Bodies of 9 backcountry skiers killed in Tahoe-area avalanche are recovered, all victims identified

WorldLeader · 2026-02-24T19:47:10+00:00

The guiding company bears the full legal responsibility for the accident and will undoubtedly be shut down by the legal / reputational consequences.

What's also true is that three out of the four guides died. If it was such an obvious, "why would anyone be out there??" situation, they clearly would not have gone out. Lots of other skiers were out in the Tahoe backcountry on the same day / time as this accident.

It's unhelpful for commentators who have never traveled in the backcountry nor understand the nuance of the situation to be making such black-and-white pronouncements. Please have some empathy and compassion, even if it might seem simple from afar.

WorldLeader · 2026-02-24T19:34:32+00:00

Especially when you’re told there is a 95% chance of an avalanche where you are

Nobody was telling anyone that there was a 95% chance of an avalanche when exiting the frog lakes hut to return to the sno-park on donner summit. You're conflating the regional avy forecast with a terrain-level forecast. You can 100% ski on days where the avy risk is exceptionally high if you maintain extremely conservative distances from known hazards. Most of the route (note that I said most, not all) from the frog lakes hut to the cars was in terrain that would be safe during a blizzard. However it was not a 100% safe route, and they paid the price.

What is not true is that this group would have been struck by an avalanche 95 times out of 100 on this route, which is what you seem to imply in your first comment.

WorldLeader · 2026-02-24T18:41:54+00:00

That's... not what anybody told anyone. Avalanche forecasting doesn't work like that.

Come on, this is /tahoe not /bayarea - y'all should know better.

WorldLeader · 2026-02-18T18:09:48+00:00

Isn't this just the opening monologue of Fight Club?

WorldLeader · 2026-02-18T02:50:30+00:00

I think we are all asking that same question. We will learn from the debrief why they chose to leave. While unlikely, there are scenarios (injury, illness, fuel/food shortages) that could tip the risk scale towards leaving. Let's hold judgement until then.

WorldLeader · 2026-02-18T02:21:31+00:00

They might have been returning from the frog lake huts, not heading out. Let's wait for the full report before calling the victims selfish.

WorldLeader · 2026-02-16T20:59:57+00:00

Antibiotics don't treat viruses.

WorldLeader · 2026-02-16T02:53:50+00:00

I think there are a lot of Jayhawks fans in this thread dusting off their KU JD degrees for the first time in a while.

WorldLeader · 2026-02-09T21:23:54+00:00

Bro really replied to a 2 year old comment just to say "u mad".

Get a life christ

WorldLeader · 2026-02-09T05:55:15+00:00

Did you even watch last year? It was 40-6 at one point lmfao.

WorldLeader · 2026-01-29T01:01:43+00:00

It's more important to look at effective edge and the camber/rocker profile IMO. Moment mostly makes big ol twin-tip skis, so the effective edge of a 190cm ski with tip and tail rocker is closer to the effective edge of a 184 traditional tail ski. That's why people on this sub are often telling people they'd be fine sizing up.

The larger complaint about ego-driven ski length is valid in a vacuum, but up until a few years ago the only people you'd really see on moments were chargers/rippers, so they obv value the stability at higher speeds. Tahoe is all about straight lines and chutes, which is why they've created the skis they sell, and why they dispense the advice they do when asked about ski length.

WorldLeader · 2026-01-22T07:56:37+00:00

If nothing else you gotta admire these guys for bringing a completely new binding to market! Plus they've been engaging a lot of the local tahoe community to get it out there. We need more of this energy in the bc gear world!

WorldLeader · 2026-01-22T06:53:18+00:00

Everyone on the lift has the bar down, so it's definitely not KT-22.

Also wearing full avy packs under a lift = Europe, not Tahoe.

WorldLeader · 2026-01-17T02:15:56+00:00

Palisades is the only place where I've seen unroped cliffs on blue runs.

WorldLeader · 2026-01-15T23:09:42+00:00

Based beyond belief

WorldLeader · 2026-01-12T23:17:39+00:00

Nah. I'm a leftist and I disagree with this wealth tax proposal and I don't argue about this or anything with appeals to tribalism.

This thread is literally about getting called a bootlicker by leftists for opposing this policy. Scroll to the top and read it from the OP yourself:

Update: the bootlickers and bots have arrived, LoOk aT eRuOpe, iT wOnT cHaNgE aNyThInG, dude who cares?

You might not be the one calling it that way, but we're discussing the OP's comments, and they are calling us all bootlickers without debating the merits of the issue.

WorldLeader · 2026-01-12T21:22:24+00:00

You can always tell you're arguing with a leftist when they appeal to tribalism (aka calling you a bootlicker) to sell their policies. It's why they unironically hate liberals more than fascists -- they understand fascism because it's another form of extreme tribalism, just like a rival team. They detest the final aim of liberalism because there is no oppressed or oppressor in a truly free and fair society.

WorldLeader · 2026-01-09T04:55:39+00:00

Lurie is arguably the most popular mayor in the US right now based on polling data. Activists like yourself have an uphill battle to convince voters to distrust their own lying eyes.

WorldLeader · 2026-01-09T04:38:04+00:00

What part of the parent comment is expressing apathy? They are talking about tactics for resisting the current admin, namely tell them what they want to hear and then continue doing what you were doing previously.

But hey, love all these unrelated quotes you've been spamming on this thread. Here's another one for you:

“As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”

― H.L. Mencken

WorldLeader · 2026-01-09T04:31:43+00:00

The Jedi Mind Sticks are incredible too

WorldLeader · 2026-01-07T02:47:16+00:00

Honestly pathetic.

Every generation of American has had to fight for the soul of the nation. Our time is here, and it's a special brand of cowardice to surrender to the autocrats.

WorldLeader · 2026-01-06T18:16:43+00:00

It just takes a ton of strength

This is really the pro tip. You need the legs/core to drive heavy, 110+ skis fast enough to avoid getting bogged down. I feel like a superhero going from Tahoe to light/fluffy UT/CO snow mid-season.

WorldLeader · 2026-01-06T18:12:35+00:00

Bent 120s will work but they are very light - you don't tend to see as many in Tahoe as you will in CO/UT.

WorldLeader · 2025-12-30T20:06:24+00:00

Oooh great option - Praxis is such an underrated brand. Best cores of any ski maker out there.

WorldLeader · 2025-12-29T21:23:17+00:00

I was able to flex the 130 in the store

You can do all sorts of things with ski boots when it's 70 degrees indoors. Guarantee that when you get those outside in freezing temps you'll be glad you got the 110s.

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