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Ski patroller saves boarder in tree well "right in the nick of time"
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Poster: A snowHead

A 40-year-old snowboarder who fell headfirst into a tree well at Steamboat, Colorado was saved within minutes of losing his life by a local ski patroller who happened to discover him. He had been with friends, but they had got some distance ahead of him.

He was "suffocating for sure" said patroller Paula Lepporoli, who happened to spot his board and legs above the snow surface and managed to pull him out of the hollow (a regular cause of death in the recesses of snow around the bases of trees, where less snow is deposited). The accident occurred last Saturday.

This report and more quotes from The Steamboat Pilot & Today

Do you have a technique for avoiding this danger when skiing/boarding in the trees?
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

Wow, lucky guy.

Don't look at the trees! Look between the trees, and keep an eye on each other at all times when in them!

They scare the pants off me. I got caught in one just next to the piste but no-one could see me and the others thought I was already at the base. I managed to break out of the front of it, as the slope was pretty steep and it wasn't all that deep, but it was a terrifying experience.

http://www.treewelldeepsnowsafety.com/

is a good source of info.


Last edited by Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person on Thu 26-02-09 17:16; edited 2 times in total
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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?

[quote="firebug"]Don't look at the trees, look between the trees, and keep an eye on each other at all times when in them! [/
quote]

Indeed. I love skiing trees, but I regularly stop to make sure my companions are within calling distance
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That is a situation where an avilung may well be worth wearing.
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 Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.

Scarpa, As long as some one found you in 15 min!!! Tree wells are SCARY!
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