### MISSING SKIER!!! ###

Plans to carpool from Seattle? PM me.

Have you found any snowmobilers to help out?

If not, let me know asap and I can change some plans, pull my sled out of storage, and help out on sunday. send me a pm or email.

This is a post from Amy Brown, a friend of Kevin's who has been coordinating search efforts:

This is the latest update I have on the search for Kevin LaFleur.

Early Sunday morning, approximately 30 volunteers and 8 snowmobiles gathered up the Glacier Creek Road. There were several groups searching down low, a group that formed a base camp at about 7,000 feet, and many volunteers who helped ferry equipment and supplies up to the base camp.

A group led by Timothy Terpstra attempted to summit Mount Baker yesterday (Monday) morning but were forced to turn around due to whiteout conditions. However, two groups – a group of 10 and a group of 2, both unconnected from the search effort, did manage to summit successfully on Sunday. They reported nothing unusual at the top. It was found that any avalanches seen (near Colfax Peak and the Coleman Headwall) have since consolidated and are covered with a hard glaze and are thus nearly impossible to search.

The base camp group decided to come out yesterday. Everyone made it home safely.

At this point, there are no additional coordinated search efforts planned. If anyone goes up and has any news, please post updates here.

In honor of Kevin’s love of the wilderness, we ask anyone planning to operate a snowmobile in the wilderness area for further search efforts to please consult with the Mt Baker Snoqualmie National Forest for clearance. Many, many thanks to the snow machine drivers who contributed their time, skill, gas and machines to the search effort. Your help was invaluable and greatly appreciated. May the snowshoers, boarders and skiers never have to return the favor, but if you call, we will come.

We’d like to extend our deepest gratitude to everyone who contributed to the search or offered assistance. This has been an incredibly difficult process and we want Kevin’ s family and friends know that we think of them now and will continue to remember them, and Kevin, each and every time we go into the mountains.

A thread has been created for Kevin at:
cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php...n/796814/#Post796814
The above thread is for those that have been following Kevin's story and want to share their stories, pay him tribute or support his family.

If you want discuss the incident, the following search effort, SAR practices, etc. please continue on this thread here:
cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php...er=796823#Post796823

I have created a flyer listing his gear and description for posting at trailheads, bulletin boards, stores etc. It is in .pdf form- when I figure out how to convert it to .jpg or .gif, I will post it here. Until then, PM me with your e-mail & I'll send it to you.


Thanks.

You can download the PDF flyer SkagitQueen created here:
etculli.com/kevin-lafleur-missing-skier-description/

Attached is a JPEG version of the same document.
For best results use the PDF file if you want to print the information.