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Kicking Horse out-of-bounds skiier dead after missing for 10 days...

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dr_phil
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 found this on TGR

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-col...rt-rescue.html

talk about some incompetent search and rescue
Feb 25 2009 11:04PM
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Ben.
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no i have never ducked a rope, that would be idiotic. and never gotten lost lost. confused yes, but i found my way. you dont just go run out into the BC for no reason
Feb 26 2009 11:59PM
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Kev-Hal
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I agree with you, the way you put it here
Feb 27 2009 12:03AM
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Stan_Darsh
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i dunno man.. its pretty easy to just duck a little rope to catch a few turns in the trees and then not be able to find your way back very easily at a mountain you dont ride at much.. if your lost with absolutely no idea which direction to go, you only have a one in four chance of gettting it right.
Feb 27 2009 12:17AM
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Ben.
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WHICH IS WHY YOU DONT DUCK ROPES
Feb 27 2009 12:20AM
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Kev-Hal
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Yeah I remember reading those threads, and I specifically remember your opinion on what happened. It kinda opened my eyes. Yeah, the media treats all of these situations as accidents. Where instead of people learning, it is just the same old thing over and over.
I am not saying that they need to blame people for what happened, and i'm not saying you are either.
But yeah, what a good chance to educate people when you have their attention.

Feb 27 2009 12:27AM
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Kev-Hal
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But the nimbus crew ducks ropes, and they show it in their movies
Feb 27 2009 12:29AM
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Ben.
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when did they duck ropes? im not arguing, i just dont remember that. but also to be fair, they have a pretty damn good idea of what they are doing
Feb 27 2009 12:34AM
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Ben.
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i meant in terms of BC skills. considering they spend almost the entire winter out there, frequently with guides etc, i would be willing to bet they have gathered quite a bit of BC knowledge over time. much like people like JP (who actually is in guide school, and other pros who spend a ton of time in the backcountry).


and regardless, showing them ducking ropes is not a great idea. it definitely sends the wrong message.
Feb 27 2009 12:39AM
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Kev-Hal
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5:21 into idea
Feb 27 2009 12:41AM
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J.D.
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Nomensteven and Ben. Please stop talking about this. You guys are punking yourselves really, really hard right now and it's tough to watch.
Feb 27 2009 12:50AM
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urbanjib
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to do with the SOS thing... people are always fucking around with this shiit... you cant take every single one seriously, without further investigation. What if it had just been 2 dumb kiids fukin round? its everyones fault
Feb 27 2009 8:15AM
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rudager
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This is true.

There is many details that the press left out.
For instance. The couple went down the backside of kicking horse, not knowing the dangers that this would lead them to.
They dropped in and followed previous tracks that had been laid down the backside. As they followed them down, they had noticed that they has stopped and begun to go back towards the front side of the hill. The couple did not have the gear or stamina to do this so they decided to head down and see what it is like. Now if you've ever looked down the backside of Kicking Horse, it's a dead end. you can traverse south to the end of Nicholson/Columbia River. This is deadly terrain.


I don't think this was a planned day-long ski trip. Just a short ski down, access some snow then head back up.
Feb 27 2009 11:53AM
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rudager
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But you have to put this SOS signal into context.
Its a signal shown in the bottom of a valley that NO ONE SHOULD EVER THINK ABOUT GOING DOWN!
not just an SOS on the ski hill, but in the backcountry.
People don't just go down death traps like this willy nilly to make a joke.

Feb 27 2009 11:57AM
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Stan_Darsh
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dude this is fucking pathetic. SOMEONE DIED! why is everyone trying to put blame on everyone else.. you should fucking be sympathetic. no one DESERVES to die! people dieing is fucking sad.
Feb 27 2009 8:11PM
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JosephStalin
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my dad is taking a trip out there next month
Feb 27 2009 8:25PM
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mattheuskier
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diffidently tell someone you trust were you are going and when you will be back
and dont go too far out of your skill level

Feb 27 2009 8:42PM
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Ben.
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they should know where they are going...
Feb 27 2009 9:23PM
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