The beavers A basin

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colost7

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I heard recently that the beavers is a sick out of bounds place to hike...except i dont know exactly where it is. I know u gotta hike to the top of east wall at a basin. if anyone can help me out id appreciate that.
 
well no...If you dont know ehree the beavers are dont ski em. SOME OF THE MOST DANGEROUS AVALANCHE TERRAIN IN THE COUNTRY IS THE BEAVERS. People get hurt all the time over there. Find that shit out for yourself idiot.
 
^fuck yea that shits dangerous, lots of people die in there. IF i'm not mistaken summit county has the highest fatality rate of any county in the US for avalanche deaths.
 
so where is the beavers... i would never ski it just curious...and what is that big south facing slope opposite a-basin, that thing sems to always avy and ppl ski it all the time??
 
the one across from abasin is the professor, the beavers are in between the steep gullies and the windows
 
i may be wrong, but with lighter snow in colorado than the east coast, doesnt that make the avalanche danger higher? With it having to settle and such, like i said i may be wrong, but one of my friends was saying how much more dangerous avy's are in colorado, and the kid skis france and all over...
 
totally bro, because of our crazy snow patterns, and very light snow, our snow dont stick to shit. Anything steep can slide in Colorado. If you go to other places, the snow is heavier (as in the NW) so it sticks to everything and doesnt slide off as easily. But yah, dont ski the beavers, you might die. You gotta know that shit yo.
 
yes this is true because the snow takes longer to settle and pack. this creates layers as temperatures vary for different snowfalls, making certain layers more slide prone, the lighter snow doesn't hold as well, making those layers more likely to give. but this is relative, as colorado doesn't recieve as much snow as other places, while other places like utah and the PNW, have much more snow build up, putting more weight on lower layers making them very prone to avalanches. also, steepness has to do with avalance danger, though after a certain point, the danger sarts to dimishes as very steep areas donot hld snow as well making the snow that actually stays relatively more stable (as in a 60 degree slope vs. a 45 or 50.) again all is determine by the layers of snowpack, this is why you dig a pit to determine danger before you drop in, in the BC.
 
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