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Backcountry 101

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lukewalnuts
Posts: 2730 - Karma: 152
Alright hopefully I don't get to much hate on this thread but I might go on a trip to Whistler or Park City and I'm wondering what does it take to go out into the backcountry, what do I need to know? Will I die? What stuff do I need? Any classes I should take? I am just a noob to this stuff and I want to learn more

Thanks all you NSers friends
Apr 26 2011 10:46PM
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shocker611
Posts: 2599 - Karma: 423
my bad i miss-understood. I was just backing up my argument that sidecountry is probably his best bet because much of it is bombed because of its proximity to the resorts
Apr 29 2011 1:02PM
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SFBv420.0
Posts: 2539 - Karma: 3,124
dude your goofy. Ive been here 15 years and never seen a bomb hole or any control work in the cirque. Soli does contol work on the highway to heaven and Alta occasionally does control work on patsey. Udot does control work to protect the highways ,but aside from the powder turds dropping bombs cause they're to lazy/cheap to get out of the chopper and dig pits and/ or perform traditional snowpack evaluations. Ski patrol doesn't endanger/ send staff out to bomb terrain that isn't part of their permited area or could be in a slide path runout zone
Apr 29 2011 1:34PM
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clive_bixby
Posts: 1834 - Karma: 499

this, don't be a fucking idiot either. you might be boss at skiing but i can garuntee that whatever pitch or slope your on does not give two shits who and how you ski.

read as much as you can, its your life

Apr 29 2011 3:43PM
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