Exactly. They threw 4 bombs today down Pali main runs and nothing moved (unlike the Professor across the hwy last week).SkaredShtles wrote:By bombing it. They throw bombs - only the stable snow gets to stay.PaliKona wrote:Saw Pali opened at A Basin today. It got me thinking...how's does patrol get a slope like that prepped for safe skiing especially during such a dangerous time in the snowpack? I don't believe they bootpack like at Aspen Highlands but maybe they do?
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and the skier (apparently solo) skied the line in the middle. Lucky!
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Soooooo lucky. Who goes and skies that slope in these conditions!!! And solo!!!
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Doesn't look like it was a solo run based on the tracks, unless they hiked it like 5 times in a row...
Still terrifying regarless
Still terrifying regarless
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Upper-right ski line (solo) apparently triggered the entire looker-right avalanche and then skied back to the centerhandonbroward wrote:Doesn't look like it was a solo run based on the tracks, unless they hiked it like 5 times in a row...
Still terrifying regarless
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CBAC explained it was a solo skier who came after a party of 4 who skied the peak earlier that day. He took a different line that triggered both slides.handonbroward wrote:Doesn't look like it was a solo run based on the tracks, unless they hiked it like 5 times in a row...
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Wha... is that remnants of a pretty recent avalanche to the skiers left ?
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Them boys are dumber than a jar of frogs.
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Just blows me away how stupid people are. All the clues are there. And the responses on social media are just as stupid.
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I'm just as blown away that people are surprised by other people's stupidity.PaliKona wrote:Just blows me away how stupid people are. All the clues are there. And the responses on social media are just as stupid.
