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Hi There, am off to USA in Jan next year.
I plan on taking a couple of private lessons to learn basics of powder skiing and back country as I really like the look of tree skiing. Reading other posts and seeing clips on You Tube I found out about tree wells and the potential to fall into them! The thought of being stuck is naturally not one I wish to live out so I just wondered if there was a quick quick way of spotting tree wells or is there was a recommended distance to leave between yourself and tree trunk.
Cheers Will
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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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Tree wells are usually handily marked with tree trunks sticking out of the middle of them. The recommended distance to avoid the tree trunks by is as much as possible.
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Or a tree next to a deep hole with bucket on bit of rope! 
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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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Go fast, it's only when you're crawling along or stopped that trouble happens....
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HMMMM!
Avoid short stupid scotsmen who get too close to trees.
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David Murdoch, oops!
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David Murdoch, I've seen some crazy arrangements of limbs, skis and branches in the last couple of years. Fortunately, with people coming up laughing like you! 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I just wondered if there was a quick quick way of spotting tree wells or is there was a recommended distance to leave between yourself and tree trunk.
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Like destimating avalanch danger, it's an inexact science, depending on the snow condition, temperature, the particular arrangement of branches... The list goes on! 
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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.
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willd, 6 point checklist for you, avoid:
- trees with branches touching the top of the snow
- paired boles or large trees with smaller saplings next to them (the smaller one may only be visible as one branch or a tuft of needles)
- tight lines in new or unconsolidated snow (by this I mean tighter than 2 hip widths between trees)
- skiing solo
- skiing a new line if you're last of the group (chances are they won't be able to posthole back up)
- braking or stopping to scout the rest of the line as you're skiing it (momentum is your friend, speed is your ally)
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You know it makes sense.
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How about follow the last set of unbroken ski tracks if there are any?
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Megamum, video for ya*
That is on pretty well consolidated snow, mind.
*courtesy SkiVT-L
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Poster: A snowHead
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comprex, Ah....panny drops - very unlikely that anyone's going to go the same way twice. Ta.
Anyone wanting to ski through that sort of territory wants their head examining!!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Megamum, as these things go, that's moderate terrain and easily comparable to inbounds skiing at quite a few resorts, including some named runs.
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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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spyderjon, they're Goodes with detachable straps that detach if they get stuck and you don't 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Snowy, I agree following someone is a good idea and also have a camera with you should anything occur. Mrs Chris found a tree well last season!
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comprex, tree skiing in fresh powder. It doesn't get better than that! IMO.
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| comprex wrote: |
| Megamum, as these things go, that's moderate terrain and easily comparable to inbounds skiing at quite a few resorts, including some named runs. |
Agree with that although assuming the footage wasn't speeded up the guy (or girl) was tanking it.
Actually when repeatedly skiing the same tree section its surprisingly easy to come out upon your earlier line IME as obviously I have a predisposition to gravitate towards the same gaps.
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| fatbob wrote: |
Agree with that although assuming the footage wasn't speeded up the guy (or girl) was tanking it.
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True, from the pole plants I'm prepared to believe it wasn't speeded up. Fast doggie.
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Actually when repeatedly skiing the same tree section its surprisingly easy to come out upon your earlier line IME as obviously I have a predisposition to gravitate towards the same gaps. |
Also true, it's when I deliberately avoid that predisposition that I get in trouble. Mostly the point to Megamum was that no particular set of ski tracks can be assumed to be "uninterrupted", since they can't be seen in entirety.
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willd, One other thing about Tree Wells - I believe occasionally bears hibernate in them. Dropping in unannounced on a sleeping bear could ruin its day - not to mention yours! 
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