MUST-SEE (Raw Footage): Hero Skier RESCUES Buried Snowboarder 

Take your time man, said by the most grateful guy alive.

Can you imagine the feeling you’d have thinking you were dying alone, cold, and scared, only to feel someone digging you out? Wow what an experience he must’ve had…

That skier is an absolute hero, he 100% saved that mans life. No one would have ever found him until long after he had suffocated to death. This is why you should always ski/snowboard in pairs!

When someone says “I got you” or “I gotcha” it is like an automatic mental relief for the person being rescued. When someone says “I gotcha” the fear subsides and replaced with hope.

I've skied in places like this, the odds he ran into that buried boarder are one in a million. Divine intervention right there folks.

For anybody wondering how the snowboarder was able to be buried that deep: He seems to have fallen in what is commonly known as a tree well, made of pockets of air in layers of heavy snow. He may have tripped and fell face first into one.

Holy cow, this was so intense! What a hero! This poor guy would have just died there and nobody would have known what happened to him until the body was found. Kudos to his quick action and selflessness!

For those wondering how this happened; Basically picture a large pine tree or any coniferous tree, the way their branches angle most of the snow down and away from it slightly. This creates a kind of pocket of air immediately next to the trunk of the tree and when you have like 7 feet of snow accumulation in the high altitude tree lines there is a deep cavity directly beside the tree trunk. If you are unlucky enough like this snowboarder to lose your balance and fall back into a tree or forward into one you can literally fall right down to the bottom of these holes (called tree-wells) and then the surrounding snow will just fall in on top of you and suffocate you the harder you struggle. In some places they kill more people every year than avalanches, cliffs or anything else. This guy was 100% going to die.

That guy had some serious stamina to be able to dig him out like that, that guy is 💪

Literal hero... so many people die this way - the person in the footage has my respect. You can tell how nervous he is, but he held it together and acted resourcefully.

He knew he was this person’s only shot and he fought like hell for him without even knowing who was on the other end. Humanity & decency ❤.

Tree wells are no joke. Always ski with a friend! What's crazy is the dude in front of him didn't go down the same path or went right by him, but the fact this dude saw him was truly a miracle.

We need an after interview with these guys!

What are the odds of him looking back and seeing a board sticking out of the snow right under a tree on the opposite side and not just skiing right past

An old friend of mine died this way skiing a couple of years ago. This guy was lucky.

I was holding my breath! My son's a snowboarder in Denver. This was terrifying and thank God this wonderful man skiing by saw this. Thank you so much!

What a miracle!

WOW!!! What a miracle the skier didn't just ski right past him... Praise God!!!

Aww man... seeing his board wiggling hopelessly like that saddens me... so happy that fact we can see it means he made it. Thanks to this hero.😊

It had to be you! God blessed this man by placing you there at the right time. Amazing!

Wow - is he ever lucky that you happened to take that SAME path and discover him like that.

That’s a miracle, the man who uncovered him is a hero! Thank God almighty!

Wow!! It looks like any different turn around any different tree would have missed him! I believe truly it was guidance by God brought you to him. Outstanding Hero!

It's nice to have some feel good news once in a while. We get pretty saturated reality sometimes and often negative. Nice work skier! You should always ride and ski in pairs!

Made me cry! 😢 I hope they remain lifelong friends! Skier is a hero!❤😊

Hero. Right place, right time.

That has to be one of the scariest situations for both of them! Praise both of them for staying calm, cool and collected in a life or death situation 😮

Deep snow looks like a skiers dream until you're buried in it. Surfers see monster waves and the smart ones stay on the beach. Always have a partner when you are challenging extreme conditions.

Amazing. Would love to see the full rescue and see their faces at the end. Miraculous, awe-inspiring, and breath-taking. They were both so calm despite the emergency and I imagine the calmness of the buried man is also partly why he didn't suffocate before he was found. Bravo both of you!

As a first responder.....damn this dude is a damn hero!

Man that got my heart pumping

My husband and I heard how this happens there at Baker! So to see it on video is so crazy!!!! Thank God that guy was there at the perfect timing!!! Wow!! So awesome!

That was intense! And I'm glad you didn't add a bunch of narrating on top of the video - made it so much more real.

I love how casually the buried guy says thank you 3:14

You made me cry, great heart, knowledgeable and experienced. You are a true hero ❤

Wow--it's been like that this year and I am very often out there like this--never have come upon a buried skier/boarder yet. Great composure and work by the skier.

Damn! Serious stamina on that dude to be able to dig that deep that fast! Great save!

Incredible! That is a hero. ❤

He's so lucky. Definitely people need to see this ! If you plan on skiing alone ... that snow is so deep too

Total hero. Right guy in the right place at the right time. Totally saved his life. Tree wells are deadly. This guy saw the snowboard, and knew what it meant. Kudos. Coulda done it without the shovel, but it sure helped. And this guy happened to have one in his pack. Most skiers don't carry one.

Those two will become best friends after this. Can’t even imagine what was going thru that kids head and also the adrenaline rush of the guy who rescued him. Talk about your guarding angel being with you. Amazing.

That border got insane lucky that skier took that path. I board that area often and there’s so many paths to take it’s amazing he found him and in time. Freaks me out.

Please share the original video link and give credit to the Hero!You’re an absolute HERO bro! Thank you for saving that man’s life 🙏❤️

Digging someone out of snow pack is some SERIOUS cardio!!! Kudos to the skier and blessings on both of them.

I want the whole story and interview... I'm so invested!!!! I am so thrilled that Angel came upon him❤

I've been caught in an avalanche cloud before... Trying to breathe ice crystals hurts so bad it takes away your breath... I couldn't get a breath and trying was so painful. I also fell while riding a snowmobile and I couldn't move... I couldn't get any leverage to move and oh MAN that was panic... that guy was amazingly calm !!!

Damn this made me cry. Humanity at its finest

Thank God this guy stayed cool calm and collected. People die when panic takes over

Why didn't we get to see the whole thing?

I'm impressed on how deep the snowboarder got himself into the snow. I would like to hear how he ended upside down behind the tree

Seriously, if that snowboarder doesn't go to church, I hope he starts because that was DIVINE intervention! God.

This was beautiful, divine intervention indeed. Wow. What a real hero and man could still breathe

I can’t believe he didn’t ski past him, thinking he was already further down the mountain. Great work brother! 🤘🏼

Thank God the snowboarder had a flashy red on that board that's what saved him. The man who rescued him probably could've missed him if the board blended in. That flash of red caught his eye. So lucky.

at 4:20 I sobbed and realized I had been hilding my breath.

Hate when these great videos end too soon.

If Search and Rescue were out looking for that guy, the chance of them finding him would be slim and none. This skier not only realizes something is wrong when he see the snowboard, but he back-tracks and does everything he can to help save a strangers life. I don't know if he was moving the snowboard to get an idea of which direction the guys head was so he could start digging him out, but he really is a hero...both of their lives are forever changed. Oh, and what happened to that guys friend -- he just kept going. He's in the lodge drinking a hot-tottie while his buddy is saving a life. As for the snowboarder -- it's hard to imagine what was going through his mind...for all he knew, he was out there alone and going to die under all that snow. Being buried alive is one of my biggest fears. It's nice to know there are still people out there that care about others.

Thank God for good hearted people.

this is a very dangerous situation, i'm a ski instructor with 20 yrs experience at breckenridge, this is an excellent example of being overconfident and falling head down hill is deadly. ski on trails and stay out of trees. trails are cut to avoid this dumb almost fatal events can be avoided. thumbs up to this rescuer, lucky he had the right stuff with him

A divine appointment giving this man another chance. Well done!

Almost died twice alone on my board: once getting stuck up a tree I tried to jump, went between my legs, couldnt unbuckle, end of day out of bounds, alone, thought I was going to be found frozen and upside down. Second time was head first in a tree well. Some stranger found me both times. Suffocating in a tree though has stuck with me because it was far far scarier. Most hopeless feeling you can imagine because there is a point when you know you're dead unless there's a miracle like this skier finding you.

Praise God!

now this is the type of person that should get a sponsorship and be proped up as someone to aspire to be like.

Praise the Lord for that guy! This made me cry!

The dangers of trees.. and then there are the wind bowls.. Years ago, skiing without out a buddy, got caught in a tree wind snow-bowl sort of like this snow-boarder.. could only get out by twisting out of my bindings and it took 15 minutes to get out after that. had my bindings been tighter I would have froze to death as it was closing time when I got caught and with blowing snow there are no tracks after a while and the snow -bowl even covers up Infra-red heat signature. Buddies save lives.

What a great job he did and thankfully the snowboarder is OK

Exactly what happened to me. Now, I always ski with a TRUSTED partner in the trees and wear an Avalung back pack.

Same happened to me on Whistler in the 90's, tree wells can be deadly!

HERO! Had you not taken that path, which gave you some trouble, you'd never have seen him. God was with the both of you! Stellar effort!

This dude was that guys savior. Like an angel that just happened to stumble upon his board. Wowsers. So powerful how calm they both were throughout that. I hope they are friends now. Bravo 👏 to the hero, he's truly a man amongst men.

I saw this Vid maybe 20 times, and can´t get enough of it. What a miracleus apointment.... ♥♥♥

That’s horrifying. I remember being a kid & my brother and I would make tunnels in the snow when it would get a few feet deep. Once when I was crawling through the snow collapsed and buried me quickly. I know I was just a kid & it must of only been 3 or 4 feet deep but snow is incredibly heavy. The more I moved the more compact it became. I probably would have been able to get out on my own if we didn’t pack the “ceiling” and walls of the tunnel so tightly with snow. Luckily my brother was there and got my dad, remember my dads fist hitting me in the gut (lol was probably punching through to try and get to me quickly) He pulled me out by grabbing my jacket’s hood and was one of the rare times I saw him have tears in his eyes. Hugged me so tight and sprinted inside. - that whole incident is probably why I’m so claustrophobic now… and MAN did we get yelled at after everyone calmed down. We were already told before to not make tunnels because it’s so dangerous, but being dumb kids we never really understood why until that day. Can’t imagine being alone and having this happen. The sheer horror alone that man must of felt gives me the chills. Thank God for that man. Stay safe out there everyone, especially you guys who ski/snowboard/go to snowy places. God bless ♡

Wow, quite by chance when the skier fell over he glanced and saw the board moving. Very emotional thing! Love to see a follow up interview. One well prepared skier and one less experienced boarder.

Well done to you sir! He’s soo lucky you were there to help.. your a hero

Y'all wanna know why more black folks don't do this stuff? Its cause of things like this not racism. Y'all crazy as hell😂

Nice job man.

God bless this good, and strong man!! The only thing I'd say is in this situation you WANT God and Jesus on your side!!! Not using their names as profanity.

Man that is some deep POW. Brought tears to my eyes.

If u r skiing in these conditions please get scanned at every lift to help rescuers later narrow it down slightly. God bless

Dude is a beast!! Awesome!!

Wow....incredible....what a great man to seek out and rescue him.....absolutely a hero

THAT SKIER TAKES ANOTHER PATH DOWN ONE TREE TO THE RIGHT OR ONE TREE TO THE LEFT....HE DOESN'T SEE THIS GUY. LUCKY LUCKY DUDE

this is my new favorite video on the internet

Thank God that skier was right there. That was a close call, too close for comfort

Saved dudes life, for real

I think they have a key strategy of following the others line. Not only does the follower identify that the leader has stopped since their tracks in the snow stopped. The other thing is, the follower will also avoid this kind of thing cause they'll stay away from other possible spots of danger

Dude. You are a hero. Blessings on you.

Not all heroes wear capes.. Just ski's 😂 Well-done pal 👏

Just... wow!

Every human being should watch this!

Oh my goodness, what a hero that man was. GOD bless him and the one who fell.

He could have easily missed him!!! So thankful he turned around and saw his board 😭

Whoa!!! I wanted to see the end with the guy out! So grateful this skier was paying attention! Praise God!!!

When I was a kid I fell into one in Tahoe that was maybe 6-7 feet deep. I was able to get out in about an hour or so, because it didn’t collapse in on me when I fell in and was able to make a really long, slow incline path to get out. I was also under 100 lbs so that may have helped. The scariest part. The scariest. Was that the snow absorbs almost all of your voice as you scream for help. Someone skiing by would probably not even hear you.

One good man and one lucky man right there. Smart to carry the gear he had.✌️🗽🇺🇸

❤ We still have miracles…and people that STOPS to help !

Wow so amazing!! Its surprising how calm the snowboarder was acting.. very good!! were taught its not helpful to panic in those situations(any bad situation really) When I was a kid I jumped(bellyflopped) in snow and almost suffocated but my dog literally dug me out I was able to help after she freed me up a bit.. I kinda blacked out and dont ever tell the story cause its not believable especially with my story telling skills but its so scary being trapped like that and almost impossible to describe... If only my incident was caught on camera... Shout out to my dog hooch(hoochie mama)😂

Just reinforces my hatred of snow, truly amazing he saw that snowboarder. He didn't just see him either, he was prepared and knew exactly what to do, and made sure that he was on good footing. A lesser man might have just hurt himself trying to help or somehow made the situation worse.

"Hello? Are you ok?" "Bonjour!" Proceeds to rebury him.

Not all heros wear capes but some definitely wear skis