Digging yourself out of deep powder - Page 2 - Snowboarding Forum

**killclimbz** · 11-20-2012, 09:25 AM

I knew someone was going to take the bait! Hook, line, sinker...

Total classic!

snowklinger · 11-20-2012, 10:15 AM

"you always see that one guy in the chalet, walking in circles..."

KIRKRIDER · 11-20-2012, 10:39 AM

I have been working a lot on my backcountry skooch skills...and switch blind scootch too.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snowolf

That video still cracks me up every time I watch it. The damn treadmill...wow!...

dopamean · 11-20-2012, 11:00 AM

"...and you really feel connected to MN, 'Mother Nature' while you're doing that! ..And that's when you really feel, Alive!"

krankedmusic · 11-21-2012, 10:29 AM

Got stuck in powder once. Not pleasant. Almost lost my wallet because I forgot to zip my pockets so when you ride don't forget to zip/velcro everything!!

I rolled to the nearest tree climbed up and hopped on my board and strapped standing up. Tree helps with the support.

**HoboMaster** · 11-21-2012, 11:10 AM

The more experienced you get with riding powder the more you completely avoid anything that gets flat (but let's be honest, we all get greedy sometimes).

I once ended up in a flat field in about 3 feet of wet snow, had to hike nearly 1/4 mile out to the cattrack. Suffice to say it took me nearly a 1/2 hour and I was fucking hotter than hell

Snowolf covered the jist of it, one method I have done though that worked well when I had to travel distance and dig someone out of the snow quickly was the commando crawl. By getting on all fours you distribute your weight better and sink less... pretty ridiculous but it worked.

LuckyRVA · 11-21-2012, 12:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by krankedmusic

Got stuck in powder once. Not pleasant. Almost lost my wallet because I forgot to zip my pockets so when you ride don't forget to zip/velcro everything!!

True

Last season was my first chance to ride real powder and on my first day accidently left my jacket pockets open. At about mid-day I noticed it felt like I was carrying 10 pounds of change in each pocket, reached in and noticed my pockets were STUFFED with packed snow.

grafta · 11-21-2012, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by krankedmusic

Got stuck in powder once. Not pleasant. Almost lost my wallet because I forgot to zip my pockets so when you ride don't forget to zip/velcro everything!!

I rolled to the nearest tree and fell head first into a tree well and suffocated. Tree helps with teh stupid.

Fixed it for you.

Luckily you didn't loose your wallet

Sorry, not being malicious but had to call that one.

cnesta · 11-21-2012, 12:31 PM

Ok here is the best advice I have when your stuck look all around you if all you can see is pow then tell your self that your in Heven because where I'm from (Midwest) we don't know what that is so just count your blessing that you able to get stuck in pow and rember it's better to be stuck in pow than be in a place with no pow !!!!!!

**Donutz** · 11-21-2012, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by grafta

Fixed it for you.

Luckily you didn't loose your wallet

Almost spit my drink on my monitor. That was good.

11-20-2012, 10:15 AM	#12 (permalink)
snowklinger Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: fuck boulder Posts: 2,902	"you always see that one guy in the chalet, walking in circles..." __________________ is it late october yet?

11-20-2012, 11:00 AM	#14 (permalink)
dopamean Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Alyeska → Vail Posts: 261	"...and you really feel connected to MN, 'Mother Nature' while you're doing that! ..And that's when you really feel, Alive!" __________________ SNOWBOARD SCORE • 2012/13 __________________ • Loveland: 1 • Keystone: 4 • Breckenridge: 4 • Vail: 2 • Beaver Creek: 0 • Arapahoe Basin: 1 • Copper: 0 • Winter Park: 0 • Alyeska: 3

11-21-2012, 11:10 AM	#16 (permalink)
HoboMaster Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sandpoint / Moscow, ID Posts: 2,301	The more experienced you get with riding powder the more you completely avoid anything that gets flat (but let's be honest, we all get greedy sometimes). I once ended up in a flat field in about 3 feet of wet snow, had to hike nearly 1/4 mile out to the cattrack. Suffice to say it took me nearly a 1/2 hour and I was fucking hotter than hell Snowolf covered the jist of it, one method I have done though that worked well when I had to travel distance and dig someone out of the snow quickly was the commando crawl. By getting on all fours you distribute your weight better and sink less... pretty ridiculous but it worked. __________________ PowderHound and TreeNinja

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11-20-2012, 09:25 AM	#11 (permalink)
killclimbz Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Front Range Posts: 9,253	I knew someone was going to take the bait! Hook, line, sinker... Total classic!

11-21-2012, 10:29 AM	#15 (permalink)
krankedmusic Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Toronto,Ontario,Canada Posts: 32	Got stuck in powder once. Not pleasant. Almost lost my wallet because I forgot to zip my pockets so when you ride don't forget to zip/velcro everything!! I rolled to the nearest tree climbed up and hopped on my board and strapped standing up. Tree helps with the support.

11-21-2012, 12:31 PM	#19 (permalink)
cnesta Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: indiana Posts: 36	Ok here is the best advice I have when your stuck look all around you if all you can see is pow then tell your self that your in Heven because where I'm from (Midwest) we don't know what that is so just count your blessing that you able to get stuck in pow and rember it's better to be stuck in pow than be in a place with no pow !!!!!!