A group of riders triggered a rather large and dangerous avalanche in upper Providence Canyon near Logan. Thanks owed to Jerrimy Brenchley for sharing his video...
Not a nice feeling to be chased by an avalanche. After getting away my legs were weak instantly fell after first step off the sled. It took me almost 10 minutes before I had a clear mind again. Stay safe! Wear Avy Packs.
Kc Yukon ..Adrenaline may be a word to use, but experiencing it is something all together different. I threw up 30 minutes after the first time I was buried and my body and mind was not steady for a good hour.
Jeff Pierce ..EVERYONE riding in the back country needs BOTH. Most people in our group are at least level 1 certified and many of us level 2 working on 3. As soon as you are buried yourself or witness a friend die it becomes a reality. Please go do this before you have to go through that like some of us have. No, there is not a cure all, but I can promise when your buddy or family member gets buried and dies because you didn’t know how to find him correctly and quickly it will be much harder to deal with.
Happened to me once while skiing when I was a teenager, it cracked more than 100m above me on the steeper part and I managed to avoid it by going faster than I ever had and getting to a safe point, the avalanche missing me by no more than 2 seconds. Had my avy pack but was alone so it wouldn't have saved me. Had to sit for a few minutes before I was able to continue.
Such a nice simple and smaller sized hill, yet all that concrete like snow is produced and will take your life. Things happen fast. Glad everyone appears to be okay.
Ya that bump that threw him off his sled was probably what hurt him no helmet probably smashed his chest and face off the machine before he was tossed off
@@treefiddy5673 He was wearing a helmet on the way up. I've taken some pretty hard falls, none tore my helmet off. He must not have had it strapped on.
Of all the avalanche videos I've seen this is the best at showing the scale of it all. At first it looked like no big deal I'm thinking just drive through it! Then it becomes a wall. I guess you can't tell how high or steep the bowl is. What a dream ride otherwise
Exactly what Ive been saying to myself for the last hour while watching. There are so many titled "Avalanche/Close Call" where I could hardly see any snow moving. Id say a good 50% are lame videos or maybe its the way they got their GoPro's set up?
Would be nice if we got some decent video of the slope after it was all done, but at least we got to see just how close the guy came to being under 5 or 6' of snow instead of a few yards in front of it.
Does anyone know the time of day this avalanche occurred? Was there an Avalanche Bulletin available for this area? If yes, anyone know the details? Thank you for your help. Glad everyone escaped!
The avalanche occurred in the middle of the day. The avalanche danger was rated CONSIDERABLE on 1/13/2018.....Here it is: utahavalanchecenter.org/sites/default/files/archive/advisory/print/advisory/logan/20180113.html
@@medmark77 He's not entirely wrong. You can have fun and be safe, but frequently having more fun means accepting more risk. Go watch some of the wingsuit terrain flying videos. That's way more fun than plain vanilla skydiving. The downside is that despite what a lot of people think, you actually can have too much fun, and sometimes you don't know where the line is until you've crossed it.
@@stevepseudonym445 my "thoughts of no one but himself" comment refers to those of us tasked with rescuing thrill seekers and risk takers. The unnecessary tragedies we see get pretty old.
If you slow down the video it appears that the guy is Airborne on the sled at the 52 seconds mark and slams back into the ground and then falls off looks like he hit the ground pretty damn hard 😬
Gives me the chills. It’s absolutely impossible to explain unless you’ve been in one. The most unimaginable feeling of helplessness and panic I’ve ever had. I know stay calm and keep your head about you, but until you’ve experienced it, you have no idea. I’ve been lucky three times, but two of my friends have not been. Sure am glad to see a great outcome with this. Be safe out there fellow backcountry riders. It’s not something to chance or risk (but seems like we did for years looking back) ...the people who have been caught know exactly what I’m talking about. I won’t say he deserved it, because having experienced it, I wouldn’t wish that on anyone....but if he wasn’t wearing a helmet he’s a dip shit.
look closely, the rider tries to outrun the avvy but nose dives the sled and then him and the sled do a full frontflip then he gets ragdolled for a little bit. I think his helmet got thrown off
@@benm12310 Agree, the guy was blasting down the mountain and he flew off over the lower avalanche, that's why he got the wind knocked out of him! Be safe out there!
Man you can just feel that you speak from experience even without mentioning the two friends you lost. Thanks for sharing your perspective. I can't imagine what it must feel like. By the way I'm pretty sure he was wearing a helmet, it looks like the same sled and kit at 0:26 and he did fall pretty hard so he could have lost his helmet there. But I agree if he didn't have one...
@@troybayliss46 Thanks Matty, it makes my adrenaline rush and the hair all over my body stand up just talking about it. You guys are right, I think he was wearing a helmet. Thanks for pointing that out. I was riding yesterday in high avalanche danger and watched several people get up into country they shouldn’t have been in. It’s not my place to tell anyone their business so that’s not my objective. My objective is to try and save someone from having to experience what I’ve experienced and a possible tragic situation. Long story short I rode up to them and asked if they had checked the avalanche report. They they were pretty rude actually and the know it all type. I said “let me show you a picture” and showed them a picture of a friends lifeless body being pulled out of a hole over 12 feet deep. They weren’t too rude after that and wanted to know everything they could about being safe in the backcountry. I spent an hour or so pointing out nearby areas and why they are dangerous. They had no idea and their attitude changed pretty fast once they realized how much danger they were actually in. Educate yourself I beg you. It’s not worth it and you can still have an awesome day on the mountain without putting yourself in these elevated danger areas. I do it 3 or 4 times a week so there are plenty of places to stay safe.
@@specforged5651 I'm glad those guys changed their attitude and they took the opportunity to learn from you, it's too bad you had to show them the picture for that to happen. You never know but the knowledge they got today could save one of their lives. I'm lucky I don't have a picture like yours but I do have some pictures of my buddies foot that got destroyed by a dirt bike because he wasn't wearing MX boots that I show to people I see riding without boots. I always try to learn things from the more experienced guys out there. I think if you pay attention and listen you can learn something from almost anyone you meet in life. Now we can even do it over the internet! I appreciate you sharing your experience and knowledge brother! Be safe out there!
I know this is an old video. You could see the slide starting with the rider who was filming, the other riders noticed but the genius who almost died wasn’t paying attention apparently. I am super glad he is ok and lived to learn a valuable lesson. I triggered a small avalanche snow showing when I was a teenager, thankfully I was ok but I certainly a lot that day. Unfortunately there are those who do not
I'm not seeing that. It looks like the guy who got hurt was trying to outrun it. He had cleared the leading edge when he crashed. He clears the leading edge at 0:52 and crashes at 0:54.
Notice the ability to react to an issue from distance. Skiers and snowboarders don't have that luxury at all. Even at max effort it takes minutes to get to the accident by foot
He lost his sled trying to outrun it and got flopped down on the hard snow. Avy had no part in it other then causing him to dork up. Been there, you get stunned and may even crack ribs.
Two at a time is why it could have been worse, but it's very unlikely that it happened because they were both up there at the same time. It's possible that the downhill guy triggered it remotely, but it's far more likely that the uphill guy did it when turning across the slope.
Michael Nagle ...Haha!!! Thank you! I guarantee he still doesn’t get it. One of my largest pet peeves. Funny thing is, it’s always the ones who claim to be an expert. However, they cannot spell, use proper grammar and sure as hell don’t know what punctuation is.
Am I wrong to think that it was pretty dumb of the pov guy to go straight towards the avalanche while it's still going? Not a matter of helping his friend, if he gets caught in the avalanche he won't be able to help :/
Close, I set one like that off with a piped out zrt800 triple, with a 2" paddle track up in Alaska years ago and I just barely out ran it. But the hill was twice as steep. I would give left nut to have it on go pro vid. LoL👍😂☃️☃️☃️☃️☃️☃️☃️☃️☃️☃️☃️
Well Matt, if ya do... Will ya promise us you'll figure out the right camera settings before ya film it all? Bcuz so many of these GoPro videos really suck
I’m really not trying to be a jerk. I’m wondering if he was physically hurt anywhere? Or just went into the fetal position out of terror? That would be some scary $h!t for sure!!
@@ryancrazy1 I can’t tell for certain, but it looks like the guy in front veered into his path before he was thrown from his sled. Hard to tell what happened.
I never understood why sledders like to see who can get the highest up an open face by riding straight up it 🤦🏼♂️. Isnt it more fun to just ride around and maybe do some jumps in deep snow?
The part on a mountain without trees, is the part you try to avoid in winter. Otherwise an avalanche (with the right snow conditions ) is very possible. And yes, this video might not show it, but huge masses of snow are very, very scary. And these masses getting mobile are pure horror, when you are caught in it
Anyone surprised you set of an avalanche? The spot was pretty obviously dangerous in so far as the snow had not melted into one single layer, which it hadn't....
You caused it by driving an area with high risk of avalanches. That guy even went sideways on top of the hill. It is a sure way to start a snowfall. Can’t praise your action there.
Disturbing beautiful calm nature with loud noise and disrespectful intrusion. When will people develope enough sensitivity and awareness to let these things go in favour of a true interaction with their surrounding? Lets explore better ways of exploring ourselves.
So I take it you’ve never flown, been in a boat, drove a car, taken a train or used electricity? Oh I forgot one I assume your house is a natural occurring cave.
Kind of seems like a silly sport honestly...more and more emissions, so so so many avalanches triggered by the heavier machinery and the ability to access more terrain in a short amount of time , glad everyone survived this...
I've never been in an avalanche, but from what little the man experienced, it seems like he is being dramatic...it barely touched him. Unless its the crash that he is in pain about.
@@12345fowler no but your just as noisy. Two stroke engines have come a long way and don’t pollute near as bad as they used to. I’d be more concerned with boat engines that dump their exhaust right into the water.
@@12345fowler 😂😂😂😂😂 good rebuttal. I’m guessing that you don’t ride sleds or if you do your a trail dog or this video just popped up and you thought you’d chime in
I rigged my sled to drop charges with the push of a button. I seek out sliding snow for thrills. There is NOTHING more exhilarating then having a Tsunami of snow nipping at the tracks.
