SandBox Comments: Summit Daily News "Writers on the Range: When an avalanche comes calling"

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)

"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."

SandBox Comments: Summit County Citizens Voice "Morning photo: Avalanche control at Breckenridge"

*For more info on avalanches, snow science and avalanche safety, attend one of the upcoming public Breckenridge Ski Patrol info sessions, the third Thursday of each month (Feb. 16, March 15, and April 19) at the Ten Mile Room in The Village at Breckenridge.

Matt Krane:

"SUMMIT COUNTY — One of the most superb skiing experiences at Breckenridge has always been the velvety flat, steep ‘windblown’ surface that often develops during post-storm wind cycles. It’s developing right now in Horseshoe Bowl, but to put things in perspective, less than a week ago the T-bar was not yet open to the public...."  (Read more and see more photos?  Click title.)