RandyMac
Stiff Member
You may have something there Randy, but falling uphill should be avoided if at all possible, even then, well planned escape routes are the fallers best defense against trees sliding downhill.
Gypo
There is a fair amount of stuff that trees do when they tip over, stored energy is one of them. If the butt hits the ground just before the trunk, it's more likely to stay put, the more of the tree in contact with the ground, at impact, the less chance it will do something funny. The Humboldt will slide the butt off the stump, not always the case with the conventional.