http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/11/20/D8E0IR9O0.html

snowboarder survived in spite of himself, apparently had very little survival gear with him

And I'll bet he won't have much with him the next time he goes out, either.

Cynical Sue

I agree, if he's a snowboarder/and or skier, he won't want to be loaded down with survival equipment -- that would cramp his style, even though he has a tendency to go off in directions and areas that he shouldn't -- besides, bad things always happen to the other person, not the macho experienced snowboarder/skier

The double irony is we link to a site for skiers with a minimalist survival kit geared to the sport. Double in that when I just checked it the site seems to have also succumbed. <img src="/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

I agree, he should have had at least something like the Ritter PSK with him. But, from what info I can get from the story, he did have the most important thing in an emergency, a cool head :-). Realized he could not walk out, built a good shelter, and stayed put. Many in this situation would have gone into a state of panic, and started walking, and kept walking, until they died.

You never know...

Perhaps this is the type of event that has the potential to make a difference in the way a person looks at the world.

I can remember the moment in my life where "It'll never happen to me" turned into "Holy ****biscuits, I can't believe this happened to me".

After that it was a quick trip to the realization that the Earth is not under my feet to support me and the Sun doesn't shine for me, and I better make sure I can deal with most any situation I find myself in. LOL <img src="/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />