Affix Snow
01-09-2006, 09:18 AM
Cant belive this....
We watched two individuals scare us silly yesterday afternoon as we witnessed them boot up the slope that turned us around on Saturday. They were about 100 feet apart directly in a vertical line under and over one another. We grabbed our packs, checked our radios, and got Cutler our avalanche search dog ready. As the slope steepened they backed down due to difficult going in "deep snow that kept breaking away in chunks". The slope was kind and let them walk away without incident, which actually surprised us. We talked to them later and they discussed large shooting cracks and settling. Basically they didn't know a thing about avalanches, knew that the rating was "Considerable" but didn't know what that meant, thought they were in another location-perhaps Right Gully, the list goes on. Remember to use the resources available to you and ask questions. In avalanche terrain ignorance is bliss until it's to late. They broke every safe travel rule. (1. One at a time, 2. Never travel over or under your partner, and 3. Have a plan when it all goes bad. They didn't follow any of these.) We love helping people stay safe by assisting with their travel plans in avalanche terrain so seek us out. We are here for you so use us as a resource.
We watched two individuals scare us silly yesterday afternoon as we witnessed them boot up the slope that turned us around on Saturday. They were about 100 feet apart directly in a vertical line under and over one another. We grabbed our packs, checked our radios, and got Cutler our avalanche search dog ready. As the slope steepened they backed down due to difficult going in "deep snow that kept breaking away in chunks". The slope was kind and let them walk away without incident, which actually surprised us. We talked to them later and they discussed large shooting cracks and settling. Basically they didn't know a thing about avalanches, knew that the rating was "Considerable" but didn't know what that meant, thought they were in another location-perhaps Right Gully, the list goes on. Remember to use the resources available to you and ask questions. In avalanche terrain ignorance is bliss until it's to late. They broke every safe travel rule. (1. One at a time, 2. Never travel over or under your partner, and 3. Have a plan when it all goes bad. They didn't follow any of these.) We love helping people stay safe by assisting with their travel plans in avalanche terrain so seek us out. We are here for you so use us as a resource.