 Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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The NW is getting a lot of storms but all of differing snow types along with wildly fluctuating temps. Trying to read the snowpack this winter must be a nightmare 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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The area had been bombed but nothing moved, crown was lower down but started above the skiers, and it was the first time this season it saw skiers,. Very sad day for the Silver Mtn community, and still looking for someone in the debris. Lost a ski buddy in the slide, he will be missed by all.
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| pinhead wrote: |
| Very sad day for the Silver Mtn community, and still looking for someone in the debris. Lost a ski buddy in the slide, he will be missed by all. |
@pinhead, my sympathy to all those affected. 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Definitely a sad and tragic event. Condolences to the families.
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F**k. Having spent a week skiing ‘inbounds’, this brings home the reality that our hobbies are in the mountains. I lost count of the times locals asked me ‘why are you wearing a beeper’... our stock answer of ‘it makes finding your buddy in a tree well’ seemed to go down well... but still. You’re in the mountains. Minimise the risk!
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I lost count of the times locals asked me ‘why are you wearing a beeper’... our stock answer of ‘it makes finding your buddy in a tree well’ seemed to go down well... but still. You’re in the mountains. Minimise the risk!
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I think that makes it 14 deaths from in bounds avalanches since 2008? Some of those were patrol doing avalanche control. With over 50million skier days in just USA resorts each year are unbelievably small. Sure wear your beeper if you want, but it's equivalent to taking a parachute on your flights to "minimise the risk".
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| but it's equivalent to taking a parachute on your flights to "minimise the risk". |
more like putting a helmet on for going down to the corner store, which everyone resists 
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