AJM
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
You would hope that they blew the heck out of it but as @snoWYmonkey said , you can mitigate the danger but you can't eliminate it. A tragedy all round and I'm sure there will be lots of questions asked.
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Inbounds Avalanche at Palisades Tahoe
- Thread starter Amie H
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santacruz skier
Angel Diva
MissySki
Angel Diva
When I did my AIARE 1 class on Mount Washington we found surface hoar in a big pit we dug. And reported it to the avalanche center observations that day. It IS very pretty and incredible to touch and observe how it does not at all adhere to itself or any other snow around it. It’s all loose and slippery. Very cool to see, but very scary to see if one were in real avalanche terrain as well.
skinnyfootskis
Angel Diva
MissySki
Angel Diva
I am curious if they said if any/all of the buried folks were wearing beacons. I imagine a bunch of the skiers there wear them and then they would also go into search mode in this type of situation if they were not impacted. Also good/lucky if something stays above ground so you get spotted that way. Ugh it is just so anxiety inducing to think about all around.
I saw a clip on Reddit of the avalanche starting, from someone on the chairlift. It cuts out pretty quickly, but I was stunned at how very slowly it looked like everything was moving. But it was also a LOT of area moving. Terrifying, and I’m glad they didn’t show more than a couple of seconds of the movement.
I saw a clip on Reddit of the avalanche starting, from someone on the chairlift. It cuts out pretty quickly, but I was stunned at how very slowly it looked like everything was moving. But it was also a LOT of area moving. Terrifying, and I’m glad they didn’t show more than a couple of seconds of the movement.
santacruz skier
Angel Diva
Second avalanche reported at Palisades Tahoe, no one impacted
Palisades Tahoe ski resort reported a second avalanche on Thursday, one day after a first avalanche claimed the life of one person and injured another.
www.cbsnews.com
skinnyfootskis
Angel Diva
We were just talking about the Recco tabs on our jackets. Other than a beacon, are these searched as a matter of practice? I read that they have only helped one or two skiers-an article I find hard to believe!
SarahXC
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I thought this was interesting, I had heard before that getting a RECCO equipped helicopter on scene was often difficult so knowing that ski patrol could have handheld devices is good.
snoWYmonkey
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I do not know the data, but given how relatively rare in bounds slides are, which would be the main and possibly only beneficiaries of the system and the sincere belief that most BC users have transceivers and no recreational users have a way to locate a recco tabs, I can fully believe it.
Makes more sense in europe where slides between runs happen more often, and patrol likely has the ability to detect the tags.
skinnyfootskis
Angel Diva
That makes sense. My family wears an avalanche backpack in JH….
snoWYmonkey
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Do you mean a self inflating one? In bounds? Have not seen many skiers do that because of the added weight. Or do you mean a pack with shovel and probe? I assume that they also have transceivers on at all times then?
My transceiver comes on sometimes when skiing in bounds on high risk days, but never a pack in bounds as the optics would be odd for an instructor.
WaterGirl
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Here is a list of all the resorts / SAR/ that have detectors:
At Mammoth, I'm assuming its beacon first b/c all patrollers have one (who ever is on first on scene) and the Recco detector would have to be brought to the site. But yes, it is used in searches.
California Highway Patrol recently obtained a RECCO SAR Helicopter Detector system, only one of 9 in the US. It's not just for winter, but SAR year round.
I was actually surprised to see small Southern California resorts on the detector list, Mt. High and Mount Waterman, but there have been tragic avalanches just out of bounds of those ski areas as well.
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snoWYmonkey
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Thank you @WaterGirl
Only one in Japan!
Transceivers still the way to go if one can afford them and is on the higher end of risky line choices where avalanches are concerned. At least in my decision making algorithm.
Then again, it seems that in a flyover situation the recco may be the better way to go, so probably both would be good.
Our uniforms are not recco equipped. Have thought in the past of buying a recco aftermarket for BC touring purposes.
Only one in Japan!
Transceivers still the way to go if one can afford them and is on the higher end of risky line choices where avalanches are concerned. At least in my decision making algorithm.
Then again, it seems that in a flyover situation the recco may be the better way to go, so probably both would be good.
Our uniforms are not recco equipped. Have thought in the past of buying a recco aftermarket for BC touring purposes.
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santacruz skier
Angel Diva
Where are they skiing at Alpine?
kkclimb
Certified Ski Diva
Which beacon was recommended that you purchased?
