Had a little scare on Friday when we went for a part day snowmobile ride up Bountiful. At the beginning of our ride we dropped into the head of Heartscrabble and to make a long story short I was caught in an avalanche as I was re-entering the bowl. When the slab broke loose all around me, I was not able to maneuver at all, and was rushed straight down hill into a band of dense pine trees. Looking ahead of the slide, I was not able to see a line threw the trees, it was not a good feeling. I was able to beat the moving snow to the tree line and then bailed off my sled, and scrambled to the lee side of a large tree. Thank goodness my friends were watching and were there in seconds. I was pretty shook up, but, it was a good reminder for all of those present that we need to be more careful. Needless to say I was very content with just taking pictures the rest of day. Luckily my sled sustained only minor injuries and my emotional damage should heal in time. Here are some pics from the days events.
D700, f/14, 1/400 sec, ISO 200, 18mm
D700, f/14, 1/400 sec, ISO 200, 18mm
D700, f/16, 1/320 sec, ISO 200, 14mm
This is where my sled stopped, right at the leading edge of the slide.
This is a look from where the slide came from
This is a shot from the adjacent slope, of the slide.
1st pic is EPIC! Slides suck. I only like hills in the spring anymore.
ReplyDeleteWhy did I not know that you had this blog and that you are so amazingly talented!? I'm so glad you made it out of the slide alive so I can see more pictures. :) Tristin
ReplyDeleteMy heart was racing! I am so glad you are okay! I love your pictures! Every time you have an update I get excited...I just didn't expect to hear that you could have died in an avalanche! Scaryness!
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