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Avalanche pictures - everyone needs to see these

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RudyGarmisch
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This is the Valentines Day slide from Mt Baker, 98-99 season. Takes a second to see it at first, but look at the crown at the top of the picture. I figure no serious avalanche awareness thread should start with anything less.

Post your slide stories, photo's, what have you, and learn up. The best awareness may indeed be freaky shit to properly seat the seriousness of this danger, especially with spring coming to the northern hemisphere and recent crazy activity around the PNW.
Mar 19 2011 11:39PM
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the-big-lepowski
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I took a level one course many years ago in Leysins, Switzerland, and loved it. It was a weekend course, with lots of backcountry skiing in between the snow science parts. We played the backpack tranciever burial game, which is much tougher than you'd guess. I recommend it to anyone else, not just to be far safer, but because I found it really fun to learn.
Mar 21 2011 10:32AM
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SkierX
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Those Baker photos are unreal. So much power.

Let's expand this to the Right Coast.

http://vimeo.com/19883129

Been a few close calls on Washington this year too. Pretty reasonably sized slide few weeks back where the skier was fortunate to be able to get to the surface as the slide came to a rest and made it out just shaken up.

Just remember, we are just tenents here and mother nature ALWAYS wins.
Mar 21 2011 11:18AM
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Dntel.
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Wise words, just because you are in the trees doesn't mean you're safe. Also, NARSIDs are always lurking, regardless of avy danger. Ski with a buddy, maintain line of sight.
Mar 21 2011 12:00PM
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Session
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Just so you know...The Hood pic's are INBOUNDS and lift served.
Mar 21 2011 12:07PM
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Drail
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anyone know where to find the the video from Bobby Burns from earlier this year? I tried finding it a few weeks ago, but I think CMH took it off the net... at least that's what I would assume happened.
Mar 21 2011 3:38PM
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General_Ripper
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East Coast

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Mar 21 2011 3:49PM
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snocompton
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Dont come to the nw if you cant handle the GNAR
Mar 21 2011 4:31PM
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doobiebrotha
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hahahh really bro? cause i saw that posted all over facebook. highly doubt this was you on the trip and filming.



calling major bullshit you bro
Mar 21 2011 4:39PM
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.Tom.
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Jeeeeesus this is fucking massive.
Mar 22 2011 9:36AM
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jhackbeez
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I saw this today and couldn't believe it, so nuts especially for that area, its super flat.
Mar 22 2011 6:41PM
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DutchMaster
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http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD65O0Nt9vE


pretty crazy
Mar 22 2011 7:20PM
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DutchMaster
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD65O0Nt9vE


sorry
Mar 22 2011 7:23PM
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dmc12380
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buddy of mine in tahoe backcountry. he lived

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Mar 26 2011 1:12AM
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lanny94
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hooly
Mar 26 2011 1:20AM
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dmc12380
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that scares the shit out of me, ive been at vail the past week and skied the same stuff, fresh pow but not out of bounds. i wasnt by myself, but when in the woods you tend to break off from the group ( which i did every time), scary shit
Mar 26 2011 1:24AM
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skiierman
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ummm... yeah and? i mean scary experience, but hardly anything i would think someone was going to be dead on especially being in the best spot for that situation.
Mar 26 2011 2:14AM
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_Jesus_
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good times at heather canyon, I remember that
Mar 26 2011 2:16AM
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Drail
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so... if i'm seeing this right, your friend went out onto an overhanging cornice and you just stood there and took is picture?

interesting.
Mar 26 2011 2:31AM
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jreilly
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its a freeze frame of a video
Mar 26 2011 11:13AM
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Drail
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how does that change anything?
Mar 26 2011 12:44PM
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skiierman
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it means he should post the fucking video god damn it!
Mar 26 2011 12:47PM
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BC.Boys
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Youtube "avalanche from hell"  or just watch a bunch of old snowmobile teasers to see some terrible backcountry travel ediquette. 
Mar 26 2011 1:01PM
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wtmtss
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They always bomb that run. No one ever ski's on it but I guess they were just bored.
Mar 26 2011 4:00PM
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skiierman
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maybe because... it's not a run!?
Mar 26 2011 9:03PM
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AOTEAROA
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This scares the shit out of me.
Sep 22 2011 6:09PM
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gombo8
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that was such a fucking good year. so much snow in march. what was it 68" in 1 night or something. my parents let my two brothers skip school but not me because i had a fucking math test that we ended up not doing. /claim
Sep 22 2011 6:19PM
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GANDALF
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you shoulda seen that crown in person man. un-fucking-real. so amazing no one was caught in this slide.
Sep 22 2011 7:18PM
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the-big-lepowski
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I might be hitting up steven's over thanksgiving break. Its an hour and a half from stanwood, just like Mt Baker. Baker has the more dependable early season snow, right? This is my first time out west, and I'm pumped for my first full season after 2.5 years off.
Nov 11 2011 5:12AM
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inthewoods
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Avalanche (caused by explosives) in Farellones, Valle Nevado, Chile. I just think this picture is really neat.

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Nov 11 2011 4:27PM
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GANDALF
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quoting this again because it literally scares the piss out of me.
Nov 11 2011 4:39PM
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saskskierftw
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i'm grateful to have never been in a slide! these pictures are insane!

Nov 11 2011 5:48PM
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SteezoSaurus
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First off, +K to the OP for making a thread that could help backcountry skiers.

OP--- Do you know how deep the crown was on the Bakers slide? Thats gotta be 20-30 ft deep.
Nov 11 2011 6:21PM
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forrest-cole
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SCARY SHIT
Nov 11 2011 7:00PM
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GANDALF
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which one?
Nov 11 2011 7:30PM
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ESB
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Heather Canyon at Meadows has had two MASSIVE slides in two years. Be careful in there. I saw the debris field from the 2009 slide and couldn't even believe it had been caused by an avalanche. That thing could have swallowed 20 school buses whole.

link with more photos and info from the 2010 Superbowl/Heather slide: http://www.skihood.com/Community-and-News/Meadows-Blog/Posts/2011/03/Ski-Patrol-Investigates-Avalanche?c=129655337615830000



I think the point of this thread is that even if you're skiing in-bounds, you and your buddies can still die in an avalanche. Get informed, take a course, get gear and know how to use it, and use common sense - in the backcountry and everywhere on the mountain.

Nov 11 2011 8:20PM
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Drail
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not sure if it's been posted yet - figured this was an appropriate thread for it. Footage from today, Blackcomb slack country.
Nov 29 2011 1:46AM
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Jibbin_Ur_Face
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Nov 29 2011 10:52AM
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scottishskier
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In soviet russia, you don't catch avalanche, avalanche catches you.
Nov 29 2011 10:52AM
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doGelyst
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Nov 29 2011 11:11AM
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Willard
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Look up Gremlinz new teaser fool
Nov 29 2011 11:21AM
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DubV134
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^way to fuck it up
Nov 29 2011 11:22AM
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Park_Ranger
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+K those are really cool!
Nov 29 2011 11:35AM
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Park_Ranger
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+K those are really cool!
Nov 29 2011 11:36AM
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Typical
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I think this post should include some dead bodies if your goal is to encourage people to ski smart in the backcountry.
Nov 29 2011 11:53AM
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LoveAtFirstTurn
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Good resource for Whistler area:

http://www.wayneflannavalancheblog.com/?m=1






Nov 29 2011 12:23PM
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LoveAtFirstTurn
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Not sure why that didn't work.

http://www.wayneflannavalancheblog.com/

Also videos from a class 4 release on Corona and a ~2-3 on Phalanx from yesterday on Blackcomb.





Nov 29 2011 12:27PM
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TNORTS
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Threads for when I get home
Nov 29 2011 12:37PM
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belden...
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I don't do any skiing out of bounds really but say classic mt. baker snow fell on that part thats already slid and built up, could it possibly slide again?
Nov 29 2011 1:53PM
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theabortionator
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This thread scares me
Nov 29 2011 1:57PM
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LoveAtFirstTurn
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It absolutely could slide again. The surface of the layer that the snow slid on was probably a deep hoar frost layer or facets. They act like ball bearings under stress and the snow on top slides off. If new snow falls on top of these facets again, it can definitely slide a second time.

This has actually been happening at Whistler this year. Zones that slid 2 weeks ago slid again after the next storm 7-10 days later. These slopes "reload" with new snow on the bad layer and are still dangerous and unstable.
Nov 29 2011 3:17PM
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