Mt Hood ice cave collapse kills CO snowboarder

[Ronin13]

Not sure if you guys heard the news this weekend, but it went national... An ice cave up at Mt Hood, OR collapsed and killed a 25 year old snowboarder from Pine, CO, Collin Backowski. I heard the news waking up on Sunday that a snowboarder from CO had been buried in an ice cave collapse in Oregon and the rescue efforts were underway. When I heard the name my heart sank. He and my brother grew up and played soccer together. When I heard that they had recovered the body I felt so awful for not only his family, but the dozens and dozens of mutual friends he and I had that I know were very close to him- closer than I was. I always remembered how fun, friendly, and genuine he was. He was a very talented snowboarder and soccer player. The silver lining, I guess, would be that he died doing what he loved. Just another scary reminder that life is short and can end suddenly. RIP Collin.
Story for those who haven't heard the sad news:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nati...icle-1.1417177
CO lost a good kid.

[Sawin]

That sucks man. My condolences to his family and friends, yourself included.

[dirtrulz]

Those caves always make me nervous, especially this time of year.