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Quote from CBC news..."But despite two reports from a local heli-ski company that SOS symbols had been spotted carved in the snow, neither police nor search-and-rescue teams began ground searches until Tuesday."

 

My condolences to the family.

 

Bar C...please do not point the finger at anyone. It serves no purpose but to take away from what it is...a tragedy.

 

Mark

 

 

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Quote from CBC news..."But despite two reports from a local heli-ski company that SOS symbols had been spotted carved in the snow, neither police nor search-and-rescue teams began ground searches until Tuesday."

 

My condolences to the family.

 

Bar C...please do not point the finger at anyone. It serves no purpose but to take away from what it is...a tragedy.

 

Mark

 

Okay fair comment, one would think though if the area is big enough to carve out a sos in the snow and big enough to see it from the air it would be large enough to land shut down listen have a good look, what would that take .4 ? A person died because the sos was not taken for what it suppose to mean to those it's meant to attract PILOTS, maybe pilots have to be trained for that too.... good grief, seems like common sense is not so common

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one would think though if the area is big enough to carve out a sos in the snow and big enough to see it from the air it would be large enough to land shut down

 

Are you assuming then, that it was on a flat piece of ground?

 

Do you fly?

 

Do you know what the mountains are like in the Golden area?

 

It's a tragedy - let's see how it settles out when all the info comes out...

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Okay fair comment, one would think though if the area is big enough to carve out a sos in the snow and big enough to see it from the air it would be large enough to land shut down listen have a good look, what would that take .4 ? A person died because the sos was not taken for what it suppose to mean to those it's meant to attract PILOTS, maybe pilots have to be trained for that too.... good grief, seems like common sense is not so common

 

From what I read from this and your prior posts, common sense is all but a faint concept to yourself also.

 

Condolences to family and friends of the deceased....sad tragedy

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Okay fair comment, one would think though if the area is big enough to carve out a sos in the snow and big enough to see it from the air it would be large enough to land shut down listen have a good look, what would that take .4 ? A person died because the sos was not taken for what it suppose to mean to those it's meant to attract PILOTS, maybe pilots have to be trained for that too.... good grief, seems like common sense is not so common

 

Bar C .... Spend some time is steep narrow valley with avalanche paths in the Purcells, and you'd understand a bit more.

 

No you can't land, No you can't shut down. ( can you say TOE-IN on the "O" of SOS ??)

 

The rescue pilot had a very difficult time getting a small aircraft anywhere near them in a safe location, the reporting party was flying a FULLY LOADED 205 ( read 48' of blades).

 

 

 

Oh, PS Skids Up, Great post, BUT you're still a ****** Goalie :P

 

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Just so I'm clear... this guy and his wife go backcountry skiing ill equipped & totally unprepared for their environment and the tragic outcome is who's fault??

 

Change your name to Bar D for "Douche"!!

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