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Avalanches are scary

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InfernoHits
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Heres some first hand avalanche experience. My buddy jake is the snowboarder, im next to the filmer yelling "where's brian"

This is right outside Brighton resort in a really popular slack country area that is frequented by hundreds of people every day, most with little to no avalanche knowledge or training. (earlier in the day someone asked me if my beacon was a bomb and if I was doing my own control work...)

All in video had beacon/shovels/probe and spend a considerable amount of time in the backcountry. No one injured.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb4zkKufLpI
Aug 22 2014 11:54PM
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shin-bang
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wow, i would not have expected that to happen in that spot with the trees and brush and all. crazy
Aug 22 2014 11:57PM
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InfernoHits
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he wasnt the first to hit the cliff either. Our other buddy sent it 1-2 minutes before and nothing hinted at instability. be careful out there
Aug 23 2014 12:00AM
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.lencon
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I feel like if you didn't have a camera that zooms in yiu would have been a lot closer and got buried.
Aug 23 2014 1:33AM
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jblaski
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I was patrolling top of Milly that day. If I remember correctly, it was a very high avalanche day, and we were telling people to stay out of Mary's all day. You guys were being dumb, but at least you got lucky.
Aug 23 2014 1:49AM
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profa_212
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I didn't even see the two people under the cliff till the slow mo. They are very lucky they were so close to that wall.

Glad none of you got hurt.
Aug 23 2014 1:53AM
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InfernoHits
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Im not saying we were smart or dumb, im putting the video out there to make your own judgement and to show that slopes that seem safe and anchored can still be hazards. its was considerable on N facing aspects that day. And we learned from it. Thank you for all you do brighton Patroller you guys kill it
Aug 23 2014 2:22AM
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theabortionator
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Leave it to dirty knuckledraggers to set off avalanches all over the mountain.
Aug 23 2014 2:47AM
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LC.
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InfernoHitsThis is right outside Brighton resort in a really popular slack country area that is frequented by hundreds of people every day, most with little to no avalanche knowledge or training. (earlier in the day someone asked me if my beacon was a bomb and if I was doing my own control work...)


Find a new place to ride, please.
Aug 23 2014 4:57AM
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SFBv420.0
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experienced bc enthusiatist w/ considerable amounts of experience wouldn't have multiple ,waiting to be statistics, standing below or anywhere near the runout zone of a loaded cliff face on a green light day, let alone considerable
you and your clueless possses are the reason why the uac changed from "know before you go" information to needing to "keep you on top" and has been dumbed down to the point of hysteria videos.
http://vimeo.com/82650189
Aug 23 2014 7:45AM
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bieberhole69.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb4zkKufLpI
Aug 23 2014 10:22AM
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