And no one is going to mention that the OP video that the dude looks to be terribly in the backseat. What the heck has happened here?
In the OP video--where did he go after that? The rest of the run could be just as...unknown.
Wow. Those are huge slides. Any damage done?
Patrol doing avie control work 18th Jan Chatel
Wow, that’s awesome! What’s the dot in the circle? Big rock, sink hole?Skied this couloir in 2 ft of powder today, French Pyrenees. View attachment 121846
Brilliant! Looks awesome!Skied this couloir in 2 ft of powder today, French Pyrenees. View attachment 121846
Not only ppl from the USA have those unrealistic expectations. Nearly everyone expects that a guide is some kind of "truffles' dog" that can alwas take the tourists to the fabled powder laden field of joy. I had lovely adventures in the Dolomites , with the local guides, by simply setting my expectations to "let's have aa wonderful day skiing off-piste, no matter what the snow conditions will be". Otherwise, the day could be miserable.Some have very unrealistic expectations. Like just because you’re with a guide, everything will be powder.
Last time I skied the Vallée Blanche there were two guys from Pennsylvania in the group. Conditions on piste in the valley were New Jersey like. Terrible. Up high it was mostly dense wind packed. In the first 10 minutes of skiing after the hike in, these guys were frequently skiing way outside the guide’s path, and he was very pissed.
I went over to talk to them, and the first thing they said was, “When is he going to take us to the powder fields?” As if it were a farm tour. So we had to go over that they were skiing on a glacier, people fall through snow bridges all the time, and wandering on their own path with no knowledge is a bad idea.
They ended up adjusting, were nice guys and we went to dinner together.
Why is this called dangers in Europe?
Cliffs are dangerous in the US too.
Not only ppl from the USA have those unrealistic expectations. Nearly everyone expects that a guide is some kind of "truffles' dog" that can alwas take the tourists to the fabled powder laden field of joy..
Agree, the approach ought always to be "Live, to ski another day"The best guides are those that will tell you to save your money because they aren't going to find anything better than you can find yourself that day or that it's too risky for what you might want to do. Guided groups can and do get avalanched - I have friends who were in one such group where a member was paralyzed after being partially buried then hit by a secondary. They still ask themselves whether they should have challenged the guide before entering the zone.
Guided groups can and do get avalanched - I have friends who were in one such group where a member was paralyzed after being partially buried then hit by a secondary. They still ask themselves whether they should have challenged the guide before entering the zone.
Doesn't look unintentional to me, but it does look like a "fail". IMHO if you don't make the landing and ski away, it's a fail.As illustrated by the Jerry of the day.
As you can see, he’s not far from the lift and there are other tracks in that area, but there are no warnings above the cliff he flies off.
Gotta scope your line before you ski it, bro.