ton of snow load up tons of snowmaking on their trails.
tBatt
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10550531:S.C said:
10550920:Drail said:
Yes, that's at Holiday Valley. I'm pretty sure that isn't manmade snow. They get a TON of snow off of the lake. That and wind can do some crazy stuff.
Not a massive slide like most of the ones being posted, but this happened up in the Wasatch yesterday.
Third member of the party to descent the slope and it broke out at 2' deep. 40° slope pitch, North facing, and had just been loaded with ~2.5" water weight two days before. Carried and buried 3 ft under. Skier was quickly rescued, but was no breathing. Began breathing on his own once the snow was cleared from this throat. Open tib-fib. Had to be carried down to an appropriate landing zone to be picked up by life flight. The heli landed at Alta first to grab some patrollers to help with the rescue.
This is another good, sobering read from Andrew McLean of a first hand account of a burial in Wolvie Cirque.
http://www.avalanche.org/moonstone/TAR/avi review articles/Story of Roman Latta.htm
Lucas
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13276069:tBatt said:Not a massive slide like most of the ones being posted, but this happened up in the Wasatch yesterday.
Third member of the party to descent the slope and it broke out at 2' deep. 40° slope pitch, North facing, and had just been loaded with ~2.5" water weight two days before. Carried and buried 3 ft under. Skier was quickly rescued, but was no breathing. Began breathing on his own once the snow was cleared from this throat. Open tib-fib. Had to be carried down to an appropriate landing zone to be picked up by life flight. The heli landed at Alta first to grab some patrollers to help with the rescue.
Here's more Info:http://utahavalanchecenter.org/avalanches/22607
Pretty risky to be skiing that type of terrain with the snowpack the way it is
Barefootin_Fiend
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13276124:SDrvper said:
i can't even imagine the sound of that thing when it went...
Line_Skis
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This was at Crystal, WA after they opened up Northway and it was a mad powder dash which funneled everyone on basically a traverse trail! Lots of snow quick = danger! A gril was buried (no transceiver) for about 10 minutes with an air pocket and hand popping up next to a tree. Very scary situation as there was about 50+ people there so it made for chaos! -jm
13279232:B.Quincy said:
You can't prevent every slide inbounds. The one above was weird for a variety of factors, I don't see what the mountain could have really done to prevent it, other than closing massive areas of the mountain.
Craigskis
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Ski Patrolled triggered Whistler Bowl a few weeks ago I was a little surprised they opened it with the hangfire still there the first time I went up the lift and saw people skiing it that patrol opened it.
To the right of this photo is Blackcomb peak to the left is disease ridge. To my knowledge they don't bomb here. If you look into the centre of the pic you can see a run out and in the shade there's about a 1M crown which I believe was natural on one of my favourite lines in Whistler called Aids
To the right of this photo is Blackcomb peak to the left is disease ridge. To my knowledge they don't bomb here. If you look into the centre of the pic you can see a run out and in the shade there's about a 1M crown which I believe was natural on one of my favourite lines in Whistler called Aids
13279541:Craigskis said:To the right of this photo is Blackcomb peak to the left is disease ridge. To my knowledge they don't bomb here. If you look into the centre of the pic you can see a run out and in the shade there's about a 1M crown which I believe was natural on one of my favourite lines in Whistler called Aids
They for sure used to bomb in the bowl there. That whole area would be tourist death waiting to happen if they didn't. I don't know how they deal with Disease Ridge specifically but it's still inbounds, so I'm sure they do something.
Question whether DOA chute just the other side of the ridge gets anything thrown at it as it's beyond the boundary, but I wouldn't be surprised.
Craigskis
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I had to confer with a skipatrol buddy. He said the bottom apron of DOA does get bombed, but the couloir doesn't due to area boundary. He also said the line which I referred to as Aids doesn't get bombed so that was a natural trigger.
Another photo which I didn't get to post because I deleted my memory card thinking I'd transferred it on to my hard drive which didn't end up getting posted.
Anyway, again this was about 3 weeks ago. If you can picture Where the Sudan couloir drains down into Jersey cream bowl. Glacier chair was closed so people were traversing hard across Jersey cream bowl to access the bottom pitch of Glacier chair. My buddy and I were throwing on are skins with the plans of skinning up hirer to access Purple haze chute. A patroller stopped us right before we were about to start our accent and closed the traverse. The very next ride up the chairlift it was viewable that a natural .5 slough slide had occurred. Hikers access had been closed off that day to 7th and the choices were limited we ended up playing in super miniputt lower aspect of Everglades getting decent powder every run which was a traverse and not a climb.
Another photo which I didn't get to post because I deleted my memory card thinking I'd transferred it on to my hard drive which didn't end up getting posted.
Anyway, again this was about 3 weeks ago. If you can picture Where the Sudan couloir drains down into Jersey cream bowl. Glacier chair was closed so people were traversing hard across Jersey cream bowl to access the bottom pitch of Glacier chair. My buddy and I were throwing on are skins with the plans of skinning up hirer to access Purple haze chute. A patroller stopped us right before we were about to start our accent and closed the traverse. The very next ride up the chairlift it was viewable that a natural .5 slough slide had occurred. Hikers access had been closed off that day to 7th and the choices were limited we ended up playing in super miniputt lower aspect of Everglades getting decent powder every run which was a traverse and not a climb.
Professor_L
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10554263:YoungJah said:
These videos are very useful and interesting. Definitely worth a watch especially if you go into the backcountry.
10548952:stupendous-man said:shit, thats gnarly for east coast
Ironically was looking for this photo on google images and it directed me to this thread.
There was a much smaller avalanche there today. It's nuts but really interesting at the same time. Since I got home, I've read a handful of stories about avalanches here. Apparently it's not uncommon! I grew up here and aside from this big one in 2007, I've never heard too much of this happening.
Hugh_Conway_jr
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13772929:Mingg said:
is that man made snow?
13772990:Hugh_Conway_jr said:
Possibly. In this particular photo, I believe it was 2007 which was the year we got hit with a ton of snow. But holiday blows snow every chance they get so I wouldn't be surprised if they were doing so simultaneously.
The one yesterday slid right below where a snowgun was. Above the wall, there was newish man made snow so I can only guess they were making snow on the wall too but I'm not sure. We also got some natural snow the day before and overnight.
The lift goes right above and when I looked down there was a rather large crack in the snow. It looked pretty crusty/icy which leads me to think it was man made but I've never seen what an avalanche looks like before so maybe it was normal. I really don't know. It's interesting as fuck though. I would like to learn more about them.
Not sure if the photo will post from my phone but I'll try.