For years the Loveland Ski Patrol had an avalanche rescue - TopicsExpress

For years the Loveland Ski Patrol had an avalanche rescue “dummy” for practice scenarios. He was called “Mr. Plywood,” since he was made of plywood. He was covered with white close-cell foam to feel more human like when a rescuer hit him with an avalanche probe pole. Over the years he served the ski patrol well. I knew Mr. Plywood well, since when I was with the patrol I set-up a lot of the avalanche rescue scenarios. In late April of 2000 the ski patrol had placed Mr. Plywood out below lift #9, to practice throwing bamboo poles for the up-coming Colorado Pro Ski Patrol Convention, patrol skills competition. One of the competitions is throwing a bamboo poles from a lift to “mark obstacles.” Mr. Plywood was being used as a target. While riding the lift I saw Mr. Plywood sitting alone and taking this abuse. The idea came to me to take Mr. Plywood and have him send photos and letters about his adventures back to the Loveland Ski Patrol. These letters would be anonymous, and the photos carefully shot as to note revealing who shot them. I skied down to Mr. Plywood and took him a spot to the North Chute trees (there is now a small sign in those trees that says, “Mr. Plywood Trees”) and buried him there. After the ski area closed for the season, I hiked up and recovered Mr. Plywood. For over two years Mr. Plywood sent “home” letters and photos to Ron Kidder (and a few other folks at Loveland) the then ski patrol director about his adventures. Mr. Plywood traveled all over Colorado and Scotland. He summited Mount Evans, went to Shotgun Willies, panhandled on Colfax, took the Coors tour, worked as a Christmas tree salesman, went trick or treating, went golfing, and went to the old Mile High Stadium, partied at the Avalanche Bar in Crested Butte and a lot of other things. Eventfully after over two years and 36 letters with photos, I finally admitted to Ron and the patrol that I had been the one sending the letters. I had always planned that if someone asked my straight-up if it was me sending the Mr. Plywood letters I would admit it. But, no one asked me. Kidder was a good sport about the whole thing. Mr. Plywood currently resides in happy retirement here in a corner of my office. Mr. Plywood has “skied” Loveland for many years.

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