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I found this to be a exceptional read on the global impact that the Boreal treeline (which encircles the earth via Scotland, Norway, Finland, Russia, Greenland, Alaska, Canada and is significantly much larger and more effective as the heart, lungs and circulatory system of the earth than the South American Rain Forests) is actually moving because it's following global warming! After reading it I bought additional copies for friends ........and especially the naysayers!

Yikes! Sorry to hear it B. Hope you got some solace you made it through most of the season and won't loose much riding time!

Never even looked back to start his turn! ....much less over his shoulder during the turn!!

Bummer JJ! But Hey....If it's any consolation I fully dislocated my left ankle ....yes, as painful as it sounds, a decade or so ago and needed the same surgery. Fast forward to today and every Orthro Doc. I've seen over the years says my left ankle has better range and is stronger than my right! Six Million Dollar Man Baby!!! Welcome To The Club! https://gifdb.com/gif/speed-up-six-million-dollar-man-d8kp21b6q650mtmd.html?embed=true

Jack you beat me to it! There's just plain Dumb.....and then there's Dumber!

Stay Calm!, so true........but easier said than done in most cases as the omg!, claustrophobic!, holy shit!, what do I do!, sets in....while hanging upside down! If your arms are free enough to maneuver it was no problem In my upside down situation to release the Fintecs. That is why it's recommended for skiers, when going into the pow/glades to remove their wrist straps from their poles..........once the poles are trapped by your side your hands are stuck there if in your wrist straps!

Specs Man! We need the Specs.......and a photo or two!!

From personal experience being able to reach and release your bindings while your headfirst in a treewell is rare.... and low on my survival list. #1 is Stay Calm! The more you thrash around the more snow falls in on top of you and the smaller your air pocket gets! I have Fintec heels so my release pull is at the top of my boots so much easier and probably the only way anyone is ever going to have a chance to reach and release from your bindings BUT remember your board is the only thing from keeping you going deeper into the treewell! Only release from one binding only if you think it will help you get some leverage/advantage to work your way back up the tree trunk! Also don't think it's only the large trees in some off piste glade that can swallow you! I was at Northstar on the main run at mid mtn. and I was working the powder stashes on the edge of the trail in and around small trees and shrubs and pitched in headfirst. I was almost directly under the lift and 100's of people were passing by just 20ft. away.....but nobody saw me, or the black base of my board pointing to the sky. I of course was able to extract myself but that "small tree/shrub" I pitched into was probably just the top of a 20ft+ conifer sticking out! https://snowbrains.com/video-pro-skier-shows-us-the-danger-of-tree-wells/ Prevention is so much better than triage so ride with a buddy and keep each other in sight at all times! Have easy access to a storm whistle to make people aware of your location and situation! Be safe out there!!

Ha! I thought something was fishy! I knew that 1st video looked alot like Crack territory!

Ha! Try Europe! .................unless you go to some US carving events like MCC or Swoard EC Events in Canada.....that is it! Buy used here and/or borrow is how alot of us started.

CB.... Wow! You only forgot the accolade... Stunning! Damn! I got ah get me a set of those!

Only the uneducated as most people just don't know the risk!

Here at Palisades/Squaw is the home of Shane McConkey and the "Game of Gnar" (Gaffney's Numerical Assessment of Radness) a game of points...the more dangerous and/or radical the more points. exp: Farting on the Tram...and owning it =500 points, Calling out a Pro Skier publicly..."Dude I'm So Much Better Than You!" = 500 points, Skiing a Gnarly line, Naked = 2000 points Yes this is a real thing, especially here at Squaw but I've seen it happen at other Sierra resorts and all the way out at the Ice coast resorts also: https://www.skipeak.net/blog/shane-mcconkey-in-the-name-of-gnar There's even a movie: Anyway....sorry for long frontload but If you know about the Game of GNAR you know there is a some ridiculous amount of points (20,000??) for challenging a (rare as a Unicorn) Mononskier to a race. I Get Challenged To Race Almost Weekly! GNAR!

Yea.............my not slowing down to talk response is: "FAST"!

I guess the #1 question I get most every day (riding Coiler Angrry 160 UPM Donek F Plate TD3 SW) is "What Is THAT?? Maybe it's the head injury but I've run out of snappy answers...and patience! My 1st thoughts are pretty snarky but I usually take a deep breath and just say "it's an Alpine snowboard like you see in the Olympics" and keep moving to avoid further interrogation! Anybody got some quick and or appropriate one liners??

That's One Scary Situation and One Lucky Snowboarder That He Was Seen By Random Skier Who Fell In Same Area! Here in the Sierras we've approaching 700 inches and this is the 1st year we have had to ever cancel our on mtn. practices because of Deep Snow Risk! We usually have our Palisades Ski Patrol come and give the usual safety talk to our athletes early in the season but this year in March I had to make a special presentation on SIS....Snow Immersion Suffocation and Treewells. Over my 13 years in the Sierras I've found myself in Two Tree Well incidents. 90% of victims cannot get out by themselves! Treewells Are Serious Shit!! Ski With A Buddy! Always Keep Your Buddy In Sight! Keep Phone In Chest Pocket! Carry A Whistle To Call For Help!

Hey X Man, Nice riding for just your second season. Your heel side EC turns look much more natural and comfortable for you. You do a good job getting your hip down and it takes the brunt of the turn and your arms don't have to hold you up ....but on your toe side turns your depending on your arms way too much to carry you and your weight through the turn ..... I agree with B....you got too much weight/pressure on your arms/shoulders on your toe side turns and if you hit some rough terrain in that position, which happened in your video...... your arms buckle and you lost your edge and that could dislocate a shoulder or worse. You need to get your toe side hip down first and let it carry the weight and your arms can glide over the snow...not hold you up in a push-up position like is happening now. Keep at it and enjoy the remainder of your season!

Riding at Boreal tonight and it was Sooo deep that you literally had to Walk Off The Upper Mtn. Accelerator Lift to get through the pow to get to a spot to get moving! Love my Moss snowstick PQ60! It has really earned it's keep this winter! I usually reserve it just for pow days and might put 10+ pow days on it in a regular season and 60+ on my hard charging carving boards ...but this season it's been just the opposite! The groomer days have been few and far between! Easily 3ft of snow in 8? hours on Donner summit and there was maybe 3 other people max on the whole mtn. when I was there 6-8pm. Just too deep for most people that didn't have a pow specific setup. When I first got there I saw a couple of people wallowing in the same spot after they pitched into the white room while I was on my 1st and 2nd run!! When they finally did get down they were 1 and done! I didn't get hit and I didn't fall! That's a Good Day....or Night!

No big deal, no more trouble than turning it on when biking. How to attach it to my jacket? or on my helmet?? is the question!

It's documented and in evidence by the Instructors incident/accident report. At the time of the incident they both declined Patrols assistance when they showed up ............... but of course the defense is saying the Instructor only said that to protect his future tip!

Listening to the youtube clips of the proceedings I don't think the Doc. has a snowballs chance in Hell! They both may be at fault but they have established/documented the Doc. was behind her..... Case Closed!

I'd ride that! Wolf you got skills

Could it work - Yes. ...on the bunny hill! Is it asking for trouble - Absolutely if your hard charging I'd say the decision here has more to do with what level of Health Care you got! I am definitely jaded in these situation now, but is a few hours at Eldo worth a possible $100K med flight/hospital bill with broken bones as a souvenir ? .....because This Is An Accident Looking For A Place To Happen!

Considering my post collision anxiety with crowds and visibility now, I'm seriously considering trying it....with the flashing strobe!