This story has been buzzing around the mountain region since Greg Collins knowingly triggered this massive avalanche on Mount Taylor.
Who's right? Who's wrong? There really is no answer to this one. The moral to the story is spoken very well by Writers on the Range columnist Molly Loomis.
"Instead, why don't we thank the powder gods that it didn't take a fatality to get this conversation going? All too often in an event like this, tears drown out the sounds of dialogue. Let us hope that this avalanche –- which harmed no one –– will wake us up to our responsibilities as backcountry skiers. Let's remember that although we choose to ski in a wild place, we are not always alone –– so let's make sure that our fun remains as safe as we can make it...." (Read more? Click title)
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