Another dead snowboarder at Mt. Hood Meadows - Snowboarding Forum

sepdxsnwbrdr · 03-23-2010, 01:57 PM

Still think ducking ropes is cool?

Snowboarder dies in expert out-of-bounds area of Mount Hood Meadows | OregonLive.com

sepdxsnwbrdr · 03-23-2010, 02:00 PM

Snowolf,

What part of Heather Canyon was this in? God's Wall? PR?

**killclimbz** · 03-23-2010, 02:15 PM

Sounds like he ducked the ropes of a permanently closed area. Definitely not the smartest thing to do. Telluride has a spot like that and so does Mammoth. Bummer, not sure why you'd do that in an already quasi backcountry area.

For the record, I have no problems with ducking ropes, but you have to know the terrain you are entering. Sounds like one of powder fever mistakes.

RIP...

Grizz · 03-23-2010, 02:19 PM

My guess would be over in Clark Canyon or at the bottom of Pluto.

Eightfingers · 03-23-2010, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mpdsnowman

did you read the comment underneath

Wow... "government needs to outlaw snowboarding to protect us from ourselves." I dont even know what to say to that.

Best wishes to the family.

sepdxsnwbrdr · 03-23-2010, 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grizz

My guess would be over in Clark Canyon or at the bottom of Pluto.

The fact that he was found submerged in a creek, at the base of a waterfall, kind of rules out Clark and Pluto IMHO.

ShredLife · 03-23-2010, 04:00 PM

there is a waterfall to the rider's right of the PR boundary line. it is out of bounds.

another tragic loss on the Mt. heart goes out to the family, and i hope the kid didn't suffer at all...

these are real mountains out here folks, be careful out there

sepdxsnwbrdr · 03-24-2010, 11:33 AM

Is there some sort of cover up going on at Meadows? Why have they not responded to my inquiries as to where in Heather this occurred? I have emailed, facebooked, and wrote on the blog trying to find answers...

...why are my facebook and blog posts being deleted and ignored?

Criminal investigation? Was he REALLY out-of-bounds that day?

Why would Meadows not want thier customers to be aware of the dangerous(late season) areas inside Heather right now?

A little transparency would go a long way.

**killclimbz** · 03-24-2010, 11:40 AM

The maggots over at TGR seem to have a better bead onto what happened here. A couple of the mags familiar with the area state that in poor visibility conditions you can easily end up on top of this feature. I don't know if that was the case this day, but would help to explain a lot.

Also, I am sure you are not the only person making these inquiries. If you thought of it, you can gaurantee that another 1,000 people have. So give it a little time. People get killed at resorts all the time in various different ways. I don't know a single resort that doesn't want to make it the last one ever.

sepdxsnwbrdr · 03-24-2010, 12:04 PM

Wow..

..if they are correct at TGR and this was actually inbounds, Meadows could be sued for libel and possibly negligence. It would also explain why they have been so hush-hush about this.

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03-23-2010, 02:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
sepdxsnwbrdr Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 134	Snowolf, What part of Heather Canyon was this in? God's Wall? PR?

03-23-2010, 02:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
killclimbz Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Front Range Posts: 9,167	Sounds like he ducked the ropes of a permanently closed area. Definitely not the smartest thing to do. Telluride has a spot like that and so does Mammoth. Bummer, not sure why you'd do that in an already quasi backcountry area. For the record, I have no problems with ducking ropes, but you have to know the terrain you are entering. Sounds like one of powder fever mistakes. RIP...

03-23-2010, 02:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
Grizz Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Junction of 84 and 35 Posts: 1,023	My guess would be over in Clark Canyon or at the bottom of Pluto.

03-23-2010, 04:00 PM	#7 (permalink)
ShredLife The Rooster King Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,334	there is a waterfall to the rider's right of the PR boundary line. it is out of bounds. another tragic loss on the Mt. heart goes out to the family, and i hope the kid didn't suffer at all... these are real mountains out here folks, be careful out there

03-24-2010, 11:33 AM	#8 (permalink)
sepdxsnwbrdr Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 134	Is there some sort of cover up going on at Meadows? Why have they not responded to my inquiries as to where in Heather this occurred? I have emailed, facebooked, and wrote on the blog trying to find answers... ...why are my facebook and blog posts being deleted and ignored? Criminal investigation? Was he REALLY out-of-bounds that day? Why would Meadows not want thier customers to be aware of the dangerous(late season) areas inside Heather right now? A little transparency would go a long way.

03-24-2010, 11:40 AM	#9 (permalink)
killclimbz Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Front Range Posts: 9,167	The maggots over at TGR seem to have a better bead onto what happened here. A couple of the mags familiar with the area state that in poor visibility conditions you can easily end up on top of this feature. I don't know if that was the case this day, but would help to explain a lot. Also, I am sure you are not the only person making these inquiries. If you thought of it, you can gaurantee that another 1,000 people have. So give it a little time. People get killed at resorts all the time in various different ways. I don't know a single resort that doesn't want to make it the last one ever.

03-24-2010, 12:04 PM	#10 (permalink)
sepdxsnwbrdr Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 134	Wow.. ..if they are correct at TGR and this was actually inbounds, Meadows could be sued for libel and possibly negligence. It would also explain why they have been so hush-hush about this.