tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2550310989464805341.post7579163211588273804..comments2024-01-24T16:56:16.077-09:00Comments on Mountain memories: Augusta Mountain Ski - 3.27.2012Mike Recordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07936580013532745275noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2550310989464805341.post-86514467590549352942012-07-03T18:31:01.558-08:002012-07-03T18:31:01.558-08:00Nice trip!Nice trip!Billynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2550310989464805341.post-5187645889972347272012-03-27T18:29:36.297-08:002012-03-27T18:29:36.297-08:00Thanks for the comments guys. Brennan - I agree th...Thanks for the comments guys. Brennan - I agree that backcountry skiing carries inherent risks. My point is that recently I have noticed many people and some friends heading out into the backcountry with an unrealistic understanding about the stability of the snowpack. More than anything I'm trying to expose what I feel is a very significant misunderstanding about snowpack stability, so that people can make choices based more on facts than by assuming that the snowpack is safer than it is.Mike Recordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07936580013532745275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2550310989464805341.post-80970309214151662962012-03-27T18:03:30.717-08:002012-03-27T18:03:30.717-08:00Yeah buddy! Looks like a sweet tour with an aweso...Yeah buddy! Looks like a sweet tour with an awesome partner! <br /><br />I Appreciate your avalanche/conditions thoughts; definitely needs to be heard. Unfortunately, I feel as though the reality is that most Colorado backcountry users play the numbers game on bridged layers over weaker basal snow EVERY season. This season, we are blessed with a challenging confliction; extensive knowledge of just how weak the basal snow is, along with the false confidence that comes with an early spring heat wave.Brennannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2550310989464805341.post-83601539761746666242012-03-27T17:37:23.168-08:002012-03-27T17:37:23.168-08:00I think about lines I usually ski at this time of ...I think about lines I usually ski at this time of year, and I get a little sad. But you're right, this isn't a great year to push anything at all, even now after all this sun. A good year to forget, when you get right down to it.Frankhttp://www.14erskiers.com/blognoreply@blogger.com