Avalanche Accident - Silver Fork Canyon, Utah.

A group of three were skiing in the Silver Fork drainage of Big Cottonwood Canyon in the Meadow Chutes area on Friday January 26. This avalanche occurred on their 6th run in the area. They had already skied El Rollo once, and the Football Field twice, in addition to other runs. The skier sustained injuries but is expected to have a full recovery...

[@PetrS]

Thanks for educating us all! Appreciate it.

[@symphonyfarm2009]

Thank you for your work. Keep educating ...2 losses for me is two too many.

[@scotherng]

Great video UAC! Thanks for the report and great perspective.

[@marcuswebb9954]

Great video. Shows how important decisions are about where to stop are. where possible, need to ensure you’re not in the path of a potential slide, not under the path of the skier above, and have an exit path and plan ready to execute if a slide happens.

[@UncleMatrix]

the sickest wave ever surfed. Happy for the dude!

[@BushCampingTools]

Hi there, just to show my ignorance what about where u guys are in the video in terms of hazardous area? Is the slope to low above you or have u already dug a profile higher up?. What i'm trying say is what would stop the above lot from going as well? Is it because your'e pretty close to the trees and the top ridge?

[@fernandomuro7007]

Always have fun in life but always be safe too, great vid

[@CaffeinatedDoggo]

It seems like we see a lot of videos on snow pack conditions to AVOID, but might be nice to see some where the snow pack appears favorable for equal education.

[@nextari]

Avi education from watching a YT vid is a bad idea, too easy to misunderstand, misinterpret both the vid and the conditions. Showing what's dangerous is a lot safer than saying what conditions are safe. Especially when we have even avi educators getting caught off guard in changing conditions.

[@jaypow1022]

@@nextari Nah, both can be done. Not showing people what is safe might end up with them choosing lines at random and hoping for the best. If the goal with these "let's show dangerous examples only" videos is to dissuade people from skiing in the backcountry entirely, that approach will fail just like how abstinence-only education fails. People should not only be educated about risks and what to avoid, but also guided about how to do it safely.

[@SomeTechGuy666]

You guys do great work. I wish you'd enable comments on all your videos.

[@hugocrites2075]

I'm not very experienced, but is it not sketchy to stand and evaluate the snowpack if they slab above might also fail? I know its not as steep, and there's a reason why it failed there. But I would feel scared.

[@maxikraxi1234]

not really

[@digitalmatrix01]

I’m surprised you guys don’t have avy packs on. All that snow above you could still have given out.

[@APheonixPretense8]

You dumb

[@maciekbroken58]

@@APheonixPretense8 Maybe you would explain why do you call him dumb?

[@APheonixPretense8]

No

[@digitalmatrix01]

@@APheonixPretense8 great argument keep up the good work.

[@maciekbroken58]

@@APheonixPretense8 So now we see who's dumb here, sad

[@Africanfrogs]

Was in an avalanche on the backside of Brighton, stayed on top but was a hell of a ride.

[@515ventures3]

801CARDLINE You road the Lion! 🎖🥇🏆

[@wylancantreadthis951]

its a makeshift rollercoaster

[@RyanMonty]

I love Brighton

[@TonchyShultz]

Very interesting video & danger situation! ...woow Thx !Best regards from Canada👌💕🍷🍁✌

[@uwlwsrpm]

You know its bad when you can literally see the grass at the bottom.

[@vampov]

interesting video you always expect the slab to break near and above the skier but this looks like it broke to the side and came and got them. I've got a lot to learn.

[@theeoarsman921]

We all do!

[@bobbygushlinger3637]

Not sure why the Category for this is Comedy. Regardless good Vid.

[@Croupier23]

Not understanding the down votes. Good video.

[@semperoccultus]

dont worry just ignorant!!

[@Sinister392]

Because some people suck !!!

[@endurogod5230]

Here on youtube they're not called down votes😂

[@idahoolson]

that's a scary slope seen a massive slide in the late 80s

[@bob15479]

do you say that based on the trees?

[@johnganshow5536]

I'm glad I moved out of Alaska to Arizona where I don't have to deal with that BS anymore...

[@dneuman7455]

All snow will stuff depending on grade. The killer is how far down the weak layer is.

[@pandafox12]

Crazy! Normally doesn't break that far down, and hard to recall a week layter from 2 months ago. Also, unsure if people normally dig pits that deep.

[@daleolson3506]

How many pounds is 100 centimeters?we use inch’s and feet in the usa

[@craigbosko2229]

Good luck, I've been fighting this ever since I first started educating myself about Avalanches,1998 when I took my Level 1 and 2. I've been told by Pro Ski Patrol the reason why the metric method is used,they stay in constant contact with Europe Countries and exchange information alot so it's easier to communicate with each other (which I don't buy that excuse at all). One thing I have learned about metric is converting a metric reading on my Avalanche Transceiver over to feet.You multiple 3.3 times whatever the number is and your answer is what you get and that's in feet.---And to make it more easier,drop the point 3 and just use the 1st number,3, take the number 3 times 50 well say, 3 times 5 is 115 which will give you a ball park idea how far away,115 feet.Iv'e been using this method since 1998, it's all a pain in the ear but we don't have much choice.

[@ftroop8462]

inches

[@idahoolson]

this hill is a killer, please heads up

[@lopezmt5]

I’ll keep skiing from the comfort of my couch...

[@travisk5589]

Good. Leaves more fresh powder for me.

[@lopezmt5]

@@travisk5589 - 👍

[@nickknepper6417]

Super serious buy yet not so important at all untill you get some faceted snow....

[@1173536]

What run was that?

[@extremeoffroad-snowmountai9084]

👍🙏

[@chrisk8187]

It seems he survived.

[@bitintelligence]

Oof. That looks like it would have hurt so bad.

[@DaBears08]

That hill looks so unassuming....like perfectly safe for a fun powder run....I’m starting to believe this can happen on any hill and it’s just poor luck sometimes.

[@coltinkerstin5774]

It’s not bad luck. It’s bad decisions. 38deg is the most dangerous slope, and deep weak layers make big avalanches,

[@user-bx7nw1ve6y]

This is actually an obviously dangerous slope. Better get educated before doing any backcountry skiing.

[@DaBears08]

@@coltinkerstin5774 I can’t tell degree from a video. And is a sample of snowpack taken at the time of the ride? Or do people have weekly reports on snow pack?

[@DaBears08]

@@user-bx7nw1ve6y I live in Ohio I don’t have to worry about avalanches

[@swansonfinearts]

@@DaBears08 Just assume that if a hill has enough slope to be able to ski it, the snow can also slide down. Yes, backcountry skiers do dig snow pits before they go up/down a hill. And most avalanche education centers put out daily snow reports. Avalanches can happen anywhere, but are most likely to occur on ungroomed slopes after major weather changes (sudden deep snow, snow falling on top of ice, temperature changes, etc). Hope that helps! :-)

[@PurpleObscuration]

Well, it wasn't super great for the injured skier whom I wish a speedy recovery.

[@TheyForcedMyHandLE]

I'm sure we know what he's saying: super great because in all other outcomes he woulda been dead.

[@JakerMB]

dang

[@VulpeculaJoy]

Always go down one by one an all the way. This it what happens if you stop mid run.

[@Netstarr88]

Sounds like a good outcome, what?

[@KevinBarnett1]

means the guy survived.

[@RAMelloh-ij5sl]

Standing at that vertical head wall face seems like unnecessary risk taking in action to me. I guess that is really what back country skiing is all about, the element of sought out danger. To me, skiing through trees has always seemed like an IQ test in the risk taking department. I always need to go back to work whole the next day. If I can't stand up and use 100% of my parts, it's over. My customers rely on my good judgement both in my shop and at play, as without me, their businesses fall down. My wife relies on me to be a viable un-busted-assed partner 24/7, not a broken or missing burden. I make my choices accordingly. I would hike that ridge in summer and enjoy the view.

[@FrankStone-qe4yj]

Wow...steep, uncontrolled, exposed terrain. Hard to believe it slid.

[@lorenkargard8303]

Couldn’t ski patrol use RPGs they are very cheap

[@CheechSander]

weird music choice

[@DamnitMan88]

I came to see the accident, not the aftermath. BOOO!!!!

[@shibasmoothie8609]

People cause 90% of the avalanches in the world 👁👄👁

[@johnnyenemark]

Actually people cause 100% of human triggered avalanches.

[@nickyr7582]

Every one should drive an electric car, solar panels should be in ever building and ever state and country should own a dam and windmills. For new laws. Global warming will be stopped if we all unite together as one to do our part and to reduce heat. Our chance to become heroes to this world.

[@skiaddict08]

Batteries are unsustainable and very toxic..if we didn't eat as many animals the oceans would be less acidic and the land could grow more plants to absorb co2..global warming caused by co2 is really a hoax anyways to get us to live in cities and rid the countrysides of roads and further the UN Agenda 21.

[@codyk.8104]

@@skiaddict08 spot on!

[@endurok39pnw]

Doh! Shove some more coal in that boiler NickyR is charging her over-sized, heavy metal battery!