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The Death Zone

Shared By: Ken Price | Thursday February 23, 2012

With the popularity of the new POV cameras such as the GoPro and Contour, and the use of video posting sites such as YouTube and Vimeo, we are now able to follow our favorite riders down the mountain with a click of the mouse. To get "the shot" thrill seekers are putting themselves in very challenging and dangerous situations. Extreme boarding and skiing has become increasingly dangerous because of these...

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3 Dead In Avalanche Near Stevens Pass, WA

Shared By: Ken Price | Sunday February 19, 2012

Up to 12 people have been reported to have been buried in an avalanche in the back country near Stevens Pass in Washington State. Nine of those have said to be recovered and are expected to be fine but unfortunately 3 have died.In the past couple weeks the Pacific Northwest and Cascades has experienced somewhat warm temperatures which cause the snow surfaces in the mountains to warm up then freeze...

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