>>994642 cont'd>Pic related, different view of the area. Long fucking way around.>Be me, at major snowmobile event in minnesota the next fall>At our tent doing avalanchey-professional stuff. Showing off gear, helping people figure out what equipment they need, general sledder talk>Two guys come in, looking around at gear and handouts/flyers>one of those two looks at me, "You--! You're the guy that was taking pictures that night I went down the canyon!">We talk a bit, introduce them to a couple other instructors who I had told their story to>That night, when our crew just "seemed to have all the answers", it wasn't just luck, it's because we were prepared and had a plan before we began the day's ride>Sure, plans changed, but we sort of planned for that too>They realized how shitty things could have gone that night, and took that as a huge learning experience>and now they're getting some gear, getting some education, riding smarter and more prepared than they were before>Thanked me again, headed out on their wayMet up with them again that following winter, we got into town the weekend they were leaving, had a few beers at the cabin. They had bought GPS's that summer, and were getting familiar with them and found them to be quite handy to have. Answered a few questions they had.
They're sort of my "success story" as a snow professional... the reason I keep doing the education and training I do.
