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  • February 14, 2012 at 6:46 am #576376
    Hp_Sauce
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    Have you guys seen this video?

    [youtube:1kpkutl2]aqHAqTTOBPE[/youtube:1kpkutl2]
    (I don’t know any of the people in it, just stumbled across it).

    Normally the only avalanche video’s I enjoy are ones with people digging snow pits… but for some reason the fact that this one has both perspectives (from the buried & coming up behind) makes it sort of unique.

    -hps

    February 14, 2012 at 9:08 pm #651731
    Colin
    Participant

    I believe we watched this one happen from the lift. It’s a one-turner into a terrain trap that slides regularly and there were many, obvious, natural releases that day on similar elevations/aspects, so we chose not to ride the backcountry… plus inbounds was good. As he dropped, we all voiced that we thought it was going to slide. Questionable decisions…

    February 15, 2012 at 1:57 am #651732
    Archie McPhee
    Participant

    Can you say where this occurred? It was just out of bounds?

    Thanks,

    Arch

    February 15, 2012 at 3:07 am #651733
    idtmcp542
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    This is just out the Elbow, directly across from Chair 8. I was actually above this when it happened, I believe, at the very top of the run (hemispheres, top hump). There were many natural releases that day, as well as many more caused by skiers/snowboarders. We chose a much safer descent line, this is an obvious terrain trap that always slides. That is one area I avoid if there are pretty much any avalanche activity. This day is one I never would have ridden that face on.

    This spot is about 100 yards or so out of bounds.

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