Utah skiers no whats up.

snowbird4life

snowbird4life

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you guys seem to have more bc education than most so i will ask this question here.

in movies it seems like i see a lot more avies in them then from like back in the day and it doesnt seem to affect the rider, it seems like he knows its prolly gonna slide but he knows hes gonna get to a high point or something?

do some people ski a line with the impression that its prolly gonna slide but they know there is a safe way out/not gonna be apart of their line.
 
and im not talking about just like slough either, i mean like full on fracture lines and shit. *they need to make it so you can edit your posts.*
 
You know that some slopes will be more prone to slide than others due to the snow, pitch, etc., so most of the time you can work that into your line. You know that you can cut the slope and then ride out the ridge thereby letting the slide come off and fall away from you rather than into you. I wouldnt recommend doing this if you are unfamiliar with the BC because there are still quite a few deaths every year from slides where people tried to do it like they see in the movies.
 
i wouldn't say that people are ready for more slides. i would say people are more educated, but i think that you are seeing more slides cause people are pushing their boundries. i think it is only a matter of time before somebody who is a big name in the ski industry is killed by a slide. hell look at craig kelly. i think more now than ever people need to understand snow science and how avys work.

oh and dont' forget that utah is prone to some of the most slides around due to the snow that we get here. it is the most unstable snowpack in general around the country.
 
i was not asking, like saying ya cuz im going to grizzly tomorrow.....fuck that, im never going into the bc unless i have all the gear and i REALLY trust the person in knowing what the fuck they are doing, and taking some classes myself.
 
Yeah, some of the new stuff kind of seems like dumb cockiness to me. They think they're the shit and can just point it or ski off it, so they put themselves in positions where they know something might go. All it takes is a little mistake at that point, and you could be buried or dead from trauma.

And the wasatch has a pretty stable snowpack compared to places like Colorado. The wasatch is in between the maritime (PNW, Alaska) and continental (Colorado, Uintas) in terms of general stability. Course lots of people die here too, not trying to make it sound safe.
 
Yeah people these days think if they are a good skiier they don't have to worry about avalanche as much or something. Movies are giving people a false sense of avalanche danger. "Soul purpose" anyone? That shit was pretty fucking negligent.
 
heavy/light fluff/heavy/light fluff/hoar/sugar/heavy/white smoke

that stuff? definitely.

And the fact that our good terrain all sits in between 35 and 55 degrees.

slides happen around here in natural cycles, too; not just ones that come off by a skier or a cannon. In the BC, you have the knowledge before you go out, keep your beacon/shovel/probe with you, call the avie report or check it online, and once you're there and did all your checklists...ask yourself "does this line feel ok? am I lucky today?"

Part of that knowledge in picking your line is looking at the terrain traps...and whether or not you're going to be skiing through them if a slide slope rips loose.

Avie's just plain aren't cool to be in. I never have, and hope I never will be. With a little luck, I won't.
 
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