Coldrider Posted May 21, 2005 Report Share Posted May 21, 2005 In case you haven't yet heard about it, there was an inbounds avalanche yesterday at A-Basin. <img src="http://tinypic.com/5aqj6b" alt="Fracture is visible from the parking lot. "> Links to reports: http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20050521/NEWS/50520002 http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_2748400 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr. sandman Posted May 21, 2005 Report Share Posted May 21, 2005 in ten words or less:.................................... WOW!! .......................... Interesing articles in coldrider's links re spring snow safety. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skatha Posted May 22, 2005 Report Share Posted May 22, 2005 Very sobering-I thought the conditions in N. CO were warm and dry in March. A-basin had a bunch of pow in April...perhaps a little shear that wasn't checked??? Face it-we all think avies are part of the B/C experience and we trust the inbounds is completely safe and maintained by the resort... I heard of a 13 year old kid that was taken out by an avie at the resort outside of Las Vegas-he was riding the lift!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philfell Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 skatha I wanted to call B.S. on your story about a person being swept off the lift because of an avalanche. But here is the link to the story http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/sun/2005/jan/12/518114974.html I'm sorry to be so quick to doubt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boostertwo Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 I went Friday (the day of the slide) and Sunday. On Saturday, patrol used explosives to knock down the rest of Pali Face, plus the first three alleys. Wish I was there to see it. It's pretty much down to the ground, now. The resulting scar is beautiful--and terrifying. According to a staff member, there's lots of timber down in the fingers. The riding changed significantly the day of the slide--36 hours of extremely warm temperatures deeply thawed the snowpack turning it to a big slurpee. Now there are typical late-season puddles and streams for skimming, and undermined and rotten snow. Still good riding, though... <img src="http://tinypic.com/5cahci" alt="SWSC alpine coach Thedo Remmelink at A-Basin"> But I'd definitely recommend a rock board now. Cheers, B-2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr. sandman Posted May 24, 2005 Report Share Posted May 24, 2005 Boostertwo -- your avtar is sick!! Oh yah, the montage is quite nice also. Major props on the riding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldrider Posted May 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2005 IN case you hadn't seen the discussion on the TGR forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boostertwo Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 Here's an update on the avalanche fatality. Don't know if the victim was wearing a helmet, or if it would've made any difference under the crushing force of all that wet moving snow. Here's a link to the CAIC preliminary report, and a link to another web forum discussion on the avalanche, <img src="http://tinypic.com/5e9uu9" alt="Before the meltdown: Vic Wild @ A-Basin"> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Sub Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 love that gleaming edge in that photo! really sucks for this person, but hey...if you dont want to get hurt, stay at home and watch TV! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.