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may interest winter climbers/skiers 9-Jan-2011 At 7:58:30 PM dmnz

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well they weren't out skiing but rather doing patrol duties.

ie it didnt matter that it was in bounds to me, as after a fresh fall, esp in this case with an already suspect slope (v v recent avo activity). That's just media hype to me.

Still, a sad thing to have happen.

As an aside, reading the comments posted at the end of the article, what are people's thoughts on volunteer patrol vs paid patrollers at ski fields? I know both types and find that some of the volunteer patrols are 'learning on the job' and not technically qualified. While they are in the learning stage I think they should not have the ski patrol uniform on as they are not yet qualified (experienced patrollers helping out now and then are a different kettle of fush)