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Avalanche at Loveland Pass Colorado. `

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#1 · (Edited)
Authorities: 5 people buried in Colorado avalanche - CNN.com


Cnn just posted this but 5 people are buried. Rescue crews are on their way.
I hope everyone makes it out ok. Sending positive vibes and well wishes.



Edited to add: I hope that no one from this board were out there:(


There is already a thread in Backcountry travel. Mods can you merge the 2 or how do I delete this one?
 
#9 ·
They were all attending a splitfest promoted by Snowboarder Mag.

The Rocky Mountain High Backcountry Gathering kicks off tonight - Snowboard Magazine

I chose to do my own thing at Bert. Loveland Pass is not great for splitting, I don't know why it wasn't held at Berthoud Pass. Which has plenty of dangers. So don't read this as it should have been there. This is bad, really bad. There are going to be people involved in this that are well within six degrees of separation for me. I can't stop crying.
 
#13 ·
Dang, makes me think about my decision to splitboard every time, and every time i think to myself; this could be me. I sincerely hope that where ever you go after life, its snows alot. Kind of like your own little private baker? Oh god.... I feel for them all.

I must ask, was there anyone involved that's from SBF?
 
#17 ·
Big groups result in various kinds of heuristic traps. Ian McCammon has a great article on the psychology of back country travel that I would recommend to anyone. For example, he found that "people who travel alone or in groups of 6-10 appeared to expose themselves to significantly more hazard than groups of four or groups of more than ten." Although he can't tell us why.
 
#25 ·
I was at loveland today and left right when this happened, i think i saw this group gathering up before they all took off : (, heading back on 70 to denver there were 3-4 cop suvs flying past the other way, now it makes sense, RIP
 
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