It was a typical morning in Park City, Utah. Wil Cruz woke up to the sound of his alarm, at 5:30 a.m. and immediately looked out his window. Fresh snow had fallen overnight, about a foot or so, and icicles hung from the lip of his roof that almost reached the base of his house. He got out under the layers of blankets spread around his bed, and went to watch the weather channel. His best friend Jake was already watching, waiting anxiously for the report. “It’s another great day here in Park City, Utah.” recited the weather man. “It is currently 22° F, and a reported 10 inches of fresh snow has fallen overnight. However, riders should expect a bli-” Wil turned off the TV and jumped up and whooped with happiness. Jake did the same. It was perfect weather for the backcountry snowboarding trip he had planned with his friends. He grabbed his phone and sent “Perfect weather! Who’s ready to have a shit ton of fun up on the mountain?!!” to his friends Shawn, Katie, Sarah, and Luke. They all responded quickly, and in 5
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“Hell no I can’t see them! I can barely see myself!” replied Jake. “We have to get to the trees. We will be safer there!” shouted Wil. “We can find Katie and Shawn once the storm passes!” The group of four took off their boards and started in the direction to where they thought the trees would be, but it was dark and the blizzard was making things even worse. After about 15 minutes of trudging through snow and the freezing cold air, they finally made it to a thicket of pines. Wil turned on his radio, but all he got in return was static. “Let’s set up camp here,” Wil said. “I doubt any helicopters will come looking for us, especially in this weather. Looks like we will have to stay out here for the night.” “Lets try and make some snow caves. We could sleep in those if it comes to that,” Jake suggested. “Good idea. We can use our boards as shovels,” replied
“Hell no I can’t see them! I can barely see myself!” replied Jake. “We have to get to the trees. We will be safer there!” shouted Wil. “We can find Katie and Shawn once the storm passes!” The group of four took off their boards and started in the direction to where they thought the trees would be, but it was dark and the blizzard was making things even worse. After about 15 minutes of trudging through snow and the freezing cold air, they finally made it to a thicket of pines. Wil turned on his radio, but all he got in return was static. “Let’s set up camp here,” Wil said. “I doubt any helicopters will come looking for us, especially in this weather. Looks like we will have to stay out here for the night.” “Lets try and make some snow caves. We could sleep in those if it comes to that,” Jake suggested. “Good idea. We can use our boards as shovels,” replied