Anonymous
Post 02/20/2026 08:30     Subject: 8 Skiers dead after accidental Avalanche in California!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why did their husband's agree to let them go on these types of trips? So foolish.


Have you ever tried telling a woman what to do?


A woman with commonsense and the intelligence to take a look at weather reports would not need to be told.
Anonymous
Post 02/20/2026 08:26     Subject: 8 Skiers dead after accidental Avalanche in California!
Anonymous wrote:But people keep insisting climate change isn’t real. Despite the avalanche of evidence. Pun intended.

All I know is we never had avalanches like this 20 years ago.


Uh, avalanches have been a thing for thousands of years. You’re going to pull a muscle trying to stretch this far.
Anonymous
Post 02/20/2026 06:38     Subject: 8 Skiers dead after accidental Avalanche in California!
Anonymous wrote:Why did their husband's agree to let them go on these types of trips? So foolish.


Have you ever tried telling a woman what to do?
Anonymous
Post 02/20/2026 06:28     Subject: 8 Skiers dead after accidental Avalanche in California!
Why did their husband's agree to let them go on these types of trips? So foolish.
Anonymous
Post 02/20/2026 06:24     Subject: 8 Skiers dead after accidental Avalanche in California!
Anonymous wrote:When our daughter was a teen she had a ski jacket made by Rossignol, that came with an alert system embedded in the jacket. The system was called "Recco." Ski rescue personnel could pick up a signal from the jacket in the event the wearer was buried under an avalanche. Trying to say the technology is out there, likely far superior to the technology a decade and more ago.

This is an FYI. Very sad about these women.


You can survive about three minutes without air. That system will help you recover bodies.
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2026 23:43     Subject: 8 Skiers dead after accidental Avalanche in California!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:They have a rich kids private school & ski program where the Donner Party died? WTF?

There's also a USGS station there. Are you offended by that too?


Perhaps people should pay attention to weather info and warnings. If they choose not to do so, then so be it. We're free.to make stupid choices.
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2026 23:30     Subject: 8 Skiers dead after accidental Avalanche in California!
Anonymous wrote:They have a rich kids private school & ski program where the Donner Party died? WTF?

There's also a USGS station there. Are you offended by that too?
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2026 23:04     Subject: 8 Skiers dead after accidental Avalanche in California!
They have a rich kids private school & ski program where the Donner Party died? WTF?
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2026 22:56     Subject: 8 Skiers dead after accidental Avalanche in California!
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Anonymous wrote:I'm heartbroken for their families but also angry because they didn't just risk their lives but also the lives of the people who went out looking for them. Incredibly irresponsible. I was honestly shocked to learn they were mainly women and mothers. We're usually not the risk takers.


This stood out to me too. Did not expect it to be a group of middle aged moms.




Maybe that’s because prejudice=ignorance

I thought we all learned that in preschool but I guess not.


Prejudice to think middle aged moms would have more commonsense than these middle aged women?


Yeah - when you are a parent you have a responsibility not to take unnecessary risks with your life. Not dying is your number one job.


Plus million


Affluent risktakers who thought they could beat the weather odds.


yep

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Anonymous
Post 02/19/2026 22:43     Subject: 8 Skiers dead after accidental Avalanche in California!
Thoughts and prayers are with all the grieving families at this time.
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2026 22:23     Subject: 8 Skiers dead after accidental Avalanche in California!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:When our daughter was a teen she had a ski jacket made by Rossignol, that came with an alert system embedded in the jacket. The system was called "Recco." Ski rescue personnel could pick up a signal from the jacket in the event the wearer was buried under an avalanche. Trying to say the technology is out there, likely far superior to the technology a decade and more ago.

This is an FYI. Very sad about these women.

Avalanche beacons (along with shovels and collapsible sticks to dig through the snow) are standard backcountry ski gear. The information available (the were located by their beacons) suggests they were properly outfitted. Gear was not this group's problem. Anyone who needs this PSA should absolutely not be skiing in the backcountry!


Should there not be some kind of body air bag that blows up on contact and fills up with oxygen so that the skier can breathe while waiting to be rescued?
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2026 22:17     Subject: 8 Skiers dead after accidental Avalanche in California!
Anonymous wrote:When our daughter was a teen she had a ski jacket made by Rossignol, that came with an alert system embedded in the jacket. The system was called "Recco." Ski rescue personnel could pick up a signal from the jacket in the event the wearer was buried under an avalanche. Trying to say the technology is out there, likely far superior to the technology a decade and more ago.

This is an FYI. Very sad about these women.

Avalanche beacons (along with shovels and collapsible sticks to dig through the snow) are standard backcountry ski gear. The information available (the were located by their beacons) suggests they were properly outfitted. Gear was not this group's problem. Anyone who needs this PSA should absolutely not be skiing in the backcountry!
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2026 22:12     Subject: 8 Skiers dead after accidental Avalanche in California!
When our daughter was a teen she had a ski jacket made by Rossignol, that came with an alert system embedded in the jacket. The system was called "Recco." Ski rescue personnel could pick up a signal from the jacket in the event the wearer was buried under an avalanche. Trying to say the technology is out there, likely far superior to the technology a decade and more ago.

This is an FYI. Very sad about these women.
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2026 22:08     Subject: 8 Skiers dead after accidental Avalanche in California!
Anonymous wrote:I assume it’s because they booked the trip and rescheduling it was hard/expensive for them and/or the company.


Sadly, this was probably a big part of the reason.

People die on the mountains every year (if not this mountain, there are plenty to choose from out west - I grew up in Washington and Mt Rainier claimed lives too on occasion), and out of towners who have a limited window to summit are a common victims because they take more risks.
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2026 22:00     Subject: 8 Skiers dead after accidental Avalanche in California!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:https://www.instagram.com/blackbirdguides/reel/DUzjaE3j3Jt/

Pretty weird to have the guide so clearly identifying avalanche conditions and not having the group take action to stay safe. So very sad.


This season has been tough for Tahoe. Snow is way under seasonal averages, so guides are eager to make some money and skiers are very eager to get their turns in fresh powder.

The cabins are in the wilderness and high end accommodations at Frog Lake: https://maps.app.goo.gl/EjfBMDnEXxeQJC8X6

You sleep and have hot meals in these nice modern cabins. Then do guided touring in the surrounding mountains.

Likely this group was all advanced skiers, so they figured that they could handle a few days of skiing and then make it out. From what I saw on Reddit, it sounds like they were taking the normal trail out and just got hit by a random avalanche. Wrong place, wrong time. If they truly ran out of food, then I can understand the desire to leave.


Weren’t they staying in furnished cabins - does the outfitter not keep some amount of shelf stable food there specifically for this reason? A few days worth at least?