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Matt Halverson

Backcountry snowboarder and survivor of the January 2024 "Broken Thumb" avalanche in the Tetons, featured as a guest on The Fine Line podcast (Season 10 premiere, Ep. 66).

Oct 1, 2026

The Fine Line

The Fine Line

66. Avalanche at Broken Thumb

Oct 1 · 1h 4m

Brad BatesGUEST
28:07
You know, it was the decision to continue with the plan was fast.
Matt HalversonGUEST
28:13
Just talking to him, like, he, you know, he obviously has been riding a lot of big lines and I wanted to do the same.
Matt HalversonGUEST
28:22
And when we had gone touring, I know like at least once we got turned around.
Matt HalversonGUEST
28:31
I can't remember what we were going to ski, but we ended up coming back down like Maverick.
Matt HalversonGUEST
28:35
So something up above Maverick somewhere.
Matt HalversonGUEST
28:40
And, you know, I'm sure that plays into it of like the last time we skied together, we kind of turned around because the conditions and safety.
Matt HalversonGUEST
28:48
And so whether we're aware of it or not, we were probably more eager to kind of, you know, get something accomplished the next time we went out.

19 MINS LATER

Brad BatesGUEST
47:41
I was like, "Man, this is, this is gnarly, gnarly terrain."

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