Hugh Conway

sorry, I fell asleep. lemme guess your tattoo - a rapier?

I also question the efficiency of increasing funding but it's worthwhile to point out that doubling the budget for all of the avalanche centers in the US would cost a couple million bucks a year.

By posting your interesting opinions on an internet bulletainboard?

fucking bitch stopped taking credit cards

he's also a kegeler sickie sickie

People are looking at this years WA state fatalities. 3 snowshoers, 1 hiker, 2 snowmobilers, 3 BC Snowboarders. Based on preliminary reports I wouldn't consider any of them "highly experienced at avalanche terrain travel" This particular distribution may be an anomaly, but looking at the user groups with increasing fatalities (snowmobilers, snowboarders) the base question of "how to reach the people who aren't BC skiers and climbers" is still valid - if your goal is to reduce avalanche deaths.

You can rent boots, crampons and an ice axe from REI; what's the difference? In the mind of the user boots & crampons & ice axe are "extreme" while snowshoes are benign. As sobo said, and I've tried to say, I'm not sure how to convince people that what they don't know they don't know can kill them.

Avalanches are probablistics; ergo the only means to remain safe is to never be in the realm of probability. In short, to never enter avalanche terrain. I'd also go with the "snowshoe mindset" I've met a number of snowshoers who are young, fit and driven, but completely clueless about mountain terrain. Unlike skiing which requires time to learn snowshoes have a learning curve of about 5 minutes, give or take.

What the fuck are you going to learn in unarguably safe terrain? How to meadow skip? Some people learn better on their own. Somepeople like listening to lectures. Multiple styles of learning. Frankly in a "standard" PNW winter there isn't much to learn from the snowpack - there's hardly any weak layers. Go to CO, UT or somewhere with an "interesting" snowpack.

try here http://forums.mammothmountain.com/forum/index.cfm?forumid=1

Hows it going kettle? For someone who's confidant with "avy hazard assessment" your lack of understanding of path dynamics is rather telling. If it pissed you off why didn't you talk to them instead of whining like a little bitch on the interweb?

Do mermaids get top billing?

With 7 dead in Austria alone from avalanches since Thursday I think the bigger difference is the attitude towards death. Quite honestly the powder shitshow at the bigger resorts doesn't come close to America - imagine 100s of people skiing uncontrolled terrain, dropping in above you, cutting cornices, you name it.

you say circle-jerk like its a bad thing. do you kiss your mother with that mouth? only yours

play proctologist for a day and return the favor.

you say circle-jerk like its a bad thing.

they do. except for the one with the bronze "flyfisher" in the pond out front.

Are you seriously bitching that they are claiming an enlarged safety range for their blasting?

schadenfreude

I'm the man now put the ball gag back in

uh, evening news demographics? Do you want to do something effective or do you just want to do something?

Why do you think they watch the news?

They've got ten yuppie filled hummers and a couple ballard condos buried in the yard oh, and the only serve "Free Range" Soylent Green

affordable transport - rental car. quite cheap at LAX (buy chains on the way if you need them) affordable lodging - camping or a motel in Bishop (many to choose ~30-45 minute drive with car from Bishop) If I were down there I'd offer to drive them.

Why? If you can't pay attention and add for yourself you've no fucking business in avy terrain in winter. Sorry America - you just can't dumb it down enough.