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51-year-old skier dies in accident at Snoqualmie P
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SNOQUALMIE PASS, Wash. - A 51-year-old man was killed after he fell into deep snow beneath a tree while skiing Sunday near Snoqualmie Pass.
Kittitas County sheriff's officials say the man was found dead in a tree well - a pocket that forms around trees in deep snow at Silver Fir.
The accident happened Sunday afternoon. It's not yet clear what the man was doing at the time, but a witness said the man was with three others at the time of the accident and that those three attempted CPR but were unsuccessful.
The victim's name and hometown have not been released. More information will be released later Monday, sheriff's officials said.
www.komonews.com/news/local/51-year-old-...-Pass-363133171.html
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www.stevenspass.com/site/mountain/avalan...ety/tree-well-safety
and:
www.deepsnowsafety.org/index.php/
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Tree wells are nothing to trifle with...
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Tree wells are nothing to trifle with...
Particularly in unconsolidated conditons like we have.
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On Saturday a friend followed the upper crossover trail from Silver Fir to Hyak. He encountered a lone snowshoer on his way to Hyak Lake who was trapped in a tree well under the powerlines. The snowshoer was unable to get out on his own. He was lucky my friend crossed paths with him.
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Quite amazing how stuck you can get even with just snowshoes on. Assuming the snowshoer was upright too and very lucky indeed.
Yes. He was upright.
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i think phat skis and floaty boards are part of the reason.
folks tended to slay the corduroy mainly inbounds, besides the hardcore that always skied da trees.
vibes to the man's family:-(
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