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Revelstoke Avalanche

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mg.
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Is this true, 200+ buried?
Mar 13 2010 9:03PM
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PeterWojnar
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That sounds really, really bad. Details, anyone?

+Vibes to Revelstoke and all those there if this is true.
Mar 13 2010 9:04PM
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MANDER
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i hope not. my uncle lives there. 200+ buried sounds a bit overboard to me but if its true then lets hope everyone is ok.
Mar 13 2010 9:11PM
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jca
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I just heard about that too.  A bunch of sledders hill climbing.

I'm hoping it turns out alright, but fuck, the conditions out there are really bad for avys right now.

KNOW YOUR STUFF!

Mar 13 2010 9:15PM
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jca
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honestly, the conditions are terrible for sled especially right now.  There were size 3 naturals running.  I cant imagine running a sled on any slopes over 15 or 20 degrees.
Mar 13 2010 9:39PM
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jca
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Just heard - 2 people killed, 7 people critically injured.
Mar 13 2010 9:42PM
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FUUUCK
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getting 200 people on one slope at revelstoke isn't very realistic.

It was likely out of bounds, a lot of people hike straight to the slackcountry without any avy gear.
Mar 13 2010 9:45PM
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PeterWojnar
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That's bad.

+vibes to the sledders and their families. If nothing else, this will be yet another clarion call to know your stuff before going out into the backcountry...
Mar 13 2010 9:45PM
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FUUUCK
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It was on boulder mountain, across the valley from Mt. Mackenzie.
Mar 13 2010 9:50PM
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panojibber
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Aaaaghhhhh why don't people check the damn avalanche bulettins?

I hate hearing about this shit, I feel super sad for those people, it could easily have been avoided.

BULETTIN TO ALL NSERS:

IF YOU ARE GOING OUT OF BOUNDS AND YOU LIVE IN CANADA, USE THIS WEBSITE:

avalanche.ca

YOU CAN SEE THE AVALANCHE DANGER FORECASTS HERE:

http://www.avalanche.ca/cac/bulletins/cac-forecasts

PLEASE don't travel out of bounds right now, its super sketchy.

Thats terrible to hear, I have a feeling this won't be the last slide we hear about over the next little while though.
Mar 13 2010 9:50PM
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mg.
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http://www.theprovince.com/Major+avalanche+Revelstoke/2680774/story.html
Mar 13 2010 9:55PM
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jca
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yeah it was a sledding "festival" on Boulder.

Apparently the slide came down on all the spectators and people at the bottom of the slope.

Death toll upped to 3.

I know a guy who went to Revy this weekend to sled so this is pretty scary.

Mar 13 2010 10:08PM
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panojibber
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Hope your buddy's OK.

I'm surprised they wouldn't cancel something like this though, considering the danger....
Mar 13 2010 10:10PM
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yellav
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wow someone obviously didnt think this "festival" through too much, fuckin a!
Mar 13 2010 10:11PM
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jca
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Yeah no kidding, yesterday our bulletin at the hill literally said, "All hell has broke loose in the backcountry."  Patrollers were setting or slides by just the explosive landing on the snow, before blowing up.

Mar 13 2010 10:13PM
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mrsmith
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best update that i've found....hoping the death toll does not rise.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2010/03/13/bc-revelstoke-avalanche.html
Mar 13 2010 10:21PM
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dylansiggers
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Apparently there was a hill climbing contest and there were many spectators. the rumor is that there are over 200 buried.

this is incredibly devastating and I don't even have the comprehension in my mind to grasp the theory that surrounds this incident .


VIBES to anyone who is effected by this.
HOPEFULLY this is a huge exaggeration.
Mar 13 2010 10:22PM
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babaganoush
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this sounds pretty awful, a little more information here:

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2010/03/13/bc-revelstoke-avalanche.html

+++vibes+++




Mar 13 2010 10:22PM
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annex_
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I'm so surprised they even went on with the festival with 10 avvy's in in the last week.
hopefully everyone else is ok.
Mar 13 2010 10:39PM
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SkierX
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Unorganized sledneck event being held in an area with extreme avy danger.

They pretty much signed a death sentence by attending.
Mar 13 2010 10:45PM
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ski_ENDUB
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^ it's like the dune crowd only on snow, just watching the video you can see that would be a bad idea in high avy danger
Mar 13 2010 11:38PM
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d-rok
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you guys are exagerating with 200 people buried, taht how much were up there. I heard 100 burried, still way too much, only rumors though. I cant believe they did not cancel the event, with the avy danger that high, sledders going up a hill, and spectators at the bottom, thats a recipe for disaster, good luck too search and rescue who I think is still up there trying to fin people
Mar 14 2010 1:24AM
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j-phlak
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jesus christ! i've noticed the world is starting to go to shit this year. 3 massive earthquakes and now an avalanche burrying 100 people.
Mar 14 2010 1:29AM
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