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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Jan 17, 2019 - 02:10pm PT
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Damn
Inbounds avalanche
People lost their lives
Someone's gonna rightfully lose their job
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johntp
Trad climber
Little Rock and Loving It
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Jan 17, 2019 - 02:34pm PT
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Hope the two dug out were the only ones involved. I didn't see anything in the link that mentioned deaths.
Is Taos still skis only?
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ontheedgeandscaredtodeath
Social climber
Wilds of New Mexico
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 17, 2019 - 03:08pm PT
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From Taos News:
Johntp- Snowboarding has been allowed for several years.
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Ezra Ellis
Trad climber
North wet, and Da souf
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Jan 17, 2019 - 03:34pm PT
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The articles I read said both are in critical condition at hospitals, one in Taos, one in Albuquerque.
Sounds like only two were buried.
Best wishes to the injured skiers.
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johntp
Trad climber
Little Rock and Loving It
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Jan 17, 2019 - 06:22pm PT
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Johntp- Snowboarding has been allowed for several years.
Haven't been to Taos since around 87. It was chosen because the heathens were now allowed. Times change.
Wishing for recovery of those dug out. I can't imagine the fear being buried in an avy. Cheers to the rescuers.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jan 18, 2019 - 01:04am PT
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hey there say,... oh my... i read about this too...
prayers and hope, for them to recover... :(
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Ezra Ellis
Trad climber
North wet, and Da souf
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Jan 18, 2019 - 01:58pm PT
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Condolences to the family and friends of the fallen skier,
Jackson hole was hit with a massive lawsuit after a skier death in a permanently closed area.
Sad
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jan 18, 2019 - 03:01pm PT
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inbounds avy = lawyer feeding frenzy
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Jan 19, 2019 - 02:35am PT
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It just occurred to me that the Kachina Peak chair must be rather new, because we always had to hike Kachina. Anyone know when that lift was installed?
I quit going to Taos when they started letting in the riff-raff. Wolf Creek was a much better option if you gotta deal with snowboarders.
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Jeff G
Trad climber
Fort Collins
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Jan 19, 2019 - 06:42am PT
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chairlift installed in 2015
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John Duffield
Mountain climber
New York
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Jan 19, 2019 - 08:46am PT
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We skied there 1991 and 2016. In 1991 we lost a ski there in deep pow. In 2016 I knew better and carried probe shovel beacon. Wouldn't go there without. Place gets the snow.
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originalpmac
Mountain climber
Timbers of Fennario
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Jan 19, 2019 - 09:56pm PT
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SLR, that is because Wolf Creek is a FLAT, piece of sh it mountain. Gets hammered with some great powder, and there are some steep runs but being on a board there... lots of post holeing and skateing flat cat walks. And why all the hating on boards? Its young d#@&%ebags that suck to be around and there are plenty of preppy, arrogant little squeiers on mountains every day.
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GuapoVino
climber
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Jan 20, 2019 - 06:58pm PT
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I was at Taos just a few days before that, lots of snow the past couple weeks. The Kachina lift was added a few years ago. I had a wipeout on Kachina a few years ago and a ski edge sliced my knee open. A ski patroller came down to check on me and it turned out to be Dave Hahn.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
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Jan 20, 2019 - 07:03pm PT
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Good reason to stick with snow shoeing...
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Jan 21, 2019 - 10:02am PT
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Wolf Creek is flat? Dunno, I was always hiking out on Alberta Peak and skiing the Waterfall area. Snorkel skiing, where the powder is so deep that you can't feel the bottom. I remember the old snow cat that dragged you back to the lifts.
I loved taking snowboarders out past Alberta 'cause there were some flats and they'd get stuck out in the middle of no where and had to post-hole back. See ya, MF!
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zBrown
Ice climber
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Jan 21, 2019 - 08:28pm PT
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Another avalanche death
ColoradoQuote Here
https://www.koat.com/article/sheriff-1-dead-after-colorado-avalanche/25980389
QThe Colorado Avalanche Information Center said a group of backcountry skiers was there when the victim was buried. Others uncovered the victim, but they were unable to revive the person.
The center previously reported a special avalanche advisory, saying conditions would be dangerous from Saturday morning to Monday night.
Since Jan. 11, the center has documented more than 280 avalanches and 10 people caught in avalanches.
A man was killed in an avalanche near Aspen, Colorado, authorities said Monday, the same day that relatives confirmed the second victim an avalanche last week in New Mexico had died.
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originalpmac
Mountain climber
Timbers of Fennario
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Jan 21, 2019 - 09:23pm PT
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Waterfall area is great... until it flattens out. I've had some of my deepest powder days there, only to post hole for ever. It's a great mountain... for skis.
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