Comments on: Shuksan Arm | Mount Baker Avalanches

By: Edwin R. Grove, Jr

Edwin R. Grove, Jr — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:39:36 +0000

Garrett,
Great, great shots. Nothing like being prepared and being in the right place at the right time.
G-pa

By: SarahC

SarahC — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 01:41:01 +0000

Great shots! Wow! I’ve got the same question as Ed – any chance I can use some of these photos in avalanche courses that I teach?

By: david

david — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 01:09:51 +0000

While the avalanche danger is often manageable being in the middle of a slab like this is not really managing your risks. As a photographer, these are truly awesome photos. But also as an avalanche professional I worry about what statements like “playing with fire” in a fairly “safe” way sends to the community of casual backcountry users. I worry about people witnessing stuff like this and thinking “see, you can make it out ok”.

These people were lucky – and definitely not playing it all that “safe”.

By: ggrove

ggrove — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:37:41 +0000

Michael they were mostly just riders and random folks that I knew but definitely weren’t set up shots. The avy danger was high that day but also very manageable and predictable. Many people were “playing with fire” but I think that it was in a fairly “safe” way. Made for some dramatic shots that is for sure!

By: Robert

Robert — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:29:01 +0000

Oops, forget about the previous! Now I can see my message is still ‘awaiting moderation’.

By: Robert

Robert — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:26:57 +0000

What was that? Can’t take a compliment?

By: MJ

MJ — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 02:59:06 +0000

Garrett,

I LOVE the B/W shot’s, but I gotta ask: Where these folks friend’s/model’s, or where you just shooting random folks?

By: MJ

MJ — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 02:57:50 +0000

Garrett,

Where these skiers’s/rider’s models, or where you just shooting random folk’s?

By: Robert

Robert — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:42:47 +0000

Awesome, but beautiful.

Technically a very nice light and contrast.