http://www.wildsnow.com/336/backcountry-skiing-news-roundup-10/ Backcountry Skiing Weblog Blog, FAQs, more, links and info about randonnee, telemark and backcountry ski mountaineering. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:30:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.wildsnow.com/336/backcountry-skiing-news-roundup-10/comment-page-1/#comment-2758 Mark Tue, 18 Jul 2006 13:49:19 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=336#comment-2758 Sounds like the Las Lenas ski patrol might need a new plan for reducing avalanche hazard. Bombing right above a hugely popular run full of skiers simply makes no sense to us here in America, but I wonder if they, in Argentina, have what has been described to me as a lack of cause-and-effect thinking. When in Eastern Europe I had it described to me in the context of how most people drive there. Disorder truly reigns in many places, and it culminates when an accicent happens; involved parties act as if they have no idea how the incident could have happened. Hopefully the Las Lenas patrol won't act this way if slides do damage or kill people. Sounds like the Las Lenas ski patrol might need a new plan for reducing avalanche hazard. Bombing right above a hugely popular run full of skiers simply makes no sense to us here in America, but I wonder if they, in Argentina, have what has been described to me as a lack of cause-and-effect thinking. When in Eastern Europe I had it described to me in the context of how most people drive there. Disorder truly reigns in many places, and it culminates when an accicent happens; involved parties act as if they have no idea how the incident could have happened. Hopefully the Las Lenas patrol won’t act this way if slides do damage or kill people.

]]> http://www.wildsnow.com/336/backcountry-skiing-news-roundup-10/comment-page-1/#comment-2683 Mark Mon, 17 Jul 2006 20:40:07 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=336#comment-2683 I didn't realize how much Aron has financially made from his misfortune in Blue John Canyon, but actually it's not too much of a surprise. Some people would rather excoriate him for his getting in the predicament in the first place--and think it unseemly the financial gain that followed. To them I say try tieing your shoes, opening a can of soup, pushing a mower, or just about anything with only one hand. For all his good fortune financially, Aron will always have just one hand, a fairly immeasureable and terrible cost. I didn’t realize how much Aron has financially made from his misfortune in Blue John Canyon, but actually it’s not too much of a surprise. Some people would rather excoriate him for his getting in the predicament in the first place–and think it unseemly the financial gain that followed. To them I say try tieing your shoes, opening a can of soup, pushing a mower, or just about anything with only one hand. For all his good fortune financially, Aron will always have just one hand, a fairly immeasureable and terrible cost.

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