[proud American in Canada]

Wow! Thank goodness his cousin (?) was there.

And I really hope that the thread doesn’t devolve into a “yet another thrill-seeker” who costs the taxpayers money thread.

I agree that there are people who test Mother Nature.

But Americans are like that. We take on a challenge. We wouldn’t be a country if we weren’t.

I admire the guy’s courage.

[Hot Tabasco]

I skied out in Tahoe one year but I’m unfamiliar with the term “back country”. I’m assuming it’s just mountainous wilderness not associated with any of the numerous resorts out there or could it be the out of bounds areas that resorts clearly mark and warn against entering?

[Pollard]

SO he jumped off a cliff at get away from the snow coming from behind him and then got buried by the snow coming from behind him.

[minnesota_bound]

What is wrong with being on a marked trail?