Skier caught on Baldy overnight suffers frostbite

Augie · Post by **Augie** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 8:49 pm

First it was Taco Del Rio and now another experienced outdoorsman that I know got tagged by the mountain. I haven't yet talked to him, but Tim Triche, out to ski the Bowl, got caught by a storm and whiteout on Baldy on Feb. 11 and had to bivy. He did get through by cell phone to his family and S&R but because of conditions a rescue copter couldn't be sent out until the following morning. He suffered exposure and frostbite to his feet. He may lose a couple of toes. But at least he survived to see is wife and child again.

I learned of the incident from his mom and then googled up the local newspaper articles. I was kind of surprised this news didn't surface on this forum (or have I missed the thread?). Anyway, let's all hope for the best.

lilbitmo · Post by **lilbitmo** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:02 pm

Sorry about the news. I did not see the write up on this board at all, so it must have slipped through the cracks.

I will say a prayer that he gets through this without having to lose any toes.

Thank God he made it out alive.

Post by **Taco** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 11:45 pm

Best of luck, Tim. I hope all goes well.

hvydrt · Post by **hvydrt** » Fri Feb 27, 2009 5:44 am

Is he on this board? I heard this story on the radio that Thursday. On the radio they said it was a snowboarder.

Augie · Post by **Augie** » Fri Feb 27, 2009 7:42 am

hvydrt wrote:Is he on this board? I heard this story on the radio that Thursday. On the radio they said it was a snowboarder.

No, he isn't on the board. Newspaper articles I read said "snowboarder" in the headline and then said "skier" in the text -obviously these papers do no editing for inconsistencies. I will probably talk with Tim today and clarify this but I'm pretty sure he was skiing.

EnFuego · Post by **EnFuego** » Fri Feb 27, 2009 8:34 am

Augie - if you can google the articles again, can you post them please? I'd like to read what they said.

Best wishes to Tim.

ltjeremysmith · Post by **ltjeremysmith** » Fri Feb 27, 2009 1:10 pm

Subject was on a splitboard; snowboard on the way down, stubby skis with skins on the way up. Somewhere on here linked to a write up he did on the Boardistan.com forum.

Augie · Post by **Augie** » Fri Feb 27, 2009 2:32 pm

EnFuego wrote:Augie - if you can google the articles again, can you post them please? I'd like to read what they said.

Best wishes to Tim.

See first 5 items here:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=ti ... h&aq=f&oq=

He219 · Post by **He219** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 10:26 pm

I'm glad Tim made it out!