Caught on Video: Skier triggers avalanche | KDVR.com is the website for KDVR Television, FOX 31 News in Denver, Colorado

Crazy out there

 

In addition to knowing what you're doing in the BC and having respect for the snowpack, this video is very instructive about two other things:

1) After you ride a pitch, get to someplace safe while your buddies comes down behind you and,

2) just because someone's already been on the slope doesn't mean its safe - notice there were about a half dozen tracks in the general area where the boarder landed his jump and started the slide.

These guys were lucky to just get dusted by the cloud - I can't help but wonder if someone's beacon was inside the daypack on the snow...

Be safe out there, and remember: "In case of an avalanche, the best place to be is somewhere else."

-AH

 

That was pretty sweet,actually. Dude tee'd it up,went large and stuck the landing like a champ. Then sets off a fairly large slide....Talk about "afterbang."

Stay safe

 

It's more that he sent it down at his group, and when they saw it they were like "huh, is that coming at us?".........it is a pretty cool video of a very large slide though.

 

Note to all:
If you are relying on MountainBuzz for avalanche info, you have no business in the backcountry.

 

I think this is more of a discussion about current events than a place people would actually expect to gain "avalanche info"......

 

Is it just me or did they wait an awful long time to clear out?

 

Cool video.
What happened to the skier who triggered the avalanch?

 

Caseybailey giving a smug,douchebag response?? No way....

 

Thanks for the props. It's like having Michael Jordan say you have a nice jump shot.

 

Missed the point,huh? No,I'm pretty sure I got it. And I'm pretty sure that that was still sick. Didn't know I wasn't allowed to have a random opinion on a video. I'll criticize the obvious,MORE,next time....I shoulda known,this is teh Internet,serious stuff.