Comments on: Guest Blog – Sitting In Judgment? http://www.wildsnow.com/953/guest-blog-sitting-in-judgment/ Backcountry Skiing Weblog Blog, FAQs, more, links and info about randonnee, telemark and backcountry ski mountaineering. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:20:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Amy Ross http://www.wildsnow.com/953/guest-blog-sitting-in-judgment/comment-page-1/#comment-19938 Amy Ross Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:45:35 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=953#comment-19938 Thanks Lou, not so much asking for you to judge more for resources/links. I want to look into how things play out legally when backed by an organisation like acmg and when you are not.... Thanks Lou, not so much asking for you to judge more for resources/links. I want to look into how things play out legally when backed by an organisation like acmg and when you are not….

]]> By: Lou http://www.wildsnow.com/953/guest-blog-sitting-in-judgment/comment-page-1/#comment-19930 Lou Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:45:13 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=953#comment-19930 Amy, you're up against the wall of silence that exists in many industries. The only route I'd think would work for your research would be to contact a number of less than satisfied clients. But then, any industry has unhappy customers, so even that would be a difficult way to get accurate info. The thing is, while I and others here are willing to conjecture about culpability in backcountry accidents, we're uncomfortable making outright accusations because we were not there on the scene so we only know part of the story. Guides who read this, was that diplomatic enough (grin)? Amy, you’re up against the wall of silence that exists in many industries. The only route I’d think would work for your research would be to contact a number of less than satisfied clients. But then, any industry has unhappy customers, so even that would be a difficult way to get accurate info.

The thing is, while I and others here are willing to conjecture about culpability in backcountry accidents, we’re uncomfortable making outright accusations because we were not there on the scene so we only know part of the story.

Guides who read this, was that diplomatic enough (grin)?

]]> By: Amy Ross http://www.wildsnow.com/953/guest-blog-sitting-in-judgment/comment-page-1/#comment-19929 Amy Ross Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:04:51 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=953#comment-19929 Hey guys, This may not be the best place for what I want but I have been reading wildsnow for quite some time now (started by having to read it for product and industry knowledge when working in a backcountry ski shop but now I read it for fun and in this instance to help with my schoolwork) I am a student at Thompson Rivers Unniversity studying Adventure Sport Toursim and have been assigned to write an 8-10 page paper on unquailified guides in the toursim industy. I had planned to find two case studies as a basis for my report; one where something went wrong and the guide was quailfied and how that resulted and then another on a situation when the guide was unquailifed and what rammifications came of that. Trouble is I can't seem to find a single case study let alone two.....I thought that this website might help me connect with people in the industry that may have links or information that I could use! If you think you have anything that can remotely help me in relation to underqualified guides I would love to hear it or see a link. Thanks So much! Amy Hey guys,

This may not be the best place for what I want but I have been reading wildsnow for quite some time now (started by having to read it for product and industry knowledge when working in a backcountry ski shop but now I read it for fun and in this instance to help with my schoolwork) I am a student at Thompson Rivers Unniversity studying Adventure Sport Toursim and have been assigned to write an 8-10 page paper on unquailified guides in the toursim industy. I had planned to find two case studies as a basis for my report; one where something went wrong and the guide was quailfied and how that resulted and then another on a situation when the guide was unquailifed and what rammifications came of that. Trouble is I can’t seem to find a single case study let alone two…..I thought that this website might help me connect with people in the industry that may have links or information that I could use!

If you think you have anything that can remotely help me in relation to underqualified guides I would love to hear it or see a link.

Thanks So much!

Amy

]]> By: George T http://www.wildsnow.com/953/guest-blog-sitting-in-judgment/comment-page-1/#comment-8098 George T Mon, 07 Jan 2008 02:19:28 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=953#comment-8098 Ron and Lou are right...we need to learn from mistakes so that we are safer and don't repeat these mistakes. Ron states, "What’s important is for me to answer these questions with sound advice concerning the terrain, snowpack, weather, and human factors." Lou advocates learning from mistakes. Eddie's comments are negative and therefore suspect... mean people suck! Ron and Lou are right…we need to learn from mistakes so that we are safer and don’t repeat these mistakes.
Ron states, “What’s important is for me to answer these questions with sound advice concerning the terrain, snowpack, weather, and human factors.”
Lou advocates learning from mistakes.
Eddie’s comments are negative and therefore suspect… mean people suck!

]]> By: Eddie B http://www.wildsnow.com/953/guest-blog-sitting-in-judgment/comment-page-1/#comment-7654 Eddie B Fri, 23 Nov 2007 22:19:18 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=953#comment-7654 The bottom line is that there are different places and times where professional ski guiding should not exist. Avalanche terrain in Colorados continental snowpack should never be guided or skiied in winter. It is interesting that Lou would encourage the self-promoting of yahoos like yahoos like chris davenport. When this guy finally gets his well deserved spanking from the mountains for his unforgivible exploitation , red bull and Lou are both gonna feel terrible.I guarantee that Lou doesn't ski avalanche terrain in winter in Colorado in the backcountry after the mountains whooped up on him. All the avalanche experts are dead. The bottom line is that there are different places and times where professional ski guiding should not exist. Avalanche terrain in Colorados continental snowpack should never be guided or skiied in winter. It is interesting that Lou would encourage the self-promoting of yahoos like yahoos like chris davenport. When this guy finally gets his well deserved spanking from the mountains for his unforgivible exploitation , red bull and Lou are both gonna feel terrible.I guarantee that Lou doesn’t ski avalanche terrain in winter in Colorado in the backcountry after the mountains whooped up on him. All the avalanche experts are dead.

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