whistler sledders missing

[Cableguy]

https://www.castanet.net/news/BC/278440/Nine-snowmobilers-have-not-returned-from-backcountry-trip

anyone have any info

 

[kanedog]

It’s very scary to be caught on the glacier in white out conditions. You lose spatial awareness and you can lose your balance as there are no trees to focus on. You can get dizzy and feel like you are falling. Most of the terrain has slope to it so there’s not much flat spots. It makes you think you are standing straight but you are crooked. I don’t know where they are so hopefully they are in some shelter or maybe made it to the trees.

There’s also a lot of new Sledders so they may not have had near death experiences to learn from. This will learn them. 9 Sledders will now carry overnight supplies. Heehee.

Just seen the update. Hope all goes well.

 

[Cableguy]

https://globalnews.ca/news/6619922/whistler-snowmobilers-search-whistler/

updated

 

[Cableguy]

looks like everyone back home good to here all safe

 

[kanedog]

Here is an info letter from our local club, the Powder mountain Snowmobile club.

In Whistler, you can sled till June. If any of you homos want to sled Whistler, pm me and I’ll take you on a tour. Not for money, just giving back to the community.

 

[kanedog]

RGM, can you expand on what happened and what lessons were learned? Not many peeps have had to spend the night so any knowledge would help us members. Cheers!