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Another avy death in the BC yesterday...

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YewTard
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http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/53395810-78/avalanche-backcountry-cottonwood-lake.html.csp

Shred In Peace, Alecs... and be careful out there kids. This guy was a regular on TGR and always brought the stoke- he also had avy skills and knew what he was doing. It can happen to any of us.
Jan 29 2012 11:35AM
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sierraskier.
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Ski In Peace. I read his comments on the Wasatch thread on TGR the day before, it's very chilling. I was in BCC the same day with an avy class, and based on what I saw I would not have wanted to ski anything steep that day.
Jan 29 2012 10:58PM
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Scott0_robot0
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Met the guy disc golfing, r.I.p. we were talking about riding some bc
Jan 30 2012 4:07AM
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LeoSpaceman
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sketch year. everyone be safe and smart out there.
RIP.
Jan 30 2012 12:58PM
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SFBv420.0
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alecs was a young stud always a smile and a zest to get after it.
Not sure why or what they found in the pit and observation from the argenta headwall a few days before that would place you in such a high consequence line given these conditions, but it's not for me to acqb.
Alec and a lot of us were blessed last season with the conditions conducive to slaying classic bc lines.
aint that way yet this year and may not unless we get some serious snow, or in the spring when the pack goes isothermal.
shred on Alx88 you will be missed and remembered.
Vibes to his fam and those who knew him better than I
Jan 31 2012 8:31AM
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YewTard
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Yeah I remember reading those comments too and then when I pieced it together and figured out he was the fatality it definitely hit home. I was across the road in BCC touring Saturday over in Butler's Fork in some low angle trees and saw a chopper flying around but didn't think anything of it... chilling in hindsight now that I know what it was doing.

I have my Avy 1 Thurs-Sun this week, we'll def have no shortage of things to talk about...

Jan 31 2012 7:13PM
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