EPTOn March 26 2012 13:56 PolskaGora wrote:
EDIT: OP, one tip I would like to give you is to always bring water with you when you go snowboarding! I'm always sure to bring at least a 500mL bottle with me for emergencies since eating snow to keep hydrated actually gets you more dehydrated than you were before, as counter intuitive as that seems.
EDIT: OP, one tip I would like to give you is to always bring water with you when you go snowboarding! I'm always sure to bring at least a 500mL bottle with me for emergencies since eating snow to keep hydrated actually gets you more dehydrated than you were before, as counter intuitive as that seems.
Yeah, absolutely. I always do bring water with me, but unfortunately it was the last run of the day and I had run out. I had thought about putting snow in my empty bottle to let it melt, but I was more focused on just getting out of there
Thanks everyone for your kind words -- it means a lot!
In regards to some of the comments to how scary the situation was: I've lived most of my life in the city so traditionally I've never spent much time in the outdoors aside from the odd camping or fishing/hunting trips. But I come from a long line of real outdoorsmen. Most influentially my dad who, when he was even younger than me, would just wander into the woods (for fun) and he would survive for days building shelters, making fires, and catching food. He never really taught me survival techniques, but what he did teach me about was the psychological battle you face when trying to survive. The number one thing you need to remember in any type of dire situation is that you have to survive at any cost -- do whatever it takes. When you're thrown into any kind of dangerous situation the fear can come on like a freight train and, therefore, very overwhelming and disabling. But don't let it get to you. As long as there is a breath in your body, focus at doing everything you can to keep that life going. This will take your mind off the fear and turn your attention to the task at hand . . . whatever that may be.
