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Snowboarder apparently suffocated in tree well

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powder_weasel
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Be careful out there. Vibes to the family and friends.

http://blog.oregonlive.com/breakingnews/2007/12/snowboarder_apparently_suffoca.html

Dec 28 2007 6:20PM
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GFProd.
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gnaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarly
Dec 28 2007 6:22PM
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Half-Blood
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Fucking sucks. RIP
Dec 28 2007 6:34PM
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White-Goblin
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that really sucks a big one
Dec 28 2007 6:52PM
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Meh42
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That sucks, best wishes to his family.

Did anybody else catch that bit at the bottom about the first fatality of the year?  Some old guy probably got nailed by a snowboarder when getting up and died of a skull fracture?  Holy fucking jackass irresponsibility.  Who the fuck hits an old guy while he's on the ground and rides away?  Who the fuck hits an old guy on the ground in the first place?
Dec 28 2007 6:56PM
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Jwalk
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RIP
i read that thing about the first fatality and ya who does that like he probly has kids and stuff
Dec 28 2007 7:29PM
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KeithB.
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Wow thats sad. Vibes to his family.
Dec 28 2007 7:49PM
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liftedresearcher
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a older ski instructor lost a 4 year old girl on the mountain when he was teaching in whistler 20 years ago. a rescue dog found her 8 feet down in a tree well 3 days later. i felt so bad for the guy, that is going to be with him for the rest of his life

RIP
Dec 28 2007 8:01PM
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BEARS.
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aw damn.
Dec 28 2007 10:13PM
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Dylan_
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RIP (ride in peace)
best wishes to the fam.


Dec 28 2007 10:36PM
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freestyler540
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It just shows how vulnerable we really are


Dec 28 2007 10:47PM
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powder_weasel
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Here's a more updated story. Wasn't a tree well but a large drift apparently.

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1198900509209320.xml&coll=7

Dec 29 2007 11:14AM
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ride-rider
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it happens to like 1-4 people a year hear in washington.  i hope his family is ok, and he can rest in peace!
Dec 29 2007 12:11PM
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HermioneGranger
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that sucks, rip mate
Dec 29 2007 3:03PM
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MiniMeDanny
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"Snowboarding, in fact, reflected his personality, said his mother, Linda Martus.

"He was just full of life," she said. "Snowboarding, I think, was one of the greatest expressions of his free spirit."

this was a sad story but its really good how understanding the parents were about his snowboarding and how they didn't blame and sue the mountain like what is happening in alot of other cases, his parents understood the effect of snowboarding on his life and didn't blame the mountain, the place he loved the most, when things got screwed up

Dec 29 2007 3:24PM
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