Adventure Journal Post
VIDEO: Running Avalanche Control With the Solitude Patrol
You have to get up to Fantasy Ridge to get down. Fortunately, these guys do it on a fairly regular basis.By Steve Casimiro, Guest Writer, 3-28-11
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| Ian Reddell, director of snow safety for Solitude Mountain Resort in Utah. | |
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There’s no better alarm clock than the sound of avalanche charges banging off at your local hill, the reverbing echo calling out to you: “Powder daaaaaayyy, powder daaaaaayyyy.” In fact, the only better possible alarm is when it’s your real alarm because you’re the one who’s out there throwing the slide-o-mite. Bombs before breakfast, baby!
In this shortfilm, it’s the Solitude ski patrol and they’re hiking Fantasy Ridge O.B., making it safe for all the little children still in their beds with visions of face shots dancing in their heads. Alas, there’s a bit too much talking (shorter is almost always better, good people in the editing bay) but it’s worth it for the delirious beautiful views of those magic hours between sunrise and first chair.
This feature originally appeared on Adventure Journal, an online magazine devoted to outdoor adventure in all its forms, launched in 2008.
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