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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is tragic.

I'll never be faced with this dilemma, because although I love to ski, backcountry skiing is well beyond my ability level.  But, even if I were inclined to do so, stories like this would make me reconsider.  [/quote]

Same but I love watching videos of it. I *wish* I could do it. It looks amazing - like flying. I think it would be addictive.

I'm interested in hearing what drove their decisions. Someone upthread said they ran out of food. Maybe knowing they'd be stuck for days in the cabins with no food drove them to try to get out. 
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The guides and hut bookings dictate the schedule. You have to move on as the next group arrives at the hut. They are fully booked with a new group heading out every day. The cabins are small and people are paying a lot of money for these trips.

I have done backcountry hikes and there is zero flexibility in the schedule. One time when we couldn't move on due to a crazy rain storm and a flooded river, we had no accommodation as the next group had already moved in. We had to sleep outside and we had equipment but the temperature had dropped much lower than expected and it was really, really cold and wet. [/quote]

So weird that when that happened and inclement weather means doubling up, all these like minded Extreme Sports folks don’t let everyone stay inside the damn hut overnight.

It’s out of everyone’s control. Double up the hut. [/quote]

And like someone else said, there wouldn’t have been another group coming in, because of the weather. I think they saw it as their only chance to get out for the next few days based on weather predictions. [/quote]

And even so...in a life threatening situation, I can not imagine sending people out if I were the next group.  They might be sleeping on the floor but they would be inside.[/quote]

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