The Word from Mount 7

Sarah Palin was at Sorcerer Lake Lodge where she had an interesting encounter with an Alaskan…..

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Chuck Jennings managed to snap a few pictures of my rescue from the bottom of Lee’s Trees. Thanks for the pictures Chuck.  It is good to have them.  I was wondering if anyone had taken any shots of the rescue and here they are.

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During a guided week of backcountry skiing, the first thing you do with the group is an avalanche rescue and awareness training session.  You get everybody to practice with their rescue equipment, you set up mock scenarios and critique the groups’ efforts at dealing with each situation.  You also brief everyone on the snowpack, explain [...]

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