Dog drops into Corbetts

[ski diva]

 

[sperks]

If only I could glide like the dog

 

[cheerrabbit]

Ha ha! I can completely see my lab doing this.

 

[abc]

If only I could glide like the dog

He has the advantage of a ultra-low center of gravity and a super-wide stance.

"4-wheel drive" helps too! ;-)

 

[Sarah_82]

I like how the dog paces from side to side, like she's debating whether to do it, and then just goes for it.

 

[SkiNurse]

One word...awesome!

 

[mustski]

Here goes something!

 

[Liquid Yellow]

Yay! Go doggie.

Much braver than me.

 

[Pequenita]

I like how the dog paces from side to side, like she's debating whether to do it, and then just goes for it.

Not that I'm planning drop into Corbett's anytime soon, but I totally empathized with the dog at that point, like, "The idiot people I followed up here want me to do what?!!"

 

[tinymoose]

Too cute.

 

[badger]

Maybe I am odd man out here, but I only saw a guy trying to be rad with his poor dog suddenly noting his owner's disappearance down the rabbit hole. The dog may be quite used to enjoying ski adventures with this man, but i sort of feel that it was irresponsible in this case. That couloir is steep; it could potentially cause sprains and cruciate ligament tears ( or much worse ) as the dog is sliding down that pitch without traction. Gravity is easier to control if you're a good skier...but for the dog? Not so sure about that.

 

[Pequenita]

Nah, I'm with you, actually, badger.

 

[Quiver Queen]

Ya know, this shot at Corbett's didn't look remotely as bad as when I was there. The guy skied it, didn't have to drop 40 feet into it, so the snow conditions were ideal. If I could hit it on a day like this, I might be an idiot, but I'd probably give it a try.

 

[Skisailor]

Hi Quiver Queen!! <waves>

Yeah . . . I noticed that too. Unlike you, I have absolutely NO desire to drop into Corbetts. But I agree that this particular video made it look more do-able than any other that I've seen.

 

[mustski]

I assumed they were training the dog for snow rescues. I had a shepherd that would have totally loved that and ... she would have made that exact same noise before going for it. Anytime we went sledding she made that noise all the way up the hill until she could chase a sled down and she chased all sleds down ... even the ones with kids we didn't know. It freaked parents out at first, but they got over it once they realized she was gentle and having the time of her life.

 

[bounceswoosh]

Yeah, I don't know - that dog seemed upset, but I assumed it was for training, not just for fun. Working dogs have to expand their comfort zone. As for risk of injury, I can't speak to that ...

 

[vetski]

The day I find my ski tips hovering over an edge the likes of this, I will also need my head examined.

 

[vetski]

From what I can see, he does have traction and is running. You can especially see it when he hits the corner. If that's the hairiest part of the couloir, he's golden.

 

[Christy]

That's reassuring that Vetski noticed that he had traction because I too was not crazy about this for the reasons Badger stated. I thought about that thread we had over the winter where everyone shared their horror stories about sledding, and talked about how dangerous it was because you have no steering and control. And it looked to me like the dog was basically sledding. But hopefully Vetski is right.

I didn't listen to the audio because I'm at work, and maybe there is something in that that indicates these guys are training the dog. But I'm pretty suspect when in comes to You Tube videos...I can easily imagine these guys just thinking it would be a cool video.

 

[abc]

I didn't think anyone can bring their dog up on the lift except ski patrol?