Time keeps ticking, but the thoughts and emotions of this catastrophic event remain ingrained in my mind, and I am sure all of yours as well.  I can’t speak for all of you who were up on Boulder on Saturday, but I know it keeps training through my head, and each pass this train makes I seem to be able to piece something else back into some sort of timeline.  The mind works in mysterious ways, and I’m sure the slow pace is for the best.

As I think more and more of what exactly happened, I can’t help but feel how proud I am of each and every one of you.  Many people think of the snowmobile community as being behind the times as far as education goes, but if this incident isn’t an argument for the complete opposite, I can’t imagine a better example.  The uneasy feeling of what outcome may have developed if this same tragedy happened only years ago.  Hearing the direction that came from so many people to get their transceivers out was a moment I can never forget. 
There will always be people watching the news, and reading papers judging each and every decision made both post and prior to the incident, but these people were not there, and did not see what happened.  For those of you who were there, I truly believe you did the best you could have done!
Technology played a large role in saving so many people, but let us not forget technology is no use without the skill and dedication of everyday people saving the lives of complete strangers in this time of need.  Education has been a big push over the past few years for not only snowmobile governing bodies, but also general recreational backcountry enthusiasts and it was put to the test on this day.
The companion rescue efforts were second to none, but in no way can we forget the many professional men and women who assisted from all across, British Columbia.  Search and Rescue teams, ski resort staff, CARDA dogs and trainers, RCMP, cat ski and helicopter ski operators and of course pilots among so many others who assisted in this time of need stepped up and made a HUGE effort for strangers. 
As I write this I can’t help but think of the two men who were lost last weekend and to the many people who were injured. 
Like you I would give anything to go back in time and somehow fix the events leading up to this tragedy, but since that is not realistic I can only be left thinking of how impressed I am with the organization and promptness that all of you showed in your rescue efforts both professional and not.
Although words hardly seem to scratch the surface, I wish my deepest condolences for the families who have lost, and to the many of you who were injured. 
Like I said at the start of this article, time keeps ticking, but the event will continue to stay with us. 

I wish you all the best.