When we headed down from our summit, we decided to glissade (sliding on our butts, using ice axes to control our descent). Thinking ahead, I had brought along my WHAM-O sled, basically a piece of thin foam with a slick plastic coating (similar to this), for just such an occasion. A Sno-Cat had just laid a fresh track of corduroy, so I sat down at the top of the steep run, lifted my feet and began my fateful slide. I really should have thought that through a bit better. Within a split second, I was gaining too much speed. I put a foot down, but instead of slowing me, it flipped me around so my head was mostly pointed downhill. After a couple seconds of panic, I was able to self arrest. But in my haste to get going, I had neglected to tie my WHAM-O to my waist, so it started flying down the hill all by itself. Luckily, I ran and caught up to it, avoiding losing another piece of equipment to the White River Canyon.
My friends and husband all watched in horror as this unfolded. But I survived unharmed, so my ride on the WHAM-O became a funny joke for the rest of the trip down. I tied my sled to my waist, stayed off the groomers, kept my speed under control and had a splendid ride the rest of the way.
Lesson learned for next time.
-Liz :)
I would have loved to have seen your glorious slid down the mountain! What a sight that must have been :)
ReplyDeleteYou really should have been there - after you realized I wasn't dead, you would have laughed your head off :)
ReplyDeleteSounds like you did a total Clark Griswald down the hill! :)
ReplyDeleteBingo! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you learned your lesson without injury. We do NOT need another accident on that beautiful mountain. Just reading your post gave me the willies!
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