Avalanche

[LadyNorthStar]

Yes I take playing IN the snow to a whole new level. Minimal damage, driving lets broke off, flat steer, dented moose bumper and tool box. 40 blelow to 15 below is not a good thing!
Theres also a vid but I warn... very bad language inside!! YouTube - Avalanche (http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=HWDuTOj-kBs)

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[LadyNorthStar]

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[LadyNorthStar]

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[marylandkw]

Such language! Glad to here it was not too bad. Did you run into it after it slid or as it was sliding?

[Orangetxguy]

:eek2::eek2::eek2: Glad to see that you rode it out just fine there LNS! Nice to know you weren't hurt. :thumbsup::thumbsup:

[LadyNorthStar]

Such language!


Surely you saw the warnings, both here on the board, and on the video itself.
The slide came down in front of me.

[belpre122]

Surely you saw the warnings, both here on the board, and on the video itself.
The slide came down in front of me.

Wow Tammy!! I'm just glad to know that you are OK!

I must admit, I was somewhat shocked by the language content from our LadyNorthStar. I don't know what to say.......Oh yes I do.

Got any plans for tonight Tammy???:lol:

[mike3fan]

Got any plans for tonight Tammy???:lol:

X2.....:)

[belpre122]

No matter where in the world.........there's always a BBR around to supervise!:smokin:
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[yakima_don]

Hang on! I'm on my way!

[wildkat]

Holy Crap! Where were you? On the old part of the highway or up north of Whitehorse?

How have you been?...haven't been able to raise you since you left me in the dust the last time I got to run with you! :lol: :lol:

So glad to hear you are unhurt, & only shook up!

[mommee]

glad to hear you are okay.

[BlooMoose]

Holy Molten Sulphur, Batman!! I would have pinched a hole in my seat!!

[Windwalker]

Those things can sneak up on you, can't they...

Sure glad it didn't catch you broadside. There'd be a different story to tell. I've gone through roads that were posted "NO SNOW PLOWING AT NIGHT", because you can not see them coming at night. But, it was at night that I went through there, and I was sure checking how far down the low side went the whole way. I could just imagine the truck making the short trip to the bottom.

If an avalanche can take loaded boxcars off a track, they certainly can take a loaded truck off the highway. Glad you're ok. Hope that's the worst you ever get. But, it's something you will be able to talk about for years to come.

And, as for the language... Don't worry about it. I've heard far worse than that at Waves Boot Camp back in the Navy. At least, yours didn't make my ears wilt.:lol::lol:

Considering the fact that northern Canada is not the only area that is prone to avalanches, it might be a good thing to post a couple of those pics on the new drivers forum. There are places in Idaho, Utah, Colorado, and others that could give another driver an experience like that. Something to watch out for, and something to know how to deal with.

[Jackrabbit379]

No matter where in the world.........there's always a BBR around to supervise!:smokin:
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That aint no lie :lol:

Man. I'm looking for my jacket when it's 40 degrees, and he's wearing a t shirt in no-telling how cold it was in that picture.

[4roses]

LadyNorth .... First let me say .... WOWWWWWWWW ... I am so impressed !! I'm so glad you come out of this safely but while waiting took some really good pictures. I checked out a couple of your other webcams announcement .... really good stuff...... Keep it up girl....... I'm so dang proud of you ~ your a Great example of what a lady trucker is all about.

[belpre122]

LadyNorth .... First let me say .... WOWWWWWWWW ... I am so impressed !! I'm so glad you come out of this safely but while waiting took some really good pictures. I checked out a couple of your other webcams announcement .... really good stuff...... Keep it up girl....... I'm so dang proud of you ~ your a Great example of what a lady trucker is all about.

Hell, may I be so forward as to submit that LNS is a great example of a trucker of both genders! Go Tammy!

[harleypiper]

Man I was wating for the fowl language.. Nothing like a woman swearing gggiddddyy up! Especially if she has cats. Glad your up and rolln.

[RockyMtnProDriver]

Ok, so once again I offer LadyNorthStar a job as a trainer in my school.

One thing I will NOT have to work on is the swearing. Usually it takes me months to train someone who can string that many things together in one sentence.

She can run in the snow, swear like a logger, drive at night, get hit by slides and come out with not much more than a few dents.

Where you been all my life??

[Snowman7]

****ing LadyNorthStar my ass! ****! Should be more like ****ing SailorNorthStar!:rofl:

Just ****in with ya LNS!:lol:

[Windwalker]

One question I have...

What did the damage to the truck come to.... In dollars and cents?
Yes, I am aware it could have been a total loss, and very glad it wasn't.

[ironeagle_2006]

LNS last time I heard language like that it was when my Brother a Master Sargent in the USAF was ripping a newly minted airman a NEW AHOLE for installing the rocket motor UPSIDE down in the ejection seat of a F-16 last fall in SC at his new base. No wonder the Base Commander pulled a few strings to get him back there to fix the issues he had with the maintance squadrons such as work not getting done and the afore mentioned seat issues. You would have made my Grandfather proud he was a Master Cheif in the US Navy OLD school style.

[LadyNorthStar]

Wow Tammy!! I'm just glad to know that you are OK!

I must admit, I was somewhat shocked by the language content from our LadyNorthStar. I don't know what to say.......Oh yes I do.

Got any plans for tonight Tammy???:lol:


lol.. =D!

[LadyNorthStar]

Holy Crap! Where were you? On the old part of the highway or up north of Whitehorse?

How have you been?...haven't been able to raise you since you left me in the dust the last time I got to run with you! :lol: :lol:

So glad to hear you are unhurt, & only shook up!


That was about 4 km South of the brake check at 474. (Trout River)

I've been good! Had 3 weeks holidays, 1 in Mexico... ahhhh.

[LadyNorthStar]

Ok, so once again I offer LadyNorthStar a job as a trainer in my school.

One thing I will NOT have to work on is the swearing. Usually it takes me months to train someone who can string that many things together in one sentence.

She can run in the snow, swear like a logger, drive at night, get hit by slides and come out with not much more than a few dents.

Where you been all my life??



Long time no chat Rocky!! Hope all is well with you! If I ever end up in that part of the world, you bet I'll come work for ya. =D

[LadyNorthStar]

One question I have...

What did the damage to the truck come to.... In dollars and cents?
Yes, I am aware it could have been a total loss, and very glad it wasn't.


No actual damage to the truck itself. As for cost.. whatever a couple of wiring connectors cost and the time our mechanic took to bolt the lights back on with a new plastic bracket. (Which probably came off an old light.)
I also had the steer replaced that had gone flat. I aired it up out there and it held, but the general consensus was that it shouldn't be trusted.

[Windwalker]

No actual damage to the truck itself. As for cost.. whatever a couple of wiring connectors cost and the time our mechanic took to bolt the lights back on with a new plastic bracket. (Which probably came off an old light.)
I also had the steer replaced that had gone flat. I aired it up out there and it held, but the general consensus was that it shouldn't be trusted.
10-4 on the steers... I just blew out a brand new steer myself, the other week. 1302 miles on it. And, I went back to look for it to see what blew out on it, and never found it. (It came off the rim about 2 seconds after it blew) What I never thought about was, that it could have passed my by while I was busy getting the truck off on the shoulder of the road. I can't say I was paying a lot of attention to what was passing me right then. So, when I went back to where it blew, I may have been looking in the wrong direction.

I've had 3 steers blow out on me during my career, but none was on snow or ice. That's something I'm not really anxious to learn first hand. Glad to hear that was all that happened.