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BIG Avalanches!!!

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Barsevskis
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found this on biglines.com some really big avalanches
Jan 21 2011 8:32PM
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Gfunkrussell
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Play safe or die trying!
Jan 22 2011 12:17AM
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GolfingElephant
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dayum
Jan 22 2011 12:29AM
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Ben.
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"So what do you do for a living?"


"Eh, not that exciting, i just drop dynamite out of a helicopter to set off avalanches."
Jan 22 2011 12:47AM
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tripnip
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damn those things are huge
those guys are heros!!!
Jan 22 2011 1:20AM
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Roy
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gnarly how high the last one travels up the other side of the valley
Jan 22 2011 3:21AM
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Nati513
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Are these at ski resorts or just mountains that they take people heli skiing?
Jan 22 2011 4:41AM
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KillaSeason
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well, does that look like a ski resort to you??
Jan 22 2011 11:14AM
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123ski
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This is from just a few days ago in Retallack:

Jan 22 2011 12:07PM
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123ski
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why won't my videos embed:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24frHA7SSdM

Jan 22 2011 12:08PM
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.Roockley.
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seem to be using the same new embed system as vimeo

work now?
Jan 22 2011 2:58PM
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thesheik
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that looks like an awesome fucking job
Jan 22 2011 3:13PM
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PON3
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i wanna do this!!!!!
Jan 22 2011 4:31PM
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Drail
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It's not at a resort. CMH (Canadian Mountain Holidays) is a heli ski company in British Columbia.
Jan 22 2011 6:11PM
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little_boo
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SOOOOOO sick.
Jan 22 2011 6:18PM
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Giulio
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I am in Love with Avalanches, a deep seething passionate love for the ages.
Jan 22 2011 7:22PM
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Drail
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The Bobby Burns Lodge in particular is in the Purcells just north of the Bugaboos.

or - just south of Kicking Horse a couple valleys for those who have no idea what I just said.
Jan 22 2011 7:28PM
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R.Fahey
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Anybody remember this one? It's my favorite... really makes you respect the mountains, and fear them a little too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aAFcbr8euA
^ link in case the embed doesn't work.

Jan 22 2011 7:42PM
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Barsevskis
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yea i remember this one its so intense. avalanches are so crazy but awesome to watch if its controlled
Jan 22 2011 9:11PM
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GayWolf420
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Could be a repost but fuck it. I nearly shat myself beginning at :40.


Jan 22 2011 10:43PM
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Sklar
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Jan 22 2011 10:55PM
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Sklar
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hmm, youtube imbeds arent working out well for me recently
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aAFcbr8euA
Jan 22 2011 10:56PM
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awesomeness17
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I took the beginning video off my go-pro and that was super sick to witness in person. Really shows how you need to be careful out in backcountry.
Jan 23 2011 2:30AM
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Sklar
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damn i didn't see the new/old code

Jan 23 2011 9:14AM
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theWIZARD
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My unlce did this for a year. He said it was super fun, he was either shooting howitzer rounds into the sides of mountains, or throwing explosives from a heli
Jan 23 2011 3:01PM
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