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Switzerland inbounds avy - Crans Montana

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Monsieur_Patate
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Inbounds avy in Switzerland buried 10-12 people apparently, the rescue is ongoing.

Looks like a wet slab avy. Pretty scary to see an inbounds avy considering report was overall only moderate for the day. Details will emerge soon.

Hope everyone ends up okay.




Feb 19 2019 11:50AM
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powpatrol
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scary stuff :/
Here in verbier we’re getting a couple huge wet slides but thankfully they aren’t skier triggered or getting too near to any runs
Feb 19 2019 12:01PM
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broto
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That's terrifying. 10-12 buried??
Feb 19 2019 12:17PM
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Monsieur_Patate
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brotoThat's terrifying. 10-12 buried??


That's what the resort apparently communicated. Apparently 4 people have been dug out, but no info as to their medical condition yet.
Feb 19 2019 12:22PM
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Monsieur_Patate
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Still only 4 people have been dug out, one of them is in critical condition.

The research is still ongoing for possible additional victims as early reports indicated up to 12 people swept. 244 people are currently probing the area, with 12 dogs. Hopefully it was only the 4 already recovered.
Feb 19 2019 5:08PM
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Monsieur_Patate
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The good news is that it was only the 4 already recovered yesterday, no additional victims buried. But the person who was in critical condition yesterday is now deceased.
Feb 20 2019 10:00AM
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dolanslebensraum
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Holy shit.
I got a feeling they are all not gonna make it. Sad stuff
Feb 20 2019 10:29AM
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Nuno812
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RIP. Very unfortunate it looks like the abutting steep gave way to the piste. Lots of this sort of terrain where I was last week. Doesn’t take skiing crazy off piste/side country lines to be in harms way.
Feb 20 2019 11:29AM
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powpatrol
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Heard from someone on a chair today who was there the day it happened and it seems that patrol were setting of avy cannons and this might have been the result of them. Not the best PR for the resort 😬
Feb 20 2019 12:13PM
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Monsieur_Patate
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It's a known avy prone slope, it did slides many times in the past, they were monitoring the slope and were actually just about to close the run for safety reasons as temps were rising, when the avy naturally triggered. Another few minutes and people would have probably been safe. Real sad stuff.
Feb 20 2019 12:20PM
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powpatrol
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Monsieur_PatateIt's a known avy prone slope, it did slides many times in the past, they were monitoring the slope and were actually just about to close the run for safety reasons as temps were rising, when the avy naturally triggered. Another few minutes and people would have probably been safe. Real sad stuff.


thanks for clearing up, only a chairlift rumour :)
Feb 20 2019 12:50PM
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BrawnTrends
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Do we have any news of Sean Pettit? He was just in Crans Montana and hasn't posted anything on instagram since then.
Feb 20 2019 12:52PM
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theabortionator
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SIP
Feb 20 2019 4:03PM
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SofaKingSick
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This the same incident?

Video of it
Feb 20 2019 4:24PM
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SofaKingSick
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https://unofficialnetworks.com/2019/02/20/footage-of-huge-avalanche/
Feb 20 2019 4:25PM
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AbiH
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Dang, this is so sad.
Feb 20 2019 4:33PM
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BrawnTrends
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Craziest part is that they were planning on closing down the slope 20mins later. Because of the avalanche risk.
Feb 20 2019 4:42PM
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LukeTheWaffle
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powpatrolscary stuff :/
Here in verbier we’re getting a couple huge wet slides but thankfully they aren’t skier triggered or getting too near to any runs


Yeah I'm in verbier too, there's no snow for a bit so stuff should get better but there is always slides by creble
Feb 21 2019 1:18AM
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powpatrol
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LukeTheWaffleYeah I'm in verbier too, there's no snow for a bit so stuff should get better but there is always slides by creble


Nice dude,keep a look out for some black crows with two stickers on the tips ;)
You seen the james blunt lift? huge one under that and looks like it’s gonna give way further up also
Feb 21 2019 11:43AM
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LukeTheWaffle
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powpatrolNice dude,keep a look out for some black crows with two stickers on the tips ;)
You seen the james blunt lift? huge one under that and looks like it’s gonna give way further up also


Yeah. If you see me say hi.
CT 2.0 (Black Angus gold)
Normally a Neff red black and blue jacket
Feb 21 2019 3:10PM
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Plankton
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powpatrolNice dude,keep a look out for some black crows with two stickers on the tips ;)
You seen the james blunt lift? huge one under that and looks like it’s gonna give way further up also


LukeTheWaffleYeah. If you see me say hi.
CT 2.0 (Black Angus gold)
Normally a Neff red black and blue jacket


Me too. Armada edollos, khaki Oakley jacket and green pack. Hit me with the callout if you see me in La Chaux tomorrow
Feb 23 2019 4:06PM
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Plankton
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powpatrolNice dude,keep a look out for some black crows with two stickers on the tips ;)
You seen the james blunt lift? huge one under that and looks like it’s gonna give way further up also


LukeTheWaffleYeah. If you see me say hi.
CT 2.0 (Black Angus gold)
Normally a Neff red black and blue jacket


Me too. Armada edollos, khaki Oakley jacket and green pack. Hit me with the callout if you see me in La Chaux tomorrow
Feb 23 2019 4:07PM
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LukeTheWaffle
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PlanktonMe too. Armada edollos, khaki Oakley jacket and green pack. Hit me with the callout if you see me in La Chaux tomorrow


Ahah the knee weekend I'm not up. You up alot?/
Feb 23 2019 4:09PM
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