Skis are rather slim and you would probably have to remove the binding too, it works ok with snowboards though. Ideally, you can build a crude sled with some wood and cord out of them.

I had several comments, but they have pretty much been covered here. I think she did quite well. The only things I really think she could have benefited from would have been a beacon or a phone capable of getting service where she was.

I can't find anywhere in the article that said she hadn't told anybody where she was. Even if she had, when would they have started looking for her and would it have done her any good? Just because they may have known the area she was in it may have taken forever to find her. She may have frozen to death waiting for somebody else to come get her. Better to have a clear head and know what you are doing and it sounds like she did. If you are lost it is often good to wait, but she wasn't lost.

She could have signaled for rescuers too I suppose, but if I knew where I was and had that type of injury I would have started crawling instead of waiting on the unknown variable of a rescue crew.

Sometimes the only reason I go to the woods is so I can be alone. It is incredibly uplifting to go spend some hours or days alone in the wilderness.

I think a PLB would be the only thing she really should have had. They are still expensive and not common everywhere yet, so who knows. A "instant splint" would have been useful maybe, but a broken ankle is a bit more complicated than a broken leg. She still may not have been able to walk.

She is alive and in pretty good shape all things considered. What more could you ask for in that situation?

Seems that would make you a lot colder.

Brian:

Since she was already crawling in the snow with the skis in front of her, why would laying on the skis make her colder?

If she had an external framed backpack, she could have bridged the skis with the backpack frame laced to the bindings so the cordage was not on the bottom of the skis, and lay on the frame which would have kept more of her body out of the snow.

Bountyhunter

more of your body touching the snow

"Lorne Kublik, her father, is upset she didn't tell her boyfriend in advance which ski trail she was on or when to expect her home."

"Even if she had, when would they have started looking for her and would it have done her any good? Just because they may have known the area she was in it may have taken forever to find her. She may have frozen to death waiting for somebody else to come get her."

Letting people know where you're likely to be need not necessarily be followed by waiting for someone to rescue you. Just like you've got redundancies with your firestarting materials, CYA is still the name of the survival game.

Suppose she had also broken one of her arms? Suppose a storm had materialized?

Yes, she did some things right. AND she was lucky.

Working your way out of a survival situation is still second best to not getting into one in the first place. While no one is all-seeing and all-knowing, why not hedge your bets?

Sue

Brian:

If your skis are in front of you instead of your body being on the skis, then more of your body is touching the skis.

Bountyhunter

You know I didn't see that quote form her father because I didn't notice the tiny little "more" at the bottom of the page the first 2 or 3 times I read it. Either I need a bigger monitor or these site designers need to highlight things like that "more". It blended in with all the extraneous crap on that site.

I did not see it either. I had thought the story ended prematurely. Now it makes more sense.

Tough lady. I can't fault her for anything. I probably would have stopped and built a fire. But then I would have had people out looking for me at the time. She didn't. Situations differ. Going out in the mountains alone is one of the things that make life worth living.

I think she did ok under the circumstances.

Regards, Vince