68-yr. woman went to go snowboarding

[Melissa71]

That is so sad. I hope when I'm 68, I'm in good enough shape to keep going like that. I just hope she didn't suffer.

[cyclingqueen2k9]

Very sad, it's a real shame she was so far away from home. I have to say that it's nice she was active at her age though.

[badger]

hell, I know a 90 year old who still skis. Snowboarding's a relatively new sport so you don't see a whole lot of older people on snowboards, but you do see them.

Another Japanese exchange student went missing on Whistler a couple of years ago. She ended up going off piste and got lost. She was found in the valley in the creek

One thing an instructor once told me was if you ever find yourself off-course, go UP a mountain, not down as most instinctively tend to do.

[PamNY]

One thing an instructor once told me was if you ever find yourself off-course, go UP a mountain, not down as most instinctively tend to do.

Does that apply just to skiing? I would think you'd go down if hiking (to find civilization).

I reread this story and noted that the woman was described as not properly dressed for the conditions. That is far more important than age.

[badger]

Does that apply just to skiing? I would think you'd go down if hiking (to find civilization).

I reread this story and noted that the woman was described as not properly dressed for the conditions. That is far more important than age.

Yeah, I'd imagine it's probably best applied to skiing/snowboarding. If you were hiking I guess the best advice if you find yourself lost is to just stay put rather than wandering around.

They were saying that this story is a harsh reminder that it's spring-like in Vancouver but still very much winter up in the mountains.

[Tuckervill]

There's something fishy about this story. She said she was going snowboarding, but they don't say she actually had a snowboard. And she wasn't dressed for it. She's Japanese. Maybe she committed suicide. Maybe she had some dementia or something and died of exposure.

Karen