It's Saturday morning, a bluebird day, overnight it snowed 8 inches of light snow. What a great day to grab a few turns in the backcountry with buddies. You call your friends and agree to ski up on Galena Summit. A cup of coffee and you on your way out of town.
Conversation turns to what a great day it is going to be.
You notice some sluffs and slides higher up in the White Clouds, really thinking nothing of it. After all you will be skiing where hundreds of people ski every year. As you take the quick hike to the slope you hear and see a few things but are focused on the turns ahead. But don't know what to make of it. A fracture shoots out from your feet as you are traversing the slope.