Ultradonkey

Looking for one or two partners for Rainier, via DC or maybe Emmons. One or two day ascent. I'm thinking Wednesday to Friday (7-21 to 7-23) are the best range of days. The weather (as of today) looks good. I can drive if needed. PM me if you want to go!

Thanks for all the tips---thats what I was looking for. I will check into some of the suggestions... The treewell thing is scary. I have fallen in a couple of little ones and it is something I am trying not to repeat.

The purpose of my post is not to try and find out some way to 'cheat' and avalanche or give myself a false sense of security. Virtually everything we ski in the backcountry is potentially dangerous. No matter how good you think you are at stability analysis there is always a chance of being hit anyway, something that should be on everyones mind. The only safe slopes for skiers are ones that have no snow on them. In addition to transciever, probe, and shovel, skiers take their straps off. I want to know what snowboarders do about their bindings---thats it.

Is anyone out there thinking about how they are going to get out of their bindings if (when) hit by an avalanche? I have heard about something called 'rip cords' that are supposed to allow you to release your freesyle bindings quick. Does anyone use them? Who makes them? This season I am seriously looking at the Bomber plate bindings (trench digger) because I want to use my ski boots on my boards. The drawback is that it looks like it would be really tough to get out of the things if you were in a big hurry. Bomber also makes a step in version that only works with board hard boots. There is a pull cord at the top of the boot for releasing. Has anyone rigged this with 'rip cords'? Are Bombers even any good? All advice will be appreciated.

If you stll have not found a third, I would be happy to join you. I have general glacier skills and can tell you more about myself if you are interested.