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.
I am going to let both threads fly. This is a horrible day. I think the discussions about this event are going to be valid. Keep it classy. 5 people are dead. Regardless of what happened, the price paid was too high.
This is horrible. I was up there Tuesday and I was sketched out and called it after two lines arouns 2 PM. I hope the best for all surviving family and friends who are affected by this, especially any SBF folks. May you find peace.
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?
It seems like every big disaster I hear about occurs when there are huge groups involved. I'm getting into splitting next year, so this is a total amateur hour observation, but that's what it feels like.
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.
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
As in Tunnel Creek, there were how many? Like 17 people out there, several of which knew better, several who thought, how can anything happen to these amazing guys?
To me thats the saddest part, how avoidable it was, but that groupthink kicks in and...
Today is a shitty day for Colorado, the Colorado snowboard scene, and the snowboard industry as a whole. We lost some amazing people. Seriously sucks and I'm glad my close friends weren't involved but saddened it happened to some great people I knew.
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