April fools on Table Mountain

The action depicted in the video is within my comfort zone. Hard to say if they knew what they were getting into without talking to them about it. Standing by to offer assistance was the polite and neighborly thing to do. Calling them out as fools on the internet was not.

Where are they being called out as fools?

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Kudos to Chuck and co. for being good guys. I wouldn't have been nearly as charitable!

Chuck, Is your thread titled "April fools..." because this took place on April 1 or were you suggesting that the subjects of your vid were fools on Table Mt? Or something else?

Hills, lighten up...

Is the rider in the video a fool? Sometimes...

That slide was within my comfort zone and my partner and I had a very clear discussion about what we saw going on around us before we dropped in. We had a plan of what to do if somthing popped which was pretty much in line with what happened.

We both trust each other's riding and avalanche rescue abilities and we are both more risk tolerant than average.

Thank you for sticking around to keep an eye on us, that's a luxury that I don't ever count on and you would have been putting yourself at risk to come check on us had anyone else come down after us.

If anyone cares I can go through in detail what was going through my head and what we did before dropping in. I typed it all out once but then lost it before I had a chance to post it.

^This is excellent. I don't need a play by play. Others might but it seems like a trip down the rabbit hole. Well played.

good post and video chuck, and great reply Jason.

Doesn't look so bad to me either. good line of sight, low consequence, and well managed. Looks like you where expecting it to slide, and I don't see anybody below you? I'd imagine riders 3 and 4 only left to find a better line, not because of danger?

not sure if it was the same at table, but there was a brief clearing in between storms on sat and sun... maybe a small layer of hoar in there? it was VERY reactive in our location near stevens.. and mostly gone by monday, but we heard a HUGE whoomph on top of nason ridge.