- Snow slide sweep away snowboarder in the United State was caught on camera.
- The terrifying occurrence occurred in Salt Lake City’s Big Cottonwood Canyon.
- There have been no reported deaths caused by avalanches in the state since 2021.
Snow slide sweep away snowboarder in the United State was caught on camera. New York Post reports that the terrifying occurrence occurred in Utah on Sunday. While snowboarding in Salt Lake City’s Big Cottonwood Canyon, Blake Nielson captured the terrifying near-miss on camera.
In the YouTube video, Mr Nielson is shown gliding down the mountain until the snow beneath him abruptly caved in. He called out to his boarding buddy over the radio, “Logan, I’m sliding,” as he continued to slide. He cried, “I’m still on top, but I’m sliding.”
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Throughout the video, Mr Nielson stayed above the snow and even managed to make it out unscathed. As per the outlet, he was carried away with the rush of moving snow for about 300 feet, at which point he was able to slow down and come to a stop while the rest of the snow continued sliding down the mountainside.
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Nielson informed that the snow slid about 1,300 feet. He told the Post that he and his snowboarding friends had tested the stability of the snow dropping into the Freaseball Couloir and found “no deep instabilities in the snow structure”. The wind, however, was more unpredictable than they imagined, he added.
“Respect the wind,” Nielson warned. “Even a small ‘manageable’ wind pocket can break and carry you a long way in steep terrain with long runouts,” he added.
Meanwhile, according to Utah Avalanche Center, there have been no reported deaths caused by avalanches in the state since 2021.
