Kendall Peak Avalanche- April 9th, 2010

Hi all. I was part of the avalanche incident below Kendall Peak on April 9th. (That was the first one. Another party was buried the next day in the vicinity.)
I am recovering from serious injuries and am finally writing about the incident. I'm trying to collect as much info for this as possible. I got some pictures that were posted on NWAC which were enlightening. I guess what I'm really after is a crown profile. No one I know was able to make it back up to take a look (they were all in the hospital visiting my sorry, intubated ass). So if anyone was in the area and able to take a look at the crown or has more picture, please let me know.
Any other information, history, etc. on the area would also be appreciated.
Any presumptuous, snide remakes are not welcome. If you want to criticize, PM me, I'll give you my phone number and you can do it in person once you know the whole story.

Also, I want to recognize the efforts of the King County Sheriff's SAR Team and the Bellevue Fire Dept. They saved my life.

Thanks,
Dan Otter

Sorry about your accident Dan. Glad to see you are able to type this today...

I have no info, but I hope you are doing well.

Man!  Glad to hear that you made it out alive and I'm looking forward to the write up.

Heal quickly and if you need any maps of the area or anything else just let me know (I've created avalanche maps for the NWAC in the past).

David

WOW OTTER!
That's a sobering story, even two months after the event.
Sorry to hear about your misfortune. Gives me more rationalization to feel grateful.
Sorry can't help you with the details of the crown, but I wish for you better luck in the future.
Here's to your return to the mountains!

Thanks for the good vibes guys.

but I wish for you better luck in the future.

I appreciate this Joedabaker and I take the sentiment to heart.
However, I just want to point emphasize that we messed up. Period. (I'll post a report soon, I promise) We made a lot of little mistakes, mistakes that many people in this forum probably make as well, mistakes we have made before, and maybe we get lucky all those other times. But luck, or lack there of, is not something we should be depending on to keep us safe in the backcountry. It's also an easy, cheap excuse. I, and our whole party, takes responsibility for our decisions and actions and recognize that is what got us into trouble.
I've had people say to me (and given, they are not all snow savvy, so maybe I'm preaching to the choir here) "Sounds like you just happened to be in the wrong spot. What bad luck." But I CHOSE to be in that spot at that moment.
Anyhow, sorry for the brief rant and I'm not trying to nitpick Joedabaker's positive wishes. I too hope I do have better luck in the future. I've been constantly analyzing and reanalyzing the incident (not accident, because accidents can't be avoided, right?) for two months now, so I have a lot to say about it and I want to use this as an opportunity for others to learn and maybe refelct on their own past actions in the BC.
More details soon, I promise.
Dan

That kind of insight is critical Dan -- I'm glad you're alive to share it. Please do post a report here when you're ready.

It's possible that, if you got in touch with the NWAC folks or some of the King County Sheriff's folks, that you'd be able to get more info about the slide or the snow conditions in the area that week.