GoPro Hero, first impressions
I got a GoPro Hero camera for Christmas. I figure since I do some exciting things on occasion I may as well record some of them. I have a few friends who’ve bought this camera, and almost everyone has seen …
Tag: snow
On ski widths
Some musings on ski widths
Safe places to Snowshoe
I see by my server logs that some people visiting the blog are searching for a safe place to snowshoe. With all the injury, death and general mayhem that I usually blog about I thought I’d give a few suggestions. …
Non-Avalanche Related Snow Immersion Death
I was reading a local hiking/mountaineering forum recently when I came across this post detailing a very scary incident that happened to a skier at a local resort. And then I learned a new acronym: NARSID. Now I have never …
How to NOT kill Yourself Snowshoeing
Descending Mount Matier
Some advice on what to do when everything goes to hell.
How to Kill Yourself Snowshoeing
A review of snowshoe accidents in BC reveals that snowshoers are more likely to die in a slip and fall than in an avalanche.
SAR Day 67: Mount Gardiner area, Cayoosh range
Description of a search in the alpine area of the Cayoosh Range
Death on Snowmobile: part 3 what worked
Every skier loves to slag a sledder. Forums all over the internets are alive with skiers talking about the Boulder Mountain Avalanche and how it wouldn’t happen to skiers, that the sledders are isolated from the sounds of the snow …