Re: Very sad day in WA climbing and BC skiing
Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 6:25 amVery Sad Indeed. My Condolences to her Family and Friends 
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Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 6:25 amRe: Very sad day in WA climbing and BC skiing
Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 8:23 pmWhat happened? Is this the Red Mountain near Commonwealth Basin? Avalanche?
Re: Very sad day in WA climbing and BC skiing
Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 8:41 pmLooks like it was a cornice that broke and carried her down.
Re: Very sad day in WA climbing and BC skiing
Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 10:21 pmYou just never know... Last news report was they have located her but still unstable snow conditions for recovery.
Re: Very sad day in WA climbing and BC skiing
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 5:39 pmVery sad, I was up there this last summer. I just remembered the two people I met on the summit and scrambled down into commonwealth basin with throwing a couple rocks right down where the cornice would have fallen... it is indeed trecherous terrain.