in the pre-dawn hours from high in the Wasatch Mountains Salt Lake City looks
Wasatch Mountains Salt Lake City looks
Wasatch Mountains Salt Lake City looks like dancing fireflies you’re climbing
like dancing fireflies you’re climbing
like dancing fireflies you’re climbing to an elevation of 11,000 feet just to
to an elevation of 11,000 feet just to
to an elevation of 11,000 feet just to make a morning meeting
forecast is for increasing clouds 1 2 3
forecast is for increasing clouds 1 2 3 today 4 to 5 tonight this room is packed
today 4 to 5 tonight this room is packed
today 4 to 5 tonight this room is packed with experience even with 7 years on the
with experience even with 7 years on the
with experience even with 7 years on the job you’re still a rookie 26 years is a
job you’re still a rookie 26 years is a
job you’re still a rookie 26 years is a long time to be doing anything
long time to be doing anything
long time to be doing anything especially a job that’s can be as
especially a job that’s can be as
especially a job that’s can be as demanding as this one it’s 17 degrees
demanding as this one it’s 17 degrees
demanding as this one it’s 17 degrees the wind scrapes across your face and
the wind scrapes across your face and
the wind scrapes across your face and you take it all in stride action is what
you take it all in stride action is what
you take it all in stride action is what you do interested gets the adrenaline
you do interested gets the adrenaline
you do interested gets the adrenaline going
going
going it makes me want to get outta bed the
it makes me want to get outta bed the
it makes me want to get outta bed the morning come to work Dean Carter now and
morning come to work Dean Carter now and
morning come to work Dean Carter now and his colleagues speed to keep people safe
his colleagues speed to keep people safe
his colleagues speed to keep people safe there the ski patrol at Snowbird ski
there the ski patrol at Snowbird ski
there the ski patrol at Snowbird ski resort their work space stretches 2,500
resort their work space stretches 2,500
resort their work space stretches 2,500 acres skiing to work skiing home there’s
acres skiing to work skiing home there’s
acres skiing to work skiing home there’s nothing I’d rather do it is an office
nothing I’d rather do it is an office
nothing I’d rather do it is an office that’s constantly demanding sunup
that’s constantly demanding sunup
that’s constantly demanding sunup sundown every day I think you want to do
okay Kelly
okay Kelly I got a backboard phone five Holly do
I got a backboard phone five Holly do
I got a backboard phone five Holly do you want to go and look at the no guns
you want to go and look at the no guns
you want to go and look at the no guns on Wilbur Ridge
for a handful of ski patrollers training
for a handful of ski patrollers training goes beyond the emergency medical
goes beyond the emergency medical
goes beyond the emergency medical procedures it takes additional
procedures it takes additional
procedures it takes additional specialized instruction to handle
specialized instruction to handle
specialized instruction to handle ammunition and operate military
ammunition and operate military
ammunition and operate military artillery to trigger avalanches to
artillery to trigger avalanches to
artillery to trigger avalanches to literally blow them off the mountain
literally blow them off the mountain
literally blow them off the mountain when an avalanche forecast calls for
when an avalanche forecast calls for
when an avalanche forecast calls for action ski areas are closed while the
action ski areas are closed while the
action ski areas are closed while the guns fire they’re trying to control
guns fire they’re trying to control
guns fire they’re trying to control nature before it can harm unsuspecting
nature before it can harm unsuspecting
nature before it can harm unsuspecting skiers at least once a week
skiers at least once a week
skiers at least once a week snowbirds ski patrol practices what it
snowbirds ski patrol practices what it
snowbirds ski patrol practices what it calls hasty rescues this is the time and
calls hasty rescues this is the time and
calls hasty rescues this is the time and practice has to be perfect
practice has to be perfect
practice has to be perfect buried alive in snow help has got to
buried alive in snow help has got to
buried alive in snow help has got to come within minutes late 1980s control
come within minutes late 1980s control
come within minutes late 1980s control route I was swept away and buried by an
route I was swept away and buried by an
route I was swept away and buried by an avalanche my head was 6 feet down and
avalanche my head was 6 feet down and
avalanche my head was 6 feet down and within eight minutes they had located me
within eight minutes they had located me
within eight minutes they had located me and I was blue and unbreathing things
and I was blue and unbreathing things
and I was blue and unbreathing things can quickly turn serious when you need
can quickly turn serious when you need
can quickly turn serious when you need help on the mountain but you improve
help on the mountain but you improve
help on the mountain but you improve your chances by wearing an avalanche
your chances by wearing an avalanche
your chances by wearing an avalanche homing device or by having a computer
homing device or by having a computer
homing device or by having a computer chip sown in your clothes both send out
chip sown in your clothes both send out
chip sown in your clothes both send out signals for help a lot of times the
signals for help a lot of times the
signals for help a lot of times the public doesn’t see exactly what we do
public doesn’t see exactly what we do
public doesn’t see exactly what we do because we do it in closed areas behind
because we do it in closed areas behind
because we do it in closed areas behind lines what the public does see are men
lines what the public does see are men
lines what the public does see are men and women who work on the mountain for
and women who work on the mountain for
and women who work on the mountain for the love of
the love of
the love of I wake up everyday in a beautiful place
I wake up everyday in a beautiful place
I wake up everyday in a beautiful place in a natural environment every snowflake
in a natural environment every snowflake
in a natural environment every snowflake that falls makes the whole world
that falls makes the whole world
that falls makes the whole world different in you doing a job they
different in you doing a job they
different in you doing a job they wouldn’t trade with an incomparable view
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