Avalanche
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MarzNC
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Latest update on the Palisades Tahoe website said a male skier who died and 3 injured. The injured were treated and released.
January 10, 2024
blog.palisadestahoe.com
January 10, 2024
Incident Update - Palisades Tahoe at Lake Tahoe
Please check here for updates regarding today's incident. We will update as we have more information.
blog.palisadestahoe.com
Placer County Holds Press Conference After Deadly Avalanche
The cause of the avalanche is under investigation.
Over the hill there was a big one in Alpine Meadows in ’82.Big avalanche off KT-22.
1 killed, 3 injured in avalanche at Palisades Tahoe ski resort, California officials say
An avalanche at Palisades Tahoe ski resort on Wednesday morning killed one skier and injured three others in northern California.www.usatoday.com
Sports illustrated wrote a piece “Avalanche!" about it just afterwards..
Starts on pg 82. The ads are priceless.
Peter Minde
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I didn't finish the article.... amazing that SI would publish what, 10,000 words on an avalanche.
Haven’t finished it all yet either. Gonna look back at it. There’s lots of interesting writing.
Ripitz
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There is some terrifying video out there of the recent avalanche on KT-22. People digging through debris with their bare hands. Call me Safety Sally but I almost always have a shovel and wear a transceiver out West. I’ve been up that crazy lift and I damn straight would have my full kit with me. My heart goes out to the victims, their families and that little Tahoe community. A sad reminder that we can never fully control the mountains.
Benny Profane
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Used to be a great rag.
Buried on Netflix is a must watch all about this incident.
Benny Profane
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Hate to be Debbie downer, but I just read that wearing a beacon inbounds will just make it easier to find your body. Statistics are bad. Maybe if everybody was required to carry a shovel and beacon, that would work, but, nah gonna happen.
In the 1982 article folks used transceivers, probes & dogs to find the Avi victims.
Is today’s hi-tech any better? When did avi-airbags become a thing?
