Greybeard Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not at the table Karlos Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 16 minutes ago, Greybeard said: My phone is terrible and can't get video to play. Is this where the skier saw part of a board sticking out of the snow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 It wasn't his time to die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfanmiamioh Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 Tree wells are some dangerous stuff. If you get inverted like that it’s something like 90+% will be unable to free themselves. At my age, I stick to inbounds stuff but looks like the boarder broke the cardinal rule of skiing with a partner in the trees. (The “rescuer” also lost sight of his partner 😬) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted April 8, 2023 Author Share Posted April 8, 2023 Can one of you, who happens to be a skier, explain what happened? I understand they call this a spruce trap. I expected that to be an empty spot by the tree, where if you fell in and your skis were up, you got suspended and couldn't invert yourself. I did not expect to see someone buried like that. 50 minutes ago, Not at the table Karlos said: My phone is terrible and can't get video to play. Is this where the skier saw part of a board sticking out of the snow? Yes, it is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfanmiamioh Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 5 minutes ago, Greybeard said: Can one of you, who happens to be a skier, explain what happened? I understand they call this a spruce trap. I expected that to be an empty spot by the tree, where if you fell in and your skis were up, you got suspended and couldn't invert yourself. I did not expect to see someone buried like that. Yes, it is. That’s exactly what it is and why they are so dangerous. It “looks” like the snow is hard packed around there but it’s not so it’s easy to fall in and get stuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 How on earth do you end up like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfanmiamioh Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 1 hour ago, PromoTheRobot said: How on earth do you end up like that? https://skiwhitefish.com/assets/TreeWellSafety.pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 (edited) 6 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said: How on earth do you end up like that? Getting too close to a tree well. Big snow will form a tree well... Like literally falling into a well. Snowboarders can't release from their bindings as easy as skiers... Even worse if inverted I suppose. Edited April 10, 2023 by ExiledInIllinois Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 I knew I liked skiing for a reason! I have zero luck right now I would be dead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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