Have you ever been cruising along a run and looked off to the side to see some nice glade skiing? Or how about venturing off the main run to head into the trees to poach some untracked powder? I have, and many times was tempted to jump into some sweet skiing without crowds or other people only to remind myself not to go it alone. When skiing I always like to apply what I call the “scuba diving” rule: always have a partner. Yes, the fresh powder may be tempting but if you should fall and get injured no one may be around to help you. I raise this issue because here is an email that I received from fellow skier Sandy Kiyomura:
hi Sandra,
bad news. I hear that Toby is really laid up and I’m hoping he wont be disabled. One leg has been operated on, but the other is shattered and they’re waiting for it to stabilize before they operate on it. It’s a good reason not to ski alone. I don’t know how to contact him since he hasn’t replied to any emails.
I dont know how we’re going to run the ski club since Toby has been doing mostly everything like the newsletter and the financial problems by himself.
How are you doing? where are you going skiing this year?
Cathy
Below is an excerpt from MENAFN.COM (Middle East, North Africa, Financial Network):
Skier survives freezing night in mountains of New Zealand
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MENAFN – – 8/20/2013 1:43:59 PM
Skier survives freezing night in mountains of New Zealand
Aug 20, 2013 (Menafn – The Honolulu Star-Advertiser – McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) –A 72-year-old Hawaii skier suffered two broken legs, then survived a night in the frigid mountains of New Zealand by fighting to stay awake and exercising his arms to avoid hypothermia, a New Zealand newspaper reports.
Kamehameha Heights resident Toby Kravet, president of the Hawaii Ski Club, “lives for skiing,” his friend Geof Chu told the Star-Advertiser. “He goes every year to New Zealand. This is a yearly ritual for him.”
While skiing alone Sunday at Treble Cone resort, South Island’s largest slopes, Kravet got lost, and police expressed “grave concerns” when he missed his bus back to Queenstown, The Press reported online Monday at stuff.co.nz.
A helicopter search using night-vision equipment failed to find Kravet that night, and the search resumed at daybreak Monday….
Full article: http://www.menafn.com/8b4bad40-702d-4cfb-b8b3-6e721bc150fa/Skier-survives-freezing-night-in-mountains-of-New-Zealand?src=MWHEAD
