Just heard of a avalanche in the Snowy Range in Wyoming that happened Wed. afternoon. Looks like one fatality.
Snowy Range Wyoming Avy Fatality
- Thread starter sled.man
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four buried; one fatality
http://www.laramieboomerang.com/news/more.asp?StoryID=107510
The three survivors were lucky enough to have others there to dig them out. Be careful. Travel with a large group. Sure paid off for these guys. RIP
http://www.laramieboomerang.com/news/more.asp?StoryID=107510
The three survivors were lucky enough to have others there to dig them out. Be careful. Travel with a large group. Sure paid off for these guys. RIP
I hate reading about that type of stuff 
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anyone hear exactly where in french creek it was?
J
Seven Fools is the word I received
F
where is that?
S
thats awful. wear beacons, carry probes, and shovels and be safe.not to mention....never more than one person on a hill at the same time. matt
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.it is south of u and west of t
.lol iam sure someone has it in there gps.those guys knew the area if they were back there...
The feeling I get from reading that article is that it wasn't a suffocation fatality, it almost sounds to me like it was more of the blunt trauma case ...
I dont know, did anyone else get that impression from reading the article? If that was the case all the avy gear in the world probably wasn't gonna save him ...
the way in interepretted was he was the first one found but was already dead then they found the rest of them
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.it is south of u and west of t
i agree, that is one area we never ventured. i was thinking it was closer to w which is a good area too.
still very sad it had to happen...
Going by what another member (who was involved) has posted in another thread, there are 2 stories about the accident. The media and authority side, and the people involved side (which I would tend to believe first). Hopefully we will get the details with location and events that led up to the slide, in due time.
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Location of Snowy Range Jan 02 Avy
Here's a link to the topo showing the reported location of the avy accident on Jan 02, 2008 in the Snowy Range.
http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=41.3199&lon=-106.30988&datum=nad83&u=7&layer=DRG25&size=l&s=48
Here's a link to the topo showing the reported location of the avy accident on Jan 02, 2008 in the Snowy Range.
http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=41.3199&lon=-106.30988&datum=nad83&u=7&layer=DRG25&size=l&s=48
