When you live in the west, you know that life can change literally overnight. People in a Utah community learned this recently as they woke up to learn their neighborhood had been taken over by a very large visitor.
Funny things happen when you try to constantly educate yourself. We know that there is a super-volcano in Yellowstone, but now I've learned there's also one in Utah and that's there's probably nothing to worry about. "Probably" is a very key word.
What's your worst skiing experience? One of mine, when I was learning, was at Copper Mountain when I thought it would be a great idea to follow a couple guys into a closed-off area. They no doubt went for the deep powder. I, on the other hand, was not yet experienced enough to stay on top of that snow...
If you've driven in the mountains in the wintertime, you know it can feel like the end of the world. I had one such experience last week coming back from Keystone, when even chained semis couldn't make it up some of the hills.
Here's a guy who could tell us all about that, & he's lucky he's alive to it. ...