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(WCAX Vermont)   A good friend will dig you up if you are buried alive   (wcax.com) divider line
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    More: Scary, Avalanche, Copyright, Consciousness, Skiing, Associated Press, Snow, United States, Shovel  
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2239 clicks; posted to Main » on 17 Mar 2023 at 8:12 PM (7 days ago)   |   Favorite    |   share:  Share on Twitter share via Email Share on Facebook



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talkertopc [TotalFark]
2023-03-17 8:20:03 PM  
Of course, you probably owe them money.
 
Gleaming the TimeCube
2023-03-17 8:22:39 PM  
Skiers should wear one of these to blow the snow out and allow them to escape.

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SBinRR [OhFark]
2023-03-17 8:32:39 PM  
That person was swept 500 vertical feet (152 meters) down a narrow gully before coming to rest buried and unable to move anything, except for one hand,

That is not an experience I need to ever experience.
 
El_Dan
2023-03-17 8:34:02 PM  
Jeff Fongemie, the interim director of the avalanche center, described them Friday as "experienced back country skiers,"

I will believe that about the one who turned back, at least.
 
kbronsito
2023-03-17 8:39:39 PM  
The skier was uninjured, unless you count the bad case of shrinkage.
 
Loucifer
2023-03-17 8:39:53 PM  
On course to get buried in a New Hampshire avalanche, but has no friends to dig him out.
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MelGoesOnTour
2023-03-17 8:40:56 PM  
A few years ago we were heading up to A-Basin from Keystone. At some point the night before the was an avalanche that partially covered the road to A-Basin. I had never seen anything like that before. The snowpack comes down in slabs, not like fluffy snow or whatnot. The slabs were as tall as a house and brought down full grown trees with it. To be in the middle of something like that has to be more than terrifying. Also, if the snow is loose it'll tend to re-freeze pretty much immediately after the motion stops so if a skier is under it...even by a few inches...the effect would be like being encased in concrete.

Nightmare material.
 
indy_kid
2023-03-17 9:09:51 PM  

MelGoesOnTour: Also, if the snow is loose it'll tend to re-freeze pretty much immediately after the motion stops so if a skier is under it...even by a few inches...the effect would be like being encased in concrete.


During an avalanche, the snow trades potential energy at a given altitude for kinetic energy as the snow tumbles down the hill.

The ice flakes grind against each other in the process, so you get friction, which will melt some of those crystals.

As soon as the snow stops, the heat of friction dissipates, and the liquid water freezes, locking the snowflakes together. That's when the snow becomes like concrete.

The failure of the avalanche beacon is a bit of a surprise. $5 says they didn't check the batteries or test the beacons at any time in the recent past. Of course, it could also be operator error, which wouldn't be a surprise in an emergency situation. The dude freaked out and forgot to switch his beacon to receive and/or forgot how to do a grid search.

The lesson is: stay off back country trails, especially after a good snow.
 
berylman [TotalFark]
2023-03-17 9:15:42 PM  
While still an awful accident I was expecting something much worse from the headline
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GaperKiller
2023-03-17 9:22:35 PM  
My street mocks any New Hampshire avalanche.
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E.S.Q.
2023-03-17 9:42:54 PM  
A better friend will help you bury a bidy.

A best friend won't care if it's not dead yet.
 
kkinnison [OhFark]
2023-03-17 10:00:32 PM  
The bestest friend buries bodies for you
 
thealgorerhythm
2023-03-17 10:46:51 PM  
I had to dig a buddy out of an avalanche once. When I pulled him out of the hole he wasn't breathing, but he got better.

/csb
 
studebaker hoch
2023-03-18 12:03:35 AM  
Jeff Fongemie, the interim director of the avalanche center, described them Friday as "experienced back country skiers," who were equipped with beacons, shovels and probes.

Probes
Airbag
Beacon
Shovel
Training

All that together with your buddies works as a system.
 
E.S.Q.
2023-03-18 1:06:37 AM  

studebaker hoch: Jeff Fongemie, the interim director of the avalanche center, described them Friday as "experienced back country skiers," who were equipped with beacons, shovels and probes.

Probes
Airbag
Beacon
Shovel
Training

All that together with your buddies works as a system.


This is why when I snowboard I wear a pink smoke flare and a backpack slowly leaking glitter
 
scalpod
2023-03-18 1:53:06 AM  
Your best friends will at least make sure you're dead before you go into the ground.

Common courtesy and whatnot...
 
Marcus Aurelius [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-03-18 11:24:56 AM  
Now that everyone carries a beacon, avalanches are a lot of work.  It used to be you could just shake your head, say some kind words, and go grab a beer.  Now you can forget that.  Instead you have to fight your way across the God damned avalanche field and dig your stupid brother out of the snow again, while working up a nice sweat that will freeze up on the way back to the lodge.
 
studebaker hoch
2023-03-18 12:39:52 PM  

E.S.Q.: studebaker hoch: Jeff Fongemie, the interim director of the avalanche center, described them Friday as "experienced back country skiers," who were equipped with beacons, shovels and probes.

Probes
Airbag
Beacon
Shovel
Training

All that together with your buddies works as a system.

This is why when I snowboard I wear a pink smoke flare and a backpack slowly leaking glitter


Username checks out.
 
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