text: Confidence is knowing when to say NO (my BC mentors drilled NO into my head over 3 decades ago), overcoming arrogant group think and turning around.  Sad to revisit Sheep Creek (I stayed out of the BC during that storm cycle for a reason) and Stevens Pass as in both events they made extremely and avoidable dumb mistakes that solid BC experts would never make.  Sorry to kick the dead but both parties blew it and paid for it with too many lives. CAIC was kind in their write up of Sheep Creek and their assessment, which spoke to the group's mistakes that occurred immediately as they entered an obvious terrain trap that basic BC knowledge would have identified.  For those of us seasoned BC folks the depth hoar from early in that season made for year a good year to stay low angle or in-bounds...yes, my post may offend but it's how my mentors and I have stayed alive for decades my friend especially in the low moisture content Colorado snowpack.