Comments on: Avalanches Are Scary

By: SkiMoab

SkiMoab — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:47:34 +0000

It looks like a fairly obvious failure point below that rockband right where the slide broke loose. Hopefully even with all the confidence-inducing factors, a level-headed, experienced skier would recognize this while making their decision whether or not to ski it. At least I’d hope I would.

By: Ed

Ed — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:40:47 +0000

Yep, scary that there were so many confidence inducing signs…”Hey man they blasted, there are tracks and everything, it’s good to go!”….literally.

I’m real leery of back country stuff. I’d get powder dazed and blow it.

By: slowerthensnot

slowerthensnot — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:16:13 +0000

Hummmm… scary i donno the shadows from the rocks above would give me pause uneven sunlight thaw….

Just my .02 i try and avoid the white stuff now…

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:14:15 +0000

I was reading some new (to me) avy info today that directly pertains. It is possible for explosives to induce failure in the snowpack but not cause propagation to bring down the slope. In that case the slope needs even less to push it over the edge to cut out the slab.

Sobering food for thought.