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Another mammoth accident

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JsNeagle
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in the wake of the recent ski patroller tragety, today mammoth witnessed another accident. The trail Climax, which is a very open trail off the top of the mountain for those that don't know, avalanched right after opening the gondola to the top. I can't say much now as far as the outcome, but I will be sure to post as news comes in. I'm at the Main Lodge, so I will know as soon as anyone knows. It's been an impressive, yet scary year at Mammoth and I ask everyone to send us some good vibes.
Apr 17 2006 5:36PM
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JockinJLoads
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anyone get hurt?
Apr 17 2006 5:37PM
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dead
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Oh, its too bad to hear Mammoth (more like skiing in general) is having such a rough year. ++++++++
Apr 17 2006 5:40PM
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mammothpunks
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wtf is going on. this would be the second avalanche in a month on open terrain
Apr 17 2006 5:49PM
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JsNeagle
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they're still probing the area. I've been talking to people and have heard the slab that broke off was about six feet... i'll keep you posted
Apr 17 2006 5:59PM
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bigsoxfan
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hope no ones hurt/ killed
Apr 17 2006 6:16PM
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dweezileast
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im sending you all the good vibes left over from an east coast winter.

dont hold your breath.

but honestly, i really hope everyone is ok, and that these tragedies stop
Apr 17 2006 6:20PM
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JsNeagle
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Just got this e-mail:

A post-control avalanche occurred on Climax at approx. 2pm

We have shut down the mountain so all trained personnel can respond

As yet, there have been no reports of serious injury OR missing people

We are conducting a precautionary probe of the area right now

We will update you via email as more information becomes available


Let's all hope and pray it stays that way.
Apr 17 2006 6:20PM
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jibs
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fernie had 2 inbound avalanches in a month this year too. One partially buried 4 people...a patroller and a mom and her two kids.
Apr 17 2006 6:57PM
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lowtech
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mammoth has had a crazy year. i'm listening to this shit on the radio right now. kinda crazy
Apr 17 2006 6:59PM
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EClay46
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ya and yesterday my friend fractured his neck in main park
Apr 17 2006 7:04PM
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JsNeagle
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whaaaaaat? i had no idea, what feature?
Apr 17 2006 8:11PM
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alh10
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mannnn that sucks i hope no1 get badly injured
Apr 17 2006 8:13PM
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Ahmets_Brother
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wow, thats terrible
Apr 17 2006 8:21PM
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Liam.
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hope everyones aight
Apr 17 2006 8:22PM
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C_Ewart
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Wow, good luck. Keep us posted.
Apr 17 2006 8:24PM
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wdbo.
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dude mammaoth has bad juju hop erything is alright for orage masters
++++++++++++vibes> mammoth
Apr 17 2006 8:26PM
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SkierJulie
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my friend who lives there said they think 20 or so people are currently not accounted for...
Apr 17 2006 8:56PM
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Fellow_Nameless
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check out this link.... huge slide. Really sad

http://talk.splitboard.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t=2371
Apr 17 2006 9:00PM
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Jeff_Lo
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dam thats big
Apr 17 2006 9:02PM
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SkierJulie
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Apr 17 2006 9:02PM
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Jeff_Lo
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are they accounted for yet?
Apr 17 2006 9:06PM
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NWFlow
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HOLY SHIT!!!!
Hope everyone's ok.
Apr 17 2006 9:08PM
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R.Fahey
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damn.... that's sooo huge, especially for inbounds. i hope all is well.
Apr 17 2006 9:08PM
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SkierJulie
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from what my friend says, no.
Apr 17 2006 9:15PM
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C_Ewart
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That's HUGE
Apr 17 2006 9:18PM
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skiierman
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They said it happened when they just opened the gondola so hopefully those are just rumors.
Apr 17 2006 9:19PM
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SkierJulie
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hopefully. every report on the internet says only 3 injured. so who knows.
Apr 17 2006 9:20PM
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a-g-b
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Holy shit.....thats all i can think apart from that i hope that everyone is at least accounted for and unscaved.
Apr 17 2006 9:24PM
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EClay46
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i dont know which feature, i wasnt there he went off one of the left side jumps and he flipped with his board over his head and he landed on his head
Apr 17 2006 11:30PM
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manuel87
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but he lives?
Apr 18 2006 5:33AM
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C_Ewart
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So I just made a connection.

One of the patrollers (Walter Rosenthal) that was killed last week by the vent on Mammoth was the Avalanche Trouble Shooter and researcher. It was his job to determine the snow stability and what-not.


I wouldn't know, but i would expect that they just hired some random Avalanche guy that didn't know the mountain as well as Rosenthal did.
Apr 18 2006 11:20AM
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maxamas
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i dont think any of you really understand all the deaths there. when i lived there, 6 deaths happened in 7 days, thats way too many for skiing.
Apr 18 2006 11:26AM
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bass_munkie
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this is why i don't like the whole in-bounds off piste thing.

i mean in europe we still trust the the mountain guys who blast for avalanches but we still carry bc stuff off piste anywere. but you guys seem pretty comfortable without while skiing in-bounds but off piste right?!

unless i'm wrong and in bounds and piste are the same thing.

either way it sounds like everyhting is going in the good direction, good vibes in mamoths direction.
Apr 18 2006 12:49PM
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SkierJulie
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this was in bounds, not off piste.
Apr 18 2006 1:20PM
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mammothpunks
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in north america, everything inbounds is considered in piste, even if the trail is not outlined and groomed. anything beyond the ski area boundry is off piste that you ski at your own danger.
Apr 18 2006 2:38PM
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rippinbumpskier
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thats pretty shitty i hope everyone is ok
Apr 18 2006 2:57PM
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BELFRAGE
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this has been a very bad year for skiing, alot of accidents, and some deaths. Not good at all. i am lucky since i live in ontario so i don't have to worry about avalanches. I hope everyone survived that avalanche if not it is a tragedy.
Apr 18 2006 5:04PM
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bass_munkie
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ok cheers for clearing that up!
Apr 19 2006 8:17AM
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Liam.
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it sounded like no one was missing and everyone was accounted for...
Apr 19 2006 8:23AM
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*erica*
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Where I live on piste = groomed, in bounds. Off Piste = ungroomed, in bounds. Just because it is not groomed doesn't mean it is back country.
Apr 19 2006 10:59AM
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