When you cross that boundary, it's like stepping into the stone age. You have to become your own avalanche expert.

It's been since 1986 that someone was killed (in Utah) inside ski resort boundaries on a run.

Those poles and the 'T' lay out there for quite a while. I think somebody, a sign company, offered us something for the 'T', and we sold it for little or nothing.

We thought that it was so high that the people in the cars couldn't see it. We were probably wrong.

The area around it is getting to look a little dowdy. There's a lot of casinos and check-cashing places.

The first step in the risk management process is to acknowledge the reality of risk. Denial is a common tactic that substitutes deliberate ignorance for thoughtful planning.