Slog - Comments on When Snowboarders Disappear http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/when_snowboarders_disappear This week in The Stranger, Courtney Nash writes about the three snowboarders who disappeared a couple months ago in the Crystal Mountain backcountry. On Friday, November 30, 2007, Kevin Carter, Devlin Williams, and Phillip Hollins--roommates and coworkers--set out for a weekend of backcountry snowboarding near the Crystal Mountain Ski Area. It was an adventure they'd been planning for months. After an uneventful November, the snow was suddenly falling heavily, and the Cascade Mountains were covered in fresh, untracked powder. During the summer and fall months, the men had built a lean-to shelter near Union Creek, a few miles southeast... Copyright 2008 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:47:22 -0800 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:55:24 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Mr. Poe Sad.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/when_snowboarders_disappear#c951377 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/when_snowboarders_disappear#c951377 Wilderness Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:12:45 -0800 Comment by max solomon this year didn't fuck around - everyone who was out in those storms was consciously taking an irresponsible risk. even those who made it back home that day. no turns are worth your life.

]]> max solomon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/when_snowboarders_disappear#c951397 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/when_snowboarders_disappear#c951397 Wilderness Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:25:35 -0800 Comment by Bison "no turns are worth your life."

Speak for yourself, bro.

]]> Bison http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/when_snowboarders_disappear#c951520 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/when_snowboarders_disappear#c951520 Wilderness Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:57:29 -0800 Comment by Christopher Frizzelle's Enormous Penis In respect for the dead, there will be no mention of...an enormous penis!!!

]]> Christopher Frizzelle's Enormous Penis http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/when_snowboarders_disappear#c951653 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/when_snowboarders_disappear#c951653 Wilderness Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:56:54 -0800 Comment by drew Big ups to Courtney Nash! She is one kick ass lady. EBX isn't too shabby either.

]]> drew http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/when_snowboarders_disappear#c951693 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/when_snowboarders_disappear#c951693 Wilderness Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:50:43 -0800 Comment by johnny pipes @5 -- yeah, but I don't know about that AM Gong Show they hang with...buncha bong-tokin' moonshinin' merry-makers.

]]> johnny pipes http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/when_snowboarders_disappear#c951905 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/when_snowboarders_disappear#c951905 Wilderness Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:39:01 -0800 Comment by emily what is so sad about two idiots snowboarding where they shouldn't have been? every time a snowboarder dies, paris hilton gets another pair of colored tights.

]]> emily http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/when_snowboarders_disappear#c952052 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/when_snowboarders_disappear#c952052 Wilderness Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:02:26 -0800 Comment by Stolia Don't you winter sport people have access to tracking devices or some such technology?

]]> Stolia http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/when_snowboarders_disappear#c952199 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/when_snowboarders_disappear#c952199 Wilderness Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:16:51 -0800 Comment by Ride With Your Head @8: That's right, Stolia! All us winter sports peoples need to do is plunk down $200 at REI for an avy beacon and we're all set! See you in the backcountry!

Seriously, dude -- technology doesn't really mean shit. I think it was Paul Baugher who called beacons, "body recovery devices."

]]> Ride With Your Head http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/when_snowboarders_disappear#c952289 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/when_snowboarders_disappear#c952289 Wilderness Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:55:24 -0800