 Poster: A snowHead
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One man was killed and another seriously injured after going into a permanently closed area in Whistler. It is believed that the men triggered an avalanche by skiing and snowboarding into a remote area near West Bowl, where they were swept over a cliff. The area was marked as permanently closed and has been so for 20 years....The snowboarder was treated at the scene and airlifted to a Whistler clinic before being sent to hospital in Vancouver. He suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries.
The skier died of the injuries he is believed to have sustained in the avalanche. Both men worked in Whistler.
From: http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080101/avalanche_death_080101/20080101?hub=Canada
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Very sad. They were both local employees, and unfortunately paid the ultimate price. They were in the area known locally as Hanging Roll.
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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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veeeight, yes it is sad but they were skiing in a permanently closed area. Crazy people.
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geetee, so is that the area that you pointed out to me, skier's right of Monday's?
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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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Martin Bell, I think Hanging Roll is above there and leads into skier's right of Mondays, called the weekend shutes, which are also permanently closed.
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I have never heard of 'Hanging roll' not that im the expert on Whistler names, but the area where they were swept over the cliff is definitely skiers right of Mondays. apparently they have both skied this resort for a number of years, and should have known better to be where they were. That area is was also skied last year buy someone and they set off an avalanche that knocked over a lady skiing in west bowl and broke her leg.
The rumor is that the survivor IS being taken to court, something about criminal negligence, which i don't know what it means, but since he knew the area and knew the area was closed....
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