Ski Patroller Killed at Squaw..

Just spoke to someone who lives in Truckee.
Said a Squaw Patroler was killed doing Avi bombing...

Word on the street is the bomb detonated in his hand..

http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2017/01/24/ski-patrol-member-killed-at-squaw-valley/ 

Terrible accident.  So many variables to focus on doing that type of work

Huh. My brother and I were just talking on a Squaw lift about whether that would be a good job for me if/when I move out west. I do have explosives licenses and own/possess license for my Geology work. But I'm pretty sure I wouldn't want to do the other duties associated with ski patrol (I don't like blood and bones sticking out of places, and I don't particularly like rigging fencing).

Sucks for that guy. 42 is too young.

They set up a page on their website to provide updates. There's also a link to the gofundme page for his family
http://squawalpine.com/explore/blog/incident-statement-january-24-2017
I watched the news conference from yesterday. Sounds like it'll probably be a little while before more details are available. There ought to be at least one witness who can shed light on what happened.

Fun work but incredibly dangerous. RIP

I'd still love to do that job. Sucks for that dude. RIP. Amazing that you don't hear about it more often. Must have been a freak accident.

I agree with you Benny. I've looked into joining a volunteer patrol locally here but I haven't been able to allocate the time for the training. It's a big commitment. Of course there wouldn't be any explosives involved around here.

A bomb slipped out of my hands and dropped between my legs in about 3-feet of snow when I was patrolling in Colorado.  Luckily we used 90 second fuses and I was just able to wallow in the snow far enough away to hunker down and be safe.