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Nov 14-Mt. Hood, Zig Zag and Illumination Saddle

11/14/12
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Posted by christoph benells on 11/15/12 5:12am
I was in a bit of an avalanche in Zig Zag canyon (can you post youtube videos so they show up here?)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9ci7HNhQxI

dont worry it looks more dangerous than it was

Telemarkers make 500 turns here


Cant say anything funny bout this


pinky stlye


frontside hair


Wow... I may have to try Mt. Hood over Thanksgiving break as I will be down in the area.  Thanks for showing the great conditions!

The youtube video is "private" so I wasn't able to see it. :(


Looks like a nice day...

Did you recognize any stability issues up to the point where you kicked off the Avy?

Nice change from September -- pic below.

Did that fracture run out?

I did some national forest wood cutting round Badger Lake on Tuesday, saw a few slides on open steeps.  It was definitely heavy and slick underneath.       
 

- I really like the first action shot, nice work. Is hair different than air ?  (just kiddin'

yeah we knew it would slide---it was wider than i expected though, but the slope was only a hundred feet or so long

we actually went up to climb luetholds but pulled the plug before we even left the parking lot because we could tell it was bad avy conditions.

frontside hair because i wasnt wearing a hat and my long blonde hair was flowing in the wind....

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