Skier-triggered avalanche in Tuckerman Ravine: 2/25/23
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- Опубликовано: 26 фев 2023
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At about 12:00pm on Saturday, February 25, a party consisting of one skier and one snowboarder was involved in an avalanche incident on The Lip area of Tuckerman Ravine. One of the members of the team was caught, carried, partially buried, and uninjured. The avalanche was a large, hard slab and had the destructive potential to bury and kill a person. The avalanche danger for the day was rated CONSIDERABLE with a primary avalanche problem of Wind Slabs.
Thanks very much to L. Parker for taking this video and letting us use it.
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I don't always ski/ride in the backcountry, but when I do I prefer to sit in avalanche paths while watching my friends come down... Avalanche awareness is so old school.
How was he supposed to know he was in an avalanche path before it was too late?
To be fair: yes not a good place to stop. But, there were outcrops of rocks above him and 8 feet upslope he would’ve been above the crown. Still, slab slid very close to rocks to right of snowboarder. I wouldn’t want to be in BC with that boarder or skier (assuming skier knew boarder was below).
Get educated then you'll know
@geminienergy the terrain speaks for itself.
@geminienergy Yeah... You need to learn how to read snow if you are going to go into unregulated areas.
Dude on the snowboard stopped in a terrible spot. I have the same bad habit but have been lucky so far. I hope everyone got out safe
Ugh. Why do snowboarders always sit and take breaks in the worst spots?
Good question - either fell or really doesn’t know what he’s doing. Why is the skier dropping on top of the other guy though? I don’t want to be around either of these folks in the backcountry.
Because we tend to think if skiers are so good to be in the back country or on black diamonds they should be able to scope us out in time and avoid us. And hes literally on the side of the whole line area...what do you want lol. Yall complain way too much. Pretend we are trees or a boulder and you have to avoid us like any other piece of nature obstacle. Like seriously its like yall cry over spilt milk lol.
Now as far as this position to be in while in avalanche prone areas....yes should probably know better if doing that kind of snowboarding. But I cant throw too much shade bc I am early in my foray into backcountry too. Just did the slides earlier this month at whiteface and a BUNCH of backcountry lines w locals at stowe last weekend. It was a blast. I will def be a little bit before attempting Mt Washington tho!!!
@@parkimedes lol yea only snowboarders do this. Ugh I wish they were perfect like skiers who never do anything wrong.
@@parkimedes having a Jerry like you as a dad must be tough.
don’t stop below someone, get behind something off to the side.
Lucky they both made it out alive !!
Why didn't you finish the video and show what happened to the person who got swept away.
RUclips censors you if you post death videos
.... really
Yup that person almost died too. Flown to darrmouth with severe injuries.
Maybe... maybe rushed there to help?
Never wait in the funnel
Whatever. You aint liven if you aint waiting in a funnel. Square
@@whooptydoo6256 Some people aren't aware, that the outcome of such risks could be followed by a lifetime of suffering.
Hope they were ok! That's an insane avalanche 😮
And the battle between skiers and boarders rages on
Plankers and Knuckledraggers...
lmao
So what does the skier do after they trigger it? Do they ski down the part where the avalanche has already passed or go down on the powder?
Go sideways to a more stable point if you can. I didn’t see the snowboarder get sucked away. I’d head down to him.
Once it has slid the snow left behind is generally stable and safe to ski on. If someone was buried you’d want to travel down the slide path and begin searching for them. Otherwise just reach the safety of a lower angle slope as soon as possible
@@jarnold1789 In my AIARE level 1 course I do recall them saying to beware as a rescuer while searching for a victim secondary slides are possible so the snow left behind is not always stable. That can be the risk of switching your beacon to search mode from discover mode. If you as the rescuer get caught in a secondary slide while in search mode and you get buried how will they search for you, assuming there is anyone left to search? As a rescuer your safety must be priority, that from my Wilderness First Aid course
@@danielchisena6609 Very true. Additional snow above the initial crown could slide and you have to be aware of other over-head hazards. The slide path should generally be stable unless there’s another weak layer deeper than the one that just slid, which could happen I suppose. Good point about being in a dangerous position once you switch your beacon to search mode
@@danielchisena6609 depend if their is still hanging hazard that has the same runout path, but if there isn’t the avy path is a safe path to follow , as the force exerted by the avy on the snowpack is typically much greater than the force caused by your own weight.
Also, almost all the beacon that i know has an auto switch to send mode after 10 min of search mode , for the exact reason you described
Slab "No need to get up, I've got you"
Lmao
Yep really stupid to sit in the middle of a spill way then have a skier cut the mountain directly above your head. Text book for everything NOT to do. Guessing everyone was Ok consider yourselves lucky.
And that's why I gave up golf.
Ski man has reached max power
Damn skiers Killin another chill day dammit. Lol. The irony of this clip
Where in the world is Tuckerman’s Ravine? Not that I’m heading there to experience being buried in an avalanche, but I’m just a geography geek. Thanks for sharing!
New Hampshire actually! It’s on mount Washington.
There is no "Tuckerman's" but there is Tuckerman Ravine.
Holyyyy
My home baby ❤️
Getting everyone involved
🤘🏻😲 snowboarder was okay. word around.
Note to self: Sitting below potential trigger points in terrain traps does not equal a safe zone. At least they went 1x1
Minimal snow cover yet still an avalanche. Always gotta be alert off piste.
Dude chilling on the snowboard.. bye 👋
Best advice for spots like that of you're scared of an avalanche, stop beneath the rollers and get out your shovel.
Mini terrain trap
That was 100% predictable. The things people do for RUclips these days
Yeah, he skied Tucks just for you 🤡
@@TrailRunnerLife 🤣
Idk the first thing about skiing/snowboarding so idk if he just shoulda have been sitting there but damn id be pissed if I were him
Maybe... film the person who's getting carried down the hill?
Going out in an avalanche, would be in my opinion, as bad as burning to death. It scares the living crap out of me. Happy to hear everyone got out without injuries.
Kinda reminds me of Biden's landslide victory
Way better than burning. I almost went out in a collapsed so pile. It was kind of peaceful for a second
That 1 guy just rolling with it.
That’s the risk woman.
Had a friend trigger one last week a was killed
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Condolences Ed. Sorry to hear about your loss
Guck the skier what about the guy on the snowboard that got swept away on the dam avalanche
That was the plan.
@@jakefarm1280 y’all some crazy people lol let’s just snowboard down in an avalanche for fun crazy I just smoke weed for fun and I thought I was the crazy one
@@mr.jayohbe snowboarders do that too while snowboarding 😂
@@Shane.C yea but I’m not about to just sit on top of an avalanche and then ride it away like a fairy tail ending
"no no no no noooo"
Why cut the video so short??? Let's see the avalanche
The rest of the avalanche is out of field of view from where this video was taken. A ridge line hides the rest of the slide path from this perspective.
when the shit hits the fan, there are more important things to worry about than getting a video
No way they should've been on that snow. Wasn't it closed like 2 weeks ago due to ice?
No, Tuckerman ravine is not open or closed. Enter at your own risk
@@Odhege8262 lift accessed?
@@proverbalizer nope. Backcountry.
good news,
HE GONE
Served up homie a lil avalanche. Dope.
Get the damn snowboarder that is been burried alive on film dude.
Poor snowboarder 😂 hope they good
l'ha fatto apposta.... si vede benissimo che in fase curva carica forte l'esterno per favorire il distacco... da mostrare nel video 👎
All that boarder needed to shred the gnaar was a little...
motivation
😮
コンニャローのせいや
Who cares.
Skiers: 1
Boarders: 0
Once again a skiers fault 😂
Totally triggered by the snowboarder
Nope.
That's not an avalanche
Bit of a gully there and it just got a little wind loaded -cool video