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Most avalanche prone areas

RootDKJ

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The guy is on here to shill for skichannel. Duh.
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back in the god damn box already!
 

iwill

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While Highway Star is certainly lacking in articulacy, I think the point should be made that the list in that article is utterly meaningless. It has no basis in reality.
 

tcharron

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While Highway Star is certainly lacking in articulacy, I think the point should be made that the list in that article is utterly meaningless. It has no basis in reality.

And the hundreds of posts from him which take statements about Killington out of context or twisted to meet his own perverted view on reality aren't?

Besides, it looked like a decent enough article, albiet 'summer reading fluff'.
 

iwill

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I'm not about to speak up on Highway Star's behalf. Don't know the guy. I do however know avalanches. And I can recognize sensationalist journalism. ThE ToP TEN most aWesomeist EXTREMO Avalanche ZONES!!!!!! Give me a break.

Yeah, all those places have avalanches...except Mauna Kea. That is not an avalanche.That is a slough.

But does anyone believe Mt. Shuksan has fewer slides than Berthoud Pass? It gets twice the snow and has far more terrain.And that's not even touching the Alaskan ranges. In the section on Mt. Rainier he claims that most avalanches occur on the leeward side. Wind loading is only one factor in setting up avalanche danger. Avalanches can and do occur off all sides of Mt. Rainier on just about any given winter day.

I understand the article is written as "entertainment" and not as "authoritative", but the last thing we need is more less-than-half-educated yahoos wondering around in Avi country.

Which, reading the reader's comments, is what it looks like we'll get:

"Awesome!!! Love the Avalanche. GPS Required while skiing in those areas."
 
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