Date post: | 25-Mar-2016 |
Category: |
Documents |
Upload: | rebecca-edwards |
View: | 219 times |
Download: | 1 times |
www.thefreepress.ca THE FREE PRESS Thursday, April 1, 2010 13NO
W A
T YOU
R BC
PON
TIAC
BUI
CK G
MC
DEAL
ERS.
bcbu
ickg
mc.
ca 1-
800-
GM-D
RIVE
. Bui
ck an
d GM
C ar
e bra
nds o
f Gen
eral
Mot
ors o
f Can
ada.
20
10 ra
tings
base
d on N
atur
al R
esou
rces
Can
ada’s
2010
Fuel
Con
sum
ptio
n Gui
de ra
tings
. You
r act
ual fu
el co
nsum
ptio
n may
vary
. †Of
fers
appl
y to t
he ca
sh pu
rcha
se of
2010
Aca
dia
SLE F
WD
1SA,
Sie
rra S
L Ext
2WD
1SF,
equi
pped
as de
scrib
ed. C
ash p
urch
ase p
rices
refle
ct di
scou
nts o
r oth
er in
cent
ives w
hich
are o
nly a
vaila
ble o
n cas
h pur
chas
e offe
rs. B
y sel
ectin
g lea
se or
finan
cing
offe
rs, c
onsu
mer
s will
be fo
rego
ing s
uch d
iscou
nts a
nd in
cent
ives w
hich
may
resu
lt in h
ighe
r effe
ctive
inte
rest
rate
s. Se
e yo
ur p
artic
ipat
ing
GM d
eale
rs fo
r con
ditio
ns a
nd d
etai
ls. Fr
eigh
t inc
lude
d. Li
cens
e, in
sura
nce,
regi
stra
tion,
PPS
A, a
dmin
istra
tion
fees
and
taxe
s not
incl
uded
. Offe
rs a
pply
to th
e pu
rcha
se o
f 200
9/20
10 n
ew o
r dem
onst
rato
r mod
els,
deal
er o
rder
or t
rade
may
be
nece
ssar
y, an
d ap
plie
s onl
y to
qual
ified
reta
il cus
tom
ers i
n BC
/Yu
kon.
Dea
lers
are
free
to se
t ind
ividu
al p
rices
. Lim
ited
time
offe
r whi
ch m
ay n
ot b
e co
mbi
ned
with
oth
er o
ffers
. See
your
par
ticip
atin
g GM
dea
lers
for c
ondi
tions
and
det
ails.
‡$4,2
00 m
anuf
actu
rer t
o de
aler
del
ivery
cre
dit a
vaila
ble
on 20
10 G
MC
Acad
ia S
LE1 F
WD
1SA
(tax e
xclu
sive)
for c
ash
cust
omer
s onl
y. $4
,200/
$700
0for
20
10 A
cadi
a SL
E1 FW
D 1S
A an
d Si
erra
SL E
xt 2W
D 1S
F refl
ecte
d in
offe
rs in
this
adve
rtise
men
t. Cr
edit
will
impa
ct th
e ef
fect
ive A
PR fo
r fina
nce
cust
omer
s. Se
e yo
ur G
M D
eale
r for
det
ails.
U.S
. Gov
ernm
ent s
tar r
atin
gs a
re p
art o
f the
Nat
iona
l Hig
hway
Traf
fic S
afet
y Adm
inist
ratio
n’s (N
HTSA
’s) N
ew C
ar A
sses
smen
t Pro
gram
(N
CAP)
. For
mor
e inf
orm
atio
n on s
afet
y rat
ings
, go t
o ww
w.sa
ferc
ar.g
ov . +
War
rant
y bas
ed on
5 ye
ars o
r 160
,000 k
m, w
hich
ever
com
es fir
st. E
xclu
des m
ediu
m du
ty tr
ucks
. See
Dea
ler f
or co
nditi
ons a
nd de
tails
. Th
e Bes
t Buy
seal
is a
regi
ster
ed tr
adem
ark o
f Con
sum
ers D
iges
t Com
mun
icat
ions
, LLC
, use
d und
er lic
ense
Ser
vice
cont
ract
requ
ired.
¥OnS
tar®
use
s exis
ting
emer
genc
y ser
vice
prov
ider
s as w
ell a
s cel
lula
r and
sate
llite
tech
nolo
gies
. Veh
icle
ele
ctric
al sy
stem
nee
ds to
be
oper
atin
g fo
r fea
ture
s to
func
tion
prop
erly.
Ba
sed
on 20
10 E
nerg
uide
subm
issio
ns/c
ompe
titive
web
sites
. You
r act
ual f
uel c
onsu
mpt
ion
may
vary
. Exc
lude
s oth
er G
M
vehi
cles
. W
ith pu
rcha
se, fi
nanc
e or l
ease
of an
elig
ible
new
2009
or 20
10 M
odel
Year
Che
vrol
et, B
uick
or G
MC
vehi
cle b
etw
een M
arch
2, 20
10 an
d May
31, 2
010,
and w
ith pa
ymen
t of a
n add
ition
al $0
.01, c
usto
mer
s rec
eive
a $7
50 pr
e-lo
aded
Goo
dwre
nch M
aint
enan
ce ca
rd (“
Card
”) at
parti
cipa
ting d
eale
rs in
Can
ada.
Inel
igib
lem
odel
s: Ch
evro
let
Cam
aro,
Cor
vette
ZR1
, Ave
o an
d Co
balt;
Pon
tiac
G3, G
5 and
Vib
e; C
adilla
c an
d M
ediu
m D
uty T
ruck
s. E
ligib
le o
n Re
tail s
ales
onl
y. Of
fer a
pplie
s to
new
or d
emon
stra
tor m
odel
s. De
aler
ord
er o
r tra
de m
ay b
e re
quire
d. A
list o
f par
ticip
atin
g de
aler
s can
be
obta
ined
by c
allin
g 1-
800-
GM
-DRI
VE o
r by v
isitin
g go
odw
renc
h.ca
. The
Car
d ca
n be
app
lied
tow
ards
the
purc
hase
of r
ecom
men
ded
vehi
cle
serv
ice
and
mai
nten
ance
, as s
peci
fied
in yo
ur ve
hicl
e ow
ner’s
man
ual, i
nclu
ding
aut
o de
tailin
g an
d/or
any
new
GM
app
rove
d pa
rt (e
xclu
ding
win
ter t
ire p
urch
ases
) ass
ocia
ted
with
the
corre
spon
ding
vehi
cle
serv
ice
or m
aint
enan
ce.
The
GM a
ppro
ved
part
mus
t be
eith
er G
M O
rigin
al E
quip
men
t (OE
) or A
CDel
co, p
urch
ased
from
Gen
eral
Mot
ors.
The
pur
chas
ed re
com
men
ded
serv
ice,
mai
nten
ance
and
/or n
ew G
M a
ppro
ved
part
is on
ly ap
plic
able
on
the
elig
ible
vehi
cle
iden
tified
on
the
Card
via
the
Vehi
cle
Iden
tifica
tion
Num
ber (
“VIN
”). E
ligib
le c
usto
mer
s w
ill re
ceive
the C
ard f
rom
thei
r Dea
ler a
ppro
ximat
ely 6
-8 w
eeks
afte
r veh
icle
purc
hase
. Cus
tom
er m
ust p
rese
nt th
e Car
d at t
ime o
f mai
nten
ance
, ser
vice o
r par
ts pu
rcha
se. F
acsim
iles a
nd ph
otoc
opie
s will
not b
e acc
epte
d. F
or lo
st or
stol
en ca
rds,
plea
se co
ntac
t 1-8
66-8
74-9
018 (
fee m
ay be
appl
ied f
or ca
rd re
plac
emen
t). C
ard
expi
res t
hirty
six (
36) m
onth
s afte
r dat
e of v
ehic
le pu
rcha
se as
indi
cate
d on C
ard.
Car
d is n
ot V
IN tr
ansf
erra
ble a
nd m
ay no
t be r
edee
med
for c
ash.
This
offe
r may
not b
e com
bine
d with
certa
in ot
her c
onsu
mer
ince
ntive
s ava
ilabl
e on G
M ve
hicl
es. G
MCL
may
mod
ify, e
xten
d or t
erm
inat
e thi
s offe
r in w
hole
or in
part
at an
y tim
ew
ithou
t not
ice.
Add
ition
al co
nditi
ons a
nd lim
itatio
ns ap
ply.
Void
whe
re pr
ohib
ited b
y law
. See
your
GM
deal
er fo
r det
ails.
*Cla
ss is
fulls
ize pi
ckup
truc
k und
er 38
55kg
(850
0lbs.)
$1
,000 i
s a m
anuf
actu
rer t
o con
sum
er in
cent
ive an
d is t
ax in
clus
ive ($
880.0
0 red
uced
purc
hase
pric
e plu
s $12
0.00 a
pplic
able
taxe
s). S
uch c
redi
t may
be ap
plie
d onl
y to t
he pu
rcha
se/fi
nanc
e/le
ase o
f a ne
w 20
09 or
2010
GM
C Si
erra
deliv
ered
by M
arch
31, 2
010.
Offe
r app
lies t
o cur
rent
owne
rs/le
ssee
s of a
ny G
M ve
hicl
e; ve
hicl
e mus
t hav
e bee
n reg
ister
ed an
d ins
ured
in cu
stom
er’s
nam
e for
prev
ious
cons
ecut
ive 6
mon
ths.
Cond
ition
s and
limita
tions
appl
y. Se
e dea
ler f
or de
tails
.
Sierra Ext. Cab SLE
288Hp 3.6L, Direct Injection, V6, VVT ENGINE
¥
ACADIA SLEMAINTENANCE
PLUS
USE ON MAINTENANCE
AND SERVICE
$34498†
‡
FIVE-STAR SAFETY RATING
HWY: 8.4L/100KM 34MPG
CITY: 12.7L/100KM 22MPG∆Best fuel consumption of any 8-seat CUV/SUV
302Hp 4.8L V8 SFI ENGINE
¥
Best In Class Available Horsepower & Torque*FIVE-STAR
SAFETY RATING
HWY: 11.4L/100KM 25MPG
CITY: 15.9L/100KM 18MPG∆
SIERRA SL EXT CAB 2WD
$27390†
‡
PLUS
USE ON MAINTENANCE
AND SERVICE
MAINTENANCE
bcbuickgmc.caask about Best CoverageCanada’s
GM OWNERSSAVE AN ADDITIONAL
ON SIERRA
$$$$$$$$1,0001,0001,0001,0001000100010001000
EVEN
T
PLUS UP TO
$7000IN CASH CREDITS‡
MAINTENANCE
Call Coal Valley Motor Products at 250-423-9288, or visit us at 16 Manitou Road, Fernie. [License #9819]
me and blew me off the tree backwards. I landed on my back on the snow and that part started to slab so I was sliding back-wards down slightly under the surface but I could still see light so I was pretty sure I was okay.
“As it started to slow down I actually yelled up ‘I’m ok’ but, as I yelled, the remainder of the avalanche hit me and plunged me downhill.
“I was on my back trying to swim but could feel it pushing me deeper and deeper under still.
“Then it just stopped - I couldn’t move my fingers, couldn’t move my arms or anything. All I could think was I’m dead. I was 100 per cent convinced I was dead at that point, that I was way too deep to get me out in time. Then I passed out.”
Watching the avalanche from above, Janina and Ian followed their train-ing – first checking the area was safe, then switching their own transceivers to “receive” mode before covering the area in search of a signal from Todd’s beacon. They finally got a signal several hundred metres away at the crown of the ava-lanche and probed the snow until they hit his helmet, 2 metres down.
Following the new digging technique, they dug into the slope, first clearing Todd’s head and then chest of snow.
“My camera bag was around my chest,” says Todd. “When they took it off, all the weight came off my chest with it so my lungs filled up with air and I started breathing.
“Shortly after that I opened my eyes and started mumbling. They said my first words were “We should take pic-tures.”
The digital photos taken that day show that it took about 15 minutes from when the avalanche happened until Todd began breathing, and then another five minutes again to get him free.
He was uninjured but was hypother-mic so they decided to make their own way back to Fernie, meaning Todd had to get back on his snowboard to get down the mountain, then take a 10km snowmobile ride back to their trucks before driving to Fernie Hospital, where staff were waiting with heating blan-kets.
Two hours later, Todd was released from hospital and, he admits, “there was a lot of alcohol involved that night – it probably wasn’t the wisest thing but it was the only way I got any sleep that night.”
The next day Todd made himself go back to work taking photos of cat skiers at Island Lake Lodge.
“I wasn’t going to give up on the back-country – it happened it and it really sucked but I wasn’t going to let that stop me in any way,” he said.
“Going back to Island Lake meant it was still the backcountry but I was with experienced guides and in controlled situations – it was a very good way to get back into it.”
Several days later he had the chance to
fly over the avalanche path in a helicop-ter, and could still see the hole that he was pulled out of.
“It definitely made it real to see the actual size of it. It was quite remark-able,” he said.
Todd says the experience has made him want to take every opportunity he can and not waste any days.
He adds that he sees high-profile ava-lanche incidents differently.
“I don’t like the way a lot of people judge people right away, without hav-ing all the information. The people it happens to are people who love what they are doing - we all know the risks, they might have made a mistake but whatever we do in life it’s guaranteed you will make a mistake at something eventually.”
He says the key thing for any back-country traveller is to ensure they have training and then to use that training to assess the terrain and conditions.
“There is always the risk management side to it – you don’t jump straight into the big terrain, you have to read the ava-lanche bulletin in the morning and ask people who are out there a lot.
“Do your own visual research - look for clues.
“It will never eliminate the risks but you can control the risk. The only way you can do that is by going out and get-ting the education so you know what to look for.”
friends need avalanche training
Outline shows the avalanche path. The circle
in the middle is where Todd was buried.
Photo by T. Weselake