Mr. Avalanche survives another from 2013....still powerfully irresistible.
I'm sorry but your comment sums up everything thats wrong about people's attitude's towards avalanches, particularly in the media's approach to professional free skiing. Is Mr. Avalanche supposed to be a compliment? "Powerfully irresistible"? Do you like snuff movies?
Every avalanche should be regarded as a failure to be learned from, not a hi jinks scrape to be laughed about in the bar afterwards. This kind of crap is spreading the theory view that people might be 'good' enough to ski out of an avalanche. Its just irresponsible.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
philwig wrote:
I thought you mean AVI as in Audio Video Interleaved!
Me too lol, and sadly I still click on to see - i must be bored.......
Still I was pleasantly surprised (but shocked) when I saw the content
Mr. Avalanche survives another from 2013....still powerfully irresistible.
I'm sorry but your comment sums up everything thats wrong about people's attitude's towards avalanches, particularly in the media's approach to professional free skiing. Is Mr. Avalanche supposed to be a compliment? "Powerfully irresistible"? Do you like snuff movies?
Every avalanche should be regarded as a failure to be learned from, not a hi jinks scrape to be laughed about in the bar afterwards. This kind of crap is spreading the theory view that people might be 'good' enough to ski out of an avalanche. Its just irresponsible.
I'm sure you would never be buried with the amount of hot air your self righteous indignation generates.
Yes I do look in awe at this footage.
It IS compelling.
And by your measure it is as educational as it is by my measure irrisistable. This footage is just the same as the touring slide shows of the Alps in the late 1800's, there is a fascination, (ghoulish? so what?) for activities that have the potential to go wrong. Why did you watch it?
I can laugh about if I choose since I don't choose to reflect upon it with a pseudo solemnity that you seem to think is appropriate.
As for irresponsible... Well you won't want to watch this and shiver with adrenaline that this situation stimulates through vicarious projection...
You sententious to33er
Heres another oldie...
check the dialog box on utube, he does forget to mention he was the only one to take the high line skiers right onto the slab with the cornice... "And YES, we have proper shovels" huh?!?
...tickles the 8611 in me...
but 20/20 with hindsight, right?
I did the same couloir last winter. My guide said it would avalanche and it did, but the sides are good enough that you can ride up them and wait for it to go. If you didn't know (it's seriously steep - you should know), then it would be one hell of a ride down it!
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
bar shaker wrote:
I did the same couloir last winter. My guide said it would avalanche and it did, but the sides are good enough that you can ride up them and wait for it to go...
I'm not really sure I understand I know it's not your video but at 00:30 the couloir appears to be a narrow funnel with exposed rock sides, if you're caught there you have at best a wild ride. Did your guide deliberately cut the slope allowing it to release before you skied it or did they allow you to ski it releasing the avalanche and hoping you weren't in the narrows so you could ride out the side?
So if you're just off somewhere snowy come back and post a snow report of your own and we'll all love you very much
So if you're just off somewhere snowy come back and post a snow report of your own and we'll all love you very much
betterinblack wrote:
bar shaker wrote:
I did the same couloir last winter. My guide said it would avalanche and it did, but the sides are good enough that you can ride up them and wait for it to go...
I'm not really sure I understand I know it's not your video but at 00:30 the couloir appears to be a narrow funnel with exposed rock sides, if you're caught there you have at best a wild ride. Did your guide deliberately cut the slope allowing it to release before you skied it or did they allow you to ski it releasing the avalanche and hoping you weren't in the narrows so you could ride out the side?
I went first, knowing it would slide. I'd discussed the plan with my guide and I waited up on the right hand side (where the snow was thin), for it to wash down. The couloir is approx 1.4m wide at the narrowest point. Because it is so steep, the slide travels really fast. There are safe places to go to above the choke point and it's somewhere I would do again.
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I thought you mean AVI as in Audio Video Interleaved!
