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Guy dies in an avalanche at crystal...
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just saw it on the news, sucks to hear. RIP
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ya it sucks was out of bounds on little richies
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i heard the crown was 10 ft past the bc rope line. i didnt know it would slide that close.
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It was my best friend's dad. We were out three days earlier and set off two slides and then add 40 inches of snow since then... Please keep my best friend and his family in your paryers.
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Rest In Powder... Everyone needs to be smart out there!
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Wow, I just found out that I talked to him on the phone on Saturday. We were talking about the K2 Outlaws and he wanted to buy them over the phone. But we decided that he would come in on Monday and buy them. So I put 2 pairs on hold for him...they were sitting in our hold closet with his name on them..we just took them off hold.
This could happen to any one of us...so definitely be careful and know what you're doing!
I know its cliche, but RIP.
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that's why you should ski with partners.
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Yeah, thats really sad to hear... Be careful out there, fun turn to bad really quick.
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were north and south back not closed?
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they said it was a permanently closed area....prolly for good reason. thats terrible to hear htough. i saw that area the day before and it looked dam inviting, easy to see why someone would go for it. RIP
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This is why Kohl and myself only ski park
RIP
Watch your friend closely Becky, this is going to be an incredibly tough time for her, we can only imagine.
I lost my Dad when I was four so I don't really remember it.
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we're they equiped with proper BC gear?
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yaa, but it wasnt technically even backcountry...so there was reallly no avy control/ski cutting or anything
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there's plenty of safe backcountry to ski man
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Is this actually a true statement? Because I really wasn't aware of that. I assumed all parts of the BC is off limits unless trained and have the equipment which is why I stay in the park.
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yes it is a true statement. obviously the key to not getting fucked is knowing what you are doing, and having all your avy shit. BC just means there is not avalanch control, no marked cliffs or rocks, you are on your own. schmitz is saying there is plenty of terrain with low avy danger that is really fun to ski.
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i heard it took like 30 mins to get there. he had a partner, but you have to hike back up like the whole mtn to get back up for that run. it sucks, i know the girl who's dad it is. RIP
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i heard his name was stan and he had a beacon on him. but he was fucked.
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he actually died of trama, he was half way out of the snow when they found him, he hit too many trees
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(i saw it right after it happend)yeah he droped into kempers which hasnt been controlled in 2 years, and it was on a warmish day, as soon as he dropped in the entire face slide, 4 foot fracture line, it was a wagon wheel anvalanch, and the wagon wheels ripped his appart, he hit some trees too, but yes they fould him 7 minutes after the slide, and yes he died from trumma befor they good to him.
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your so stupid. It was on Little Richard's, I know people who are friends with the family of the guy who died.
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where the hell is little richirds? i say the patrole go into kempers, and thats also where the northwest avalanche control web site even said it was there.
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u hella dont know the backcountry than. pick up a overview map of Crystal and find you'll see it.
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dude, the avalanche report said he died in kempers, and thats where the break line was, plus thats where the patrole went.
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hahaha do you know who this is? Kempers definitely drops into Little Richards. Anytime you end up at 410 you've skied Little Richards. And where'd you get an overview map with Little Richards on it?
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