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Avalanche in Washington

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 9:30 pm
by troublemaker
Did anybody know the skiers that parished Sunday the 19th in Washington? Lets pray for them and their family's.

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 10:29 am
by doughboyshredder
There was another fatality at Alpental, which was a friend of mine. Not a close friend, but it still hits hard.

Never lose respect for the mountains.

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 10:43 am
by twizzstyle
I did not know any of the skiers, or the snowboarder, but most of my ski friends knew some of the skiers at Stevens. Very sad, these things always shake me up.

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 11:11 am
by WhitePine
Yeah, super sad thing to hear. My friend's roommate was just involved in an avalanche fatality too. Sad thing to have happen. This years snowpack is just not something we want to toy with. What a crappy year.

Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 5:46 am
by skidesmond
I thought of the folks in the forum when I heard the news. Glad it was nobody here. Sad that it happened at all. Even when you're fully prepared as they were and know what you're doing it's no guarantee.