ok, that made me chuckle.

Hehe. +1 subby.

I assume that's nerves causing the stutter you'd think shiatting his pants would warm him up.

Looks like somebody was playing a little too much WinSki

I think "Cool" would be a better tag...

*shivers*

Cue the 'Hero' tag Fark-Tards in 3....2....1.....

btfoom: Cue the 'Hero' tag Fark-Tards in 3....2....1.....

I'm here. Sorry I'm late.

wait...a skiier caught in an avalanche?


That's ironic!

I am a skier from Portland, OR so I am really getting a kick out of these replies...

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Gee, that was fun, think I'll try it again.

The skier was skiing in an area where two snowmachiners had died last week. And they had just recovered one of the bodies just before the avalanche. The skier is very lucky to be alive.

someone read "The Worst Case Scenario"

Nice headline Subby.

Wish they'd said what sort of beacon it was. I want to know how well the Recco reflectors they put in coats and pants are working.

bravo subby

not everyone can claim they pulled a triple XXX move like that.

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Yahoo news fails to report about the skier promptly being eaten by the Abominable Snow Monster.



/dang i miss this game

allegedman: Yahoo news fails to report about the skier promptly being eaten by the Abominable Snow Monster.



/dang i miss this game

me too. wonder if it exists in flash format or something

allegedman, bhcompy: Go here - http://ski.ihoc.net/ (pops) - and you can download it in 32-bit or 64-bit Windows versions.

surviving an avalanche != hero
rescuing someone from an avalanche = hero
surviving an avalance = lucky bastard

+1, subby!! well done!

discount sushi: Nice headline Subby.

Wish they'd said what sort of beacon it was. I want to know how well the Recco reflectors they put in coats and pants are working.

In this case, Recco wouldn't have helped. Recco works at ski areas where patrol might have the large, unwieldy Recco locator device on hand. They're too big to be carried on a person. Since this guy was out skiing in the backcountry, he most likely had a standard avy beacon on that emits a beep at 457kHz. They other folks in the area also had them on, and after the slide turned to "receive" and pinpointed the location. If you're in the area, it takes a couple minutes to get in close, then you whip out probe poles to find the victim.

The guy was buried 40 mins and survived--that's really the impressive thing. Statistically, his odds of survival after that long are very, very low. Lucky dude....and slow friends.

gweilo8888: allegedman, bhcompy: Go here - http://ski.ihoc.net/ (pops) - and you can download it in 32-bit or 64-bit Windows versions.

thanks man, awesome

golf clap for subby.

Avalanches about, business continues below...