Mt. Whitney Portal Store & Hostel Forums General Mt. Whitney Portal Store Message Board To all of you... Please be careful Out There

Hi everyone...I just wanted to share this with you all..as I know a lot of you do adventure out into the wilds also during the snowy winter months.

Below is the link to a good freind of my husband and myself that was caught in an avalanche and lost his life last Saturday here in Tahoe.

You always think it won't happen to me..but soemtimes it can..and it did happen to my friend Chris.

I have meant some of you good people here..and hope to meet more some day..so that is why I am posting this because I care and just to tell you to please be careful out there, be in tune with your surroundings..as stuff can happen.
Love to all of you
Anita....I hope I get the link to Chris's story on here okay
http://www.tahoedailytribune.com/article/20090225/NEWS/902259995/1068&ParentProfile=1056&title=Tahoe%20avalanche%20victim%20was%20a%20%91Great%20mountain%20spirit%92

Sorry to hear of this.

Thanks for posting madeintahoe. It's tough to lose one of the really good guys as stated in the article.My condolences to all his friends and family.

Anita:

Thanks for posting. I'm so sorry for your loss. This is indeed a good reminder of what can indeed happen.

-L

Hi Thank you for posting , we forget sometimes that today maybe the day it happens to us or someone we know and love. It is during these times we need to think can "I" today and at another time years down the road. Sorry for yor loss as each one of us can reflect on this as a bond we all share. Doug

I am saddened to read of this tragedy. It is clear that Christopher lived life to the fullest and touched many lives in a very positive way. Thank you for the reminder to the realistic possibilities of such dangers we all face in the mountains.

"Some say that extreme adventure is too dangerous, one might not live. But for the extremist, not to adventure is not to live." m.c. reinhardt

Hi, Anita -

So sorry for the loss of your friend in this way. I read the article, and he sounded like a wonderful guy. Glad he was doing what he enjoyed when this happened.

David

I read about this several days ago - sad and a tragedy. I think somewhere, a couple of months ago, I read about the extreme avalanche dangers posed this year all over the Western US...to be sure, if one is going to venture out in snowy conditions it may be wise to know the warning signes of avalanche.

Drove up to Mammoth to see a patient today, and there was PLENTY of avi evidence on MOST of the visible slopes. While the snowpack isn't all that deep, obviously it is extremely unstable right now.

Be careful this weekend. Wind has picked up to the north and there is a lot of redistribution going on right now.

-L

Wow:) Thank you everyone for taking the time to post such kind comments about Chris..I really appreciate it.
Chris had a beautiful memorial service on Saturday...one of the most emotional and touching ones I have ever been to.

One of his freinds spoke about solo adventure..I wish I could remember the exact words..but I don't...but it was about the importance of what it does for some of us...I know you all can relate to that.

Thank you all again & take care
Anita