Kiene's manager Aaron Stiny was caught in an avalnche while CAT skiing last month........if this went bad it could have ruined my retirement.
http://vimeo.com/38897916
Kiene's manager Aaron Stiny was caught in an avalnche while CAT skiing last month........if this went bad it could have ruined my retirement.
http://vimeo.com/38897916
Bill Kiene (Boca Grande)
567 Barber Street
Sebastian, Florida 32958
Fly Fishing Travel Consultant
Certified FFF Casting Instructor
Email: billkiene63@gmail.com
Cell: 530/753-5267
Web: www.billkiene.com
Contact me for any reason........
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Scary Stuff!! Looks like Aaron can take care of himself in a tight situation....
"America is a country which produces citizens who will cross the ocean to fight for democracy but won't cross the street to vote."
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Dang. We need some details.
So Aaron, how far did that thing take you? Looks like a good distance.
Where you skiiing in an OOB area? Sure is a lot of powder.
EO
North shore backcountry, cold stream canyon area. I got carried 300ft, ran around 500 total. Luckily a bit of a double fall line and I was left on the high side before it strained those trees. A foot to the right and I'd be toast.
Started as a small wet slab release that quickly stepped down into the new snow layer from the previous storm cycle.
More details/pics in this post http://powfly.org/2012/03/21/i-got-caught/ There's a SAC incident report out there as well.
Aaron you did a great job swimming and staying focused on the fall line. Excellent adjustment to your left side.
It happens faster than most people can imagine. The snow is heavier and more powerful than expected. Glad to see you didn't sustain any injury (other than a mega-pounding heart!).
Having the proper training and personnel immediately in the area would have certainly made a difference if things had turned "toward the negative."
I never took a single day in the mountains for granted during my mountaineering guiding days.
See you at Bill's Fair buddy.
Cheers, Ken
Love the challenge...What try? No try. Just do!
were you up at tinkers knob?
Aaron, respect.
Ed
Elwood: It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark... and we're wearing sunglasses.
Jake: Hit it.
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