Shuksan. Went. HUGE. - Snowboarding Forum

DrnknZag · 03-15-2012, 04:20 PM

NWAC is reporting a VERY large avy on the Shuksan Arm today at Baker. Filled Rumble Gully and spilled over in-bounds near the bottom of chair 8. Baker is obviously closed for the rest of the day. Baker's Gm said its the biggest he's seen in 40 years.....

DrnknZag · 03-15-2012, 06:20 PM

^^Yeah, it was a rain/snow mix at the base around noon, but it sounds like it has gotten colder since. I can't believe it slid all the way through Rumble Gully to the bottom of 8. Gotta be a huge crown up there in the clouds.

legallyillegal · 03-15-2012, 07:40 PM

holy fucking balls!

grafta · 03-15-2012, 08:07 PM

Oh damn! Brings things back to reality

**killclimbz** · 03-15-2012, 09:15 PM

That damn thing seems to go big almost yearly. With 110", it went really BIG. Glad no one was caught. I'm sure it popped a lot of eyes. Seems like these things do this every so often, just to remind us how little we really are.

cjcameron11 · 03-15-2012, 09:31 PM

avalanches fascinate me!!

grafta · 03-15-2012, 09:53 PM

Whoa. Heavy shit

grafta · 03-15-2012, 09:54 PM

Another from here: HUGE Avalanche CLOSES Mt. Baker Ski Resort | 110 Inches of Snow in 6 Days @ Mt. Baker, WA | Ski Resort CLOSED Yesterday for Downed Trees

**killclimbz** · 03-16-2012, 04:41 AM

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Originally Posted by grafta

Whoa. Heavy shit

That pic about says it all. Heavy? Just a few million tons.

ETM · 03-16-2012, 06:58 AM

fuck me thats a badass slide.

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DrnknZag Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: PNW Posts: 921	Shuksan. Went. HUGE. NWAC is reporting a VERY large avy on the Shuksan Arm today at Baker. Filled Rumble Gully and spilled over in-bounds near the bottom of chair 8. Baker is obviously closed for the rest of the day. Baker's Gm said its the biggest he's seen in 40 years.....

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03-15-2012, 06:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
DrnknZag Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: PNW Posts: 921	^^Yeah, it was a rain/snow mix at the base around noon, but it sounds like it has gotten colder since. I can't believe it slid all the way through Rumble Gully to the bottom of 8. Gotta be a huge crown up there in the clouds.

03-15-2012, 08:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
grafta Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,752	Oh damn! Brings things back to reality

03-15-2012, 09:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
killclimbz Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Front Range Posts: 9,178	That damn thing seems to go big almost yearly. With 110", it went really BIG. Glad no one was caught. I'm sure it popped a lot of eyes. Seems like these things do this every so often, just to remind us how little we really are.

03-15-2012, 09:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
grafta Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,752	Whoa. Heavy shit

03-15-2012, 09:54 PM	#8 (permalink)
grafta Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,752	Another from here: HUGE Avalanche CLOSES Mt. Baker Ski Resort \| 110 Inches of Snow in 6 Days @ Mt. Baker, WA \| Ski Resort CLOSED Yesterday for Downed Trees