My brother, Tim, loves snowmobiling as far off the beaten path as possible. In February, he was near Keystone Mountain, in the area of Revelstoke BC, when an avalanche was triggered right above him. Amazingly, he was able to get out of its path with one second to spare thanks to one little switch he had left turned on. However, one of the men in his group was buried. They were able to locate him with his beacon and dig him out, roughly 8 feet below the snow and his snowmobile. Sadly, after 2 1/2 hours of CPR and mouth to mouth, they know that he was gone. Many tears were shed and the exhausted group had a 2 hour ride ahead of them in the dark in order to get out of the area. I am so thankful that Tim came home to his family that night. If he hadn't been listening to the many little cautions he experienced that day, which I am certain were the voice of God, there would have been two bodies in the snow.
Check out the slideshow on the right (click on it for a better view) for some amazing photos of Tim on some of his trips, and a few taken on the day of the tragedy.
2 comments:
Those photos are SUPERB! I can see why Tim loves his snowmobiling so much - fresh powder, no crowds, sunshine, blue sky, clean air....bliss! That Keystone tragedy still impacts me when I think about it. Thanks for sharing the amazing photos!
Your so right about them photos Ange of the South. Abasolutely amazing. Ange of the North, those pictures, although in a time of tragedy, WOW can't help but feel, whats the word/s, ummmm, I guess a sense of PEACE! and sometimes thats not so easy to find. Its impacted me too! Double thanks for sharing your photos.
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