Avy at Hood Climbers Lot?

[barkernews]

Heard a rumor about two climbers getting buried by a cornice avalanche in the Mt Hood climbers lot. Apparently they were rescued by a group of Mazamas. True? False?

This is the climber curiosity in me... not the reporter.

[G-spotter]

Like a cornice built up on the edge of the plowed snow?!?

[Backwoods]

I hear it's true, although still hard to believe. Aparently some folks wanted to set a TR and practice climbing a cornice and low and behold it collapsed, who'd a thunk it, pinning a climber under enough white stuff that he needed some help from a Mazamas group to get out. The upside of course is that neither SAR or Ski Patrol was needed for an extended backcountry rescue because it happened at Timberline lodge PARKING LOT. Better safe than sorry; better in a parking lot than on a mountain.