Χιονοστιβάδες

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https://www.facebook.com/897008280311717/videos/1109334679079075/

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Χτεσινή (αν κατάλαβα καλά)

 

[flocon 674]

Δεν υπήρξαν ουτε θύματα ούτε υλικές ζημιές

http://www.lematin.ch/faits-divers/spectaculaire-avalanche-savoie/story/21735264

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Με το ρυθμό που έπεσε το χιόνι τις τελευταίες 8-10 ημέρες, είναι πολύ επικίνδυνα τα πράγματα σε πολλές περιοχές των Άλπεων.

 

Μεγάλη προσοχή. Δείτε απόσπασμα από το Ελβετικό Avalanche Alert

 

Danger description

In the last few days large snow drift accumulations have formed. These are lying on top of a weakly bonded old snowpack above approximately 2200 m, in particular on shady slopes. Avalanches can be released, even by a single winter sport participant and reach medium size. Remote triggering is possible. Whumpfing sounds and the formation of shooting cracks when stepping on the snowpack can indicate the danger. Only isolated natural avalanches are to be expected. Backcountry touring and other off-piste activities call for experience in the assessment of avalanche danger and caution.

[Kyriakoschar 6,029]

Και στη Cervinia έπεσε χιονοστιβάδα

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Για άλλη μια φορά ο κανόνας επιβεβαιώνεται....προσοχή

 

Στάλθηκε από το SM-G920F μου χρησιμοποιώντας Tapatalk

[ilias-zak 1,749]

French Alps avalanche: three dead after schoolchildren engulfed on closed piste

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/13/schoolchildren-caught-up-in-avalanche-in-french-alps

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/01/13/europe/france-alps-avalanche/

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Όσοι φίλοι έχετε την τύχη να φεύγετε αυτές τις μέρες για τις Άλπεις, θα παρακαλέσω θερμά να προσέχετε πολύ και να ακολουθείτε με θρησκευτική ευλάβεια τις υποδείξεις και τις απαγορεύσεις των χιονοδρομικών σχετικά με το ποιες πλαγιές θα κατεβαίνετε.

 

Οι συνθήκες είναι εξαιρετικά επικίνδυνες με τα περισσότερα χιονοδρομικά να έχουν μια πέτσα χιονιού που έχει γίνει τσιμέντο μετά από πάρα πολλές μέρες υψηλών θερμοκρασιών και ότι φρέσκο πέφτει πάνω της είναι υποψήφιο για να ξεκολλήσει.

 

 

Σας θέλουμε όλους πίσω ασφαλείς.

 

 

[skister 420]

ανατριχιλα....την θυμαμαι πάαααρα πολυ καλα την πλαγια στο Ντεζαλπ.Μετά το σουπερ ντιάμπλ αριστερα για μπελκόμπ την έκανα αρκετες φορες πέρυσι και το σκεφτομουν οτι είναι επικινδυνη ειδικα εκεινες τις μέρες!!!!! μαλιστα θυμαμαι ημουνα με ενα γκρουπ που τους κατεβαζαν απο εκει και ειχα κολησει μαζι τους με αβαλάνς ρισκ 4 εκεινη την μερα.Ολο το βουνο ήταν οφ πιστ εκεινη την μέρα γιατι χιονιζε ολο το βραδυ και την μερα ειχε εναν ηλιο να!! καλος μ@λ@κ@ς ημουν και εγω....

στην φωτο η μπελκομπ είναι στο βαθος δεξια προς τα πανω.

[skimad 665]

το 2012 ειμασταν εκει και στη συγκεκριμενη πλαγια κατεβηκαμε με πουδρα μεχρι την κοιλια ωσπου ξαφνικα(σαν πρωτος στην παρεα που κατεβαινα) αρχιζω να βλεπω χορταρια και πετρες και προλαβα να ειδοποιησω τους αλλους να πανε απο διπλα.. ο λαππας δεν την ξεχναει εκεινη τη μερα με τιποτα :P

ειχε ομως ηδη ξεκολλησει πριν παμε εμεις
λαπς που ειναι το βιδεο υπαρχει??

εχω και μερικες φωτογραφιες απο την συγκεκριμενη πλαγια..

 

 

 

ειχε πεσει τεραστια ποσοτητα χιονιου σε 15 ωρες .. εδω ειναι στην βαση

 

εκεινη τη μερα το χιονοδρομικο ανοιξε μια ωρα αργοτρεα ωστε να κατεβασουν τα ελικοπτερα ολες τις επικινδυνες πλαγιες. το βλεπαμε εξω απο το σπιτι που μεναμε φοβερο σοου.
μεσα στις επικινδυνες πλαγιες ηταν και αυτη οπου εγινε το δυστυχημα.. πως την ανοιξαν χωρις να κοψουν πρωτα τη χιονοστοιβαδα ??

Edited January 14, 2016 by skimad

[skister 420]

δεν την ανοιξαν....κλειστη ηταν απλα τους πηγε ο οδηγος εκει...

 

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/13/schoolchildren-caught-up-in-avalanche-in-french-alps

Edited January 14, 2016 by skister

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Δεν θυμάμαι την συγκεκριμένη πλαγιά για να είμαι ειλικρινής. Αν κρίνω από τις δυο πρώτες εικόνες που έβαλες πρέπει να ήταν προς το τέλος της ημέρας όταν είχε αρχίσει να κλείνει πάλι ο καιρός;

 

Πάντως εκείνη την μέρα όλες οι πλαγιές ήταν με... μπλε κλίση.

[StavRos 1,194]

ρε παιδια να σας πω κατι που εχω παρατηρησει? μπορει να ειναι εντελως τυχαιο αλλα τα τελευταια χρονια που παω αλπεις οι περισσοτερες χιονοστιβαδες γινονται στα γαλλικα ΧΚ. εχω επισκεφθει και αυστριακα και γαλλικα χΚ. παρατηρω οτι στην αυστρια και η παραμικρη πλαγια, εχει αυτα τα κανονια (σαν μεγαλοι σωληνες υδροροης) που ριχνουν το χιονι με εκρηξη ενω στην γαλλια ενιωθα οτι ηταν πιο χυμα τα πραγματα. ειδικα εκτος πιστας δεν υπηρχε ελεγχος. περυσι στο iscghl εριχναν με το ελικοπτερο συνεχως το χιονι απο τις απεναντι πλαγιες που δεν ειχε καν λιφτ και το χωριο ηταν μακρυα για να πεις οτι κινδυνευει.

 

δεν ξερω ισως να ειναι τυχαιο ισως να ειναι η ιδεα μου ισως η τρομερη οργανωση των αυστριακων ...

Edited January 15, 2016 by StavRos

[ilias-zak 1,749]

Δυστυχώς

 

 

 

Two Off Piste Skiers Killed In Avalanche Near Verbier, Switzerland

 

A Group Of 4 Skiers Triggered An Avalanche While Skiing Off Piste In The Trees Near Verbier, Switzerland – Two Died, Two Survived

Verbier, Switzerland

Valais, Switzerland – At 14:20 on January 16, 2016, a group of four skiers triggered an avalanche while tree skiing near La Tzoumaz (Les Mayens des Riddes) near Verbier in the Canton of Valais in southwestern Switzerland. Two of the skiers died in the avalanche and two survived. The two skiers who died are foreigners, but it is unclear where they are from.

The avalanche was 200 meters wide by 250 meters long and occurred in a treed area. The avalanche warning at the time was 3 out of 5. You can see clips of the avalanche accident scene at RTS.ch.

Rescuers respond quickly and included 5 helicopters from Air Glaciers and Air Zermatt, rescue dogs, and alpine guides. The rescuers searched the area thoroughly until about 18:00 in case their were any other victims.

It’s important to note that avalanche can occur in the trees. Please be safe in the mountains.

Our deepest condolences go out to the friends and families.

http://amountainjourney.com/two-skiers-die-avalanche-verbier-switzerland/

 

[vro 10,261]

κακός χαμός φετος

Πέντε λεγεωνάριοι νεκροί μετά από χιονοστιβάδα στις Γαλλικές Άλπεις

Ακόμα έξι μέλη της γαλλικής Λεγεώνας των Ξένων τραυματίστηκαν, σύμφωνα με το Γαλλικό Πρακτορείο Ειδήσεων, με έναν εξ αυτών να νοσηλεύεται σε Μονάδα Εντατικής Θεραπείας.




Πέντε στρατιώτες, μέλη της γαλλικής Λεγεώνας των Ξένων, έχασαν τη ζωή τους λόγω χιονοστιβάδας που σημειώθηκε στις Άλπεις, κατά τη διάρκεια άσκησης σε υψόμετρο περίπου 2.200 μέτρων.

Ακόμα έξι λεγεωνάριοι τραυματίστηκαν, σύμφωνα με το Γαλλικό Πρακτορείο Ειδήσεων, με έναν εξ αυτών να νοσηλεύεται σε Μονάδα Εντατικής Θεραπείας αφού υπέστη υποθερμία.

Οι λεγεωνάριοι σκοτώθηκαν κατά τη διάρκεια άσκησης όπου συμμετείχαν περίπου 50 άτομα, κοντά στο θέρετρο Βαλφρεζούς.

Περίπου 10 μέλη της ομάδας διασώθηκαν χάρις την άμεση ανταπόκριση των σωστικών συνεργείων, τα οποία έσπευσαν στο σημείο με ελικόπτερα και εκπαιδευμένα σκυλιά.

Οι εθνικότητες των θυμάτων δεν έχουν γίνει ακόμα γνωστές. Η Λεγεώνα των Ξένων στρατολογεί άνδρες από ολόκληρο τον κόσμο.

Το δυστύχημα έλαβε χώρα λίγες πέντε μέρες μετά τη χιονοστιβάδα που προκάλεσε το θάνατο δύο εφήβων και ενός ουκρανού τουρίστα.

Οι δύο έφηβοι σκοτώθηκαν ενώ βρίσκονταν σε σχολική εκδρομή. Ο καθηγητής που τους συνόδευε κατηγορείται για ανθρωποκτονία εξ αμελείας.


http://www.skai.gr/news/world/article/304575/toulahiston-treis-stratiotes-nekroi-apo-hionostivada-stis-gallikes-alpeis/

 

 

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Ski Patroller Killed in Montana Avalanche

State reports three slides in two weeks, danger remains high


January 22, 2016
By Mychaela Nickoloff



The first skier of three triggered a large avalanche in Frazier Basin on “Big Red” in the northern Bridger Range. No one was caught. PHOTO: Friends of the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center

A ski patrol member of the Yellowstone Club died on Tuesday in an avalanche near Big Sky, Montana.
Darren Johnson, 34, was one of two patrolmen accompanying two graduate students from Montana State University to collect snow data near Cedar Basin, west of Big Sky, when the slide occurred. According to a report from the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center, Johnson jumped off a cornice and made two turns before the slope fractured, carrying him into the trees. His partners were able to retrieve him, but he ultimately succumbed to fatal injuries. Johnson had been with the Yellowstone Club since 2010.

According to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, this is the seventh avalanche related death in the U.S. this season. The center’s statistics show that January and February have the highest fatalities due to avalanches. For Montana, this was the third reported avalanche in just two weeks. Bad news struck Jackson Hole this week as well, as a splitboarder was killed in an avalanche while doing a solo descent of Pyramid Peak, about halfway between the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort and the town of Wilson.
On January 14, an avalanche was triggered in the backcountry near Lookout Pass, on the border of Montana and Idaho, burying three skiers.

A search and rescue team arrived quickly with a helicopter and snowmobiles to support the operation. The first man rescued was found in critical condition and immediately sent to the nearest hospital. He is currently being treated for a broken leg at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane, Washington. The two others were rescued successfully.
That same day, an avalanche occurred near Bridger Bowl in an out-of-bounds area called the Football Field. Respondents searched the area and confirmed no one was caught in the slide.

The current avalanche advisory from the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center based out of Bozeman, Montana, remains high. Farther north, the Missoula Avalanche Center’s avalanche advisory is moderate.

In this video released Thursday morning, Doug Chabot of the GNFAC investigates an avalanche that caught and killed Johnson. The video provides an excellent educational opportunity for skiers seeking answers about what went wrong. Learn from the tragedy, and be respectful in your assessment.

Πηγή: http://www.powder.com/stories/the-safe-zone/avalanche-danger-high-in-montana/#eZAuzLcYux5W52iX.97

[PhaethonF1 7,386]

Δυστυχώς είναι ηχητικό (Podcast interview) και δεν έχει τη χάρη του βίντεο, αλλά εξαιρετικά ενδιαφέρον...

 

On January 14th, while cat skiing in the Lake Tahoe backcountry, veteran action sports star JT Holmes was caught in an avalanche and buried 6 feet under the snow – face down. JT was ultimately recovered, albeit initially found not breathing and unresponsive.

 

Fellow pro skier Daron Rahlves was in the crew and assisted in the rescue, and talked with TGR Managing Editor Ryan Dunfee and Associate Editor Jon Desabris about the experience for the Gravitycast.

 

http://www.tetongravity.com/story/news/exclusive-daron-rahlves-talks-about-rescuing-jt-holmes-from-an-avalanche

 

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2 SKIERS DEAD AFTER TRIGGERING AVALANCHE IN JACKSON HOLE SIDECOUNTRY

Jan 25, 2016 By: Ryan Dunfee

 

 

Two skiers died yesterday after being swept over a cliff in an avalanche at the top of the Rock Springs backcountry area, accessible from Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. JHMR photo.

According to the Jackson Hole News & Guide, an avalanche near the southern boundary of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort killed two skiers – one 36 year old woman from Arizona, and one 46 year old man from Australia – while a third was able to grab onto a tree before being swept off a cliff on Ralph's Slide, a gnarly cliff face between the Zero G and M&M couloirs leading into the Rock Springs backcountry area. None of the three were wearing avalanche transceivers or appears to have had any familiarity with the terrain or backcountry travel skills.

The avalanche, which broke on a south/southeast-facing convex roll steeper than 40º that had been loaded by wind and new snow, had a crown between two and four feet deep, and broke two hundred feet across. Staff from Teton County Search & Rescue and Jackson Hole Backcountry Guides responded extremely rapidly to the scene, using probes to locate both victims in under an hour. Both were found dead, having succumbed to trauma during the course of the avalanche.

While the Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center had forecasted avalanche conditions as Moderate for the weekend, "abundant snowfall and strong winds formed wind slabs on all aspects and elevations," and a large degree of spacial variability, caused by a dry spell in early January, exists in the type of snow this latest round of snow layered upon.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims of the deceased. We implore all our readers to please practice wise decision-making in their backcountry travel this winter!

Πηγή: http://www.tetongravity.com/story/news/2-skiers-dead-after-triggering-avalanche-in-jackson-hole-sidecountry

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[MAC 1,032]

Τσέχοι σκιέρ σκοτώθηκαν σε χιονοστιβάδα στην Αυστρία:

http://news.in.gr/world/article/?aid=1500056500

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Ανατριχιαστική περιγραφή:

PHOTO: Jason Abraham


‘THEN IT WENT DARK.’ —JT HOLMES

JT Holmes on what it feels like when an avalanche rips out from under you and a sea of snow buries you alive



February 11, 2016
By Megan Michelson



Pro skier JT Holmes was cat skiing near Truckee, California, in mid January, with a group of professional guides and friends when a routine day in the mountains suddenly turned into his worst nightmare. An avalanche ripped and he was in the middle of it. He skied away from the incident miraculously unharmed but not unchanged. These are his words.

As told to Megan Michelson:

There was some fresh snow but not a ton. We were shooting, but there was no pressure from the cameras to get rad. The vibe for the day was recreational skiing. The varying temperatures and wind loading became a topic of conversation. We spent the 40-minute ride in the snowcat being briefed on avalanche protocol by our guides.

We used my binoculars and observed evidence of avalanches that had occurred naturally. They were up higher in the most heavily wind-loaded areas. The guides dug multiple pits and we discussed the findings. We started on a south-facing aspect and got some fun turns for a couple of runs. On our third run we went to north-facing slopes. We decided against skiing some terrain that looked wind-loaded and started on a run the guides had skied recently.

Our lead guide pointed out where we should ski and the safe zone where we should regroup. Communication was clear. Each skier dropped in, skied a few turns, then traversed to where the safe zone was. Four or five people dropped in before me.

I dropped in and skied just left of everyone else’s tracks. It wasn’t like I went rogue, but I later learned that I went a tad farther left than our lead guide had intended us to. On the fourth or fifth turn, the slope cracked like a spider web and made this sharp, audible noise. I felt the shift instantaneously, this freeing of energy. There was this extreme tension in the slope, and it just broke.

I thought I could ski out of it. I tried to escape to the left but I realized the slide had propagated. I almost got away, but these two chunks of snow that were the size of a dorm room fridge swept my feet down. I had no choice but to point my skis downhill. My lower body quickly became glued.

I never thought about dying. Not even for a moment. I thought, ‘How deep am I? Am I two feet deep? Four feet? I immediately pushed that aside. Focus on what you can control.

I start picking up speed. I realize I’m officially in the avalanche, not going to escape it. I tried to use my arms to stay afloat and keep my head upward, but when the hill rolled over, I started tumbling. I couldn’t see much. It was all white. It was like getting clobbered by a big wave.

I’ve tumbled down a lot of mountains before. I’ve had the opportunity to practice what works and what doesn’t. What works is be relaxed, be a noodle. Do nothing. I wondered if I would take a hit, a traumatic slam.

Things started slowing down. At this point, my arms and legs were stuck in the snow. My head was still up and I thought to myself, ‘If there’s another wave of this avalanche, I’m going to get buried.’ I breathed.

The next wave came right away. It pushed my head down like an ostrich at the beach. It tilted my whole body into this contorted position. But I’m still in don’t-fight-it mode. I didn’t try to resist. But now I’m buried 100 percent. Everything was cementing around me.
I could see bits of light outlining the snow chunks while I tried to smash my head back and forth to create an air pocket. But that quickly became futile. Then it went dark. The last thing I heard was snow moving above me, like the sound of wind blowing snow around. Then nothing. Silence. Zero visibility. I was alone with my thoughts.

I never thought about dying. Not even for a moment. I thought, ‘How deep am I? Am I two feet deep? Four feet? I immediately pushed that aside. Focus on what you can control. Slow down the breathing. You got this, JT. It was full pep talk mode.

I thought about Tim Dutton’s animated face and voice. We used to practice with our shovels and beacons in the Squaw Valley parking lot. I remembered him looking at me one time and saying, ‘If you’re ever under there, don’t you worry, buddy, because I am coming.” And I kept thinking, ‘They’re coming for me.’

Then I blacked out. I’ll never know for sure, but in looking at GoPro footage, I figure the time I spent fully buried was in the six-minute range. My rescuers could not have been any faster. I owe them my life.

The next thing I remember is the faces of the guides and my friends. I was in a state where I couldn’t compute my surroundings. Slowly, I started to be able to answer questions. I was moaning, saying I was freaked out. I was apologizing. I was swearing. I was saying, ‘I think I’m OK.’ I was dizzy. My eyes felt it was very bright, like when you come out of a dark movie theater into the daylight. I just wanted to get the hell out of there. Eventually, I stood up, realized I had pissed myself, then clicked into my skis and skied to the snow cat.

That night, I didn’t want to be around anybody. I sat in the dark by myself and watched the wind blow after the sun had set. It wasn’t a horrible thing to do. I was exhausted. I was a bit intimidated of going to sleep, scared of that unconsciousness.

I’ve had a hard time looking at a snow bank without thinking about what it would be like to be contorted inside of it.

Obviously something didn’t go right, but I’ve had plenty of close calls in my life and looked back and thought, ‘What was I thinking?’ I don’t have that feeling here. In this case, I look back at this whole incident and I don’t see a cardinal rule that was broken. No red flag that we ignored.

I’ve been through a lot of periods in my life where something bad happened, a death or accident. I’ve dealt with PTSD. For me it is this overwhelming sense of feeling deflated. But I know the key things that help, basics like eating well, sleeping well, exercise. That, plus getting back on my skis and feeling the wind in my face has me on the mend mentally, but I may not be out of the woods yet.

This was different than other close calls. This was being me physiologically close to death rather than physically close to it. I had my last thoughts. They were pleasant, positive, calm.


Πηγή: http://www.powder.com/stories/the-safe-zone/then-it-went-dark-jt-holmes/?sf20759285=1#U5Zpv47QuoJQ0xoU.97

[7ψυχος_gtsap 1,066]

Θα έλεγα ότι" παγώνει το αίμα σου" μόνο διαβάζοντας.

Ειδικά σε αυτό το σημείο

 

.... My head was still up and I thought to myself, ‘If there’s another wave of this avalanche, I’m going to get buried.’ I breathed.
The next wave came right away. It pushed my head down like an ostrich at the beach. It tilted my whole body ....

[Χρήστος Λάππας 25,401]

Το τι θα πει πραγματικά "τρόμος" το αποτυπώνει αυτή η παράγραφος:

 

The next thing I remember is the faces of the guides and my friends. I was in a state where I couldn’t compute my surroundings. Slowly, I started to be able to answer questions. I was moaning, saying I was freaked out. I was apologizing. I was swearing. I was saying, ‘I think I’m OK.’ I was dizzy. My eyes felt it was very bright, like when you come out of a dark movie theater into the daylight. I just wanted to get the hell out of there. Eventually, I stood up, realized I had pissed myself, then clicked into my skis and skied to the snow cat.

[PhaethonF1 7,386]

Παιδιά, αν με βγάλετε από χιονοστιβάδα κατουρημένο, παρακαλώ να μη μαθευτεί, δε γίνεται να χαλάει έτσι το image μας...

 

[Captain Powder 2,135]

Οκ ,αν μυρίσω τίποτε περίεργο θα σε ξαναχώσω !!