Further to the extreme fire risk, we do have some minimal equipment which you should be now be carrying if you undertake any activities at Telemark. There are Pulaskis and backpack water sprayers stored in the groomer quonset. As Scott Anderson puts it, “You’re not going to save the valley with this calibre of gear. It’s merely to meet minimum requirements when we conduct mechanical activities in the forest. If something were to flash up while say, refueling a chainsaw……clip a rock with the brush saw, whatever – the idea is to have SOMETHING to attempt to keep flames from spreading, because they grow exponentially.”
