Skier Triggers Giant Avalanche

Sage Cattabriga-Alosa almost gets swept away by a giant avalanche in Alaska.

[@_PLANK_]

After that, he said "oops, sorry guys!" to his friends down the mountain.

[@bullterror5]

😂

[@chrisc7265]

he said, "revenge is a dish best served.... _cold"_

[@thoughtsandprayers]

* as he skied over them

[@kai-wm5or]

KZbin is trying their best to get me to quit skiing

[@austing945]

Dude Ik I keep seeing avanlanche videos

[@lil-link]

KZbin is trying to get me quit literally everything I search on 😂

[@Zargabaath]

They're doing a great job of keeping me from ever skiing.

[@SirTipsi]

@@Zargabaath stay on piste and don't go for crazy shit and you'll be fine. That is, as long as the chair lift doesn't go berserk.

[@sebastianfrowein6675]

It’ll never succeed!!

[@puujdo]

This guy celebrates two birthdays.

[@molder2233]

More like Sharting Day.

[@DirtyRC101]

I would buy a lottery ticket after this ordeal..

[@cemdursun]

+ace b no need, already won one life.

[@No_timezone77]

Matt Smith unless you win 😉

[@alextaylor8776]

I’d thank God.

[@gregkosinski2303]

Very scary situation. The structure below that snow was well hidden.

[@troman20001]

heli was up there tho

[@redshield3296]

In Switzerland we sometime trigger them with small explosives. It’s best to Traeger a small avalanche before it grows into a monster.

[@keirfarnum6811]

That’s done everywhere; either with explosives dropped from helicopters or with a howitzer. Outside Anchorage, there are howitzer emplacements that are used for avalanche control.

[@soapfrfr]

This is backcountry so no avalanche mitigation herr

[@FOXofOJAI]

That's literally standard practice at every big mountain ski resort.

[@RJBeee91]

At around the 0:07 mark you can see him digging his poles in furiously trying to get away. Talk about a "come to Jesus" moment. Back country is nuts.

[@idontbelieveinpenises1952]

Jesus isn't real bud.

[@soulreaperichig0]

+IDontBelieveInPenises Triggered

[@gradyking4739]

+Rj Bertram Very true.

[@DerHerrIstMeineStärke]

Jesus is real, Hallelujah! Praise God!

[@luchacefox259]

No Jesus is not real, even if he was real he's been dead for 2000 years, nice try though.

[@SnoopyenWoodstock]

I gues he'd spend the rest of the day washing his underpant's

[@spikeslush]

Yea good move cutting out! i got burried for 1.5 min this season, you'll never look at the mtns the same. glad all is good!!

[@markdirigible9062]

this is the best example ever of why you should do avi control in the back country before you drop in

[@fredeschen3783]

It’s called ski cutting. That’s what he was doing.

[@sparrow4313]

What is Avi control?

[@fredeschen3783]

@@sparrow4313 avalanche control

[@kin9karn4ge]

hes cutting the snow here. He was meant to trigger the avalanche but i dont think he expected it to start up above him aswell or for it to be that big. But you dont ride sideways along a mountain you ride down so he was cutting the snow.

[@SmokeWeedEveryDay629]

He was meant to trigger it lol. No.

[@kin9karn4ge]

SmokeWeedEveryDay629 your clearly lacking knowledge in avalanche safety and techniques to trigger avalanches. I recommend you stay clear of the back country.

[@secundusytp4517]

+Duncan Mackenzie So you mean they send guys out on skis to risk their lives to trigger avalanches?

[@kin9karn4ge]

+Secundus hello, so yeah kinda but people who know about snow and avalanches know more or less where its going to snap and drop from and there is a technique used in the business called cutting snow which is where you cut into the snow(fancy that) and relive it of its tension thus setting off the avalanche.

[@omegalilbchass8270]

Duncan Alexander Maybe weathering and erosion is good

[@ralphaverill2001]

Just as likely the sonic vibrations from the close-in helicopter rotors triggered the slippage. Probably the combination of skier and helicopter.

[@ajsmythe]

You've watched too much simpsons. Helicopters trigger avalanches only when there's a person dropping explosives or the helicopter has some sort of blasting device.

[@ralphaverill2001]

@@ajsmythe Ha! I watched one Simpsons episode for less than 5 minutes and turned it off before I vomited. I stand by my post.

[@snickle1980]

The good old days of youtube disaster videos with insanely loud dramatic music.

[@rmatson]

Helps one appreciate and respect the mountains. Thanks for posting this.

[@RyRyWags]

8 years later and this was recommended, still amazing to see!

[@mond000]

12 years after it was made, and it was recommended again!

[@PappyP]

Can guarantee his life flashed before his eyes when he slipped there for a second

[@vonarg]

Sage Cattabriga-Alosa is Avalancheman then. 0:15 Note how he is taking a look at his work, then go away, because he have other avalanches to trigger.

[@akolakol1758]

The skier probably assumed the avalanches gender

[@trailerpark7170]

lol. dumb feminist avalanche. it got *ahem* triggered

[@cutesybunnny]

ok breeder

[@jeffb8562]

That’s why they teach you how to to identify cornice in snowmobile safety class. Pretty sure that’s the cause of most avalanches caused by humans. Really light snow that hangs on a ridge, usually after a snowstorm with high winds. A snow drift on a mountain.

[@malc.malc510]

"MY bad!" lol

[@dustyowl99]

Oh my god the ENTIRE cornice collapses! One foot to his left and he would've been swept away. That was a giant avalanche.

[@taiwantempest]

You can feel the "Oh shit I'm still in it" @0:14

[@pauldzim]

Teton Gravity Research - "Yep, it's still going DOWN"

[@JamesDanielMarrsRitchey]

I wonder how deep that edge measures.

[@glennpace9783]

Looks like he was cutting the slope, but got a bit of surprise when the secondary fracture came above him.

[@who6342]

imagine accidentally triggering an avalanche, surviving it and then being told several people died in that avalanche...I woulda felt like a murderer and been depressed for a very long time...I wouldn't be able to live with myself like that so I'm praying for the people who have to...

[@tomfinn6579]

If this was back country, that’s just the risk you take. If it was inbounds it should have been shot down first.

[@tomfinn6579]

And why was a helicopter taking video of him up there?

[@marksheehan8026]

Impressive , interesting that there were 2camera angles on that one . And a Heli floating about Maybe an inspection on a film shoot that nearly went very wrong who knows ...only speculation.

[@cademihalek607]

0:03 It was at this moment, he knew, he fucked up.

[@Ghrostillo]

FaZe Sanic But then he realized he doesn't and thought "fuck it, I'm alive!"

[@omegalilbchass8270]

felpel102 But then he sees his friends down the mountain and starts singing "Push me to the edge, All my friends are dead"

[@ashishkumarsharma1323]

"You were the Chosen One! It was said that you would destroy the Sith, not join them. bring balance to the force, not leave it in darkness".

[@BlacKSuNCanada]

Looked deeper than a couple feet, but its hard to judge scale with the skier out of the shot. My point was that by in large most people don't dig pits past 2m because you generally don't interact with the snow much deeper than that with the weight of an average skier. If it triggered on surface hoar or what ever below 2m it is likely that no one would see it. Dropping a cornice would be good except that he was halfway down before he hit the cornice. Too easy to armchair quarterback safety.

[@anthonywarren4207]

Fortuna smiled down on that skier.

[@_clorp]

These videos make it easier to stomach the fact I can't afford a back country set up

[@tacodogo8424]

I just witnessed a mountain turn in to my teacher: Bald.

[@CarrybyOnkelMo]

„And thats how i buried a whole village with snow, kids“

[@TheLeontheking]

wow! that one looks fantastic! like a giant waterfall

[@unusualbydefault]

it pretty much is, until it stops...then, it becomes concrete

[@brianbirc]

This validates my thinking and rule. Skiers need to stay OUT of the powder. I have a responsibility to every skiers yard sale in the powder. Run by fast and spray them hard.

[@Arthorism]

lmao wtf does this have to do with powder.

[@GD_PLAYOR]

Bro took "its okay to go there" To a whole new level

[@batipapo]

Lucky skier, don’t think he realizes that slide was going to be that big. He also has 1 ski caught on the avalanche

[@PatootysManyMisadvetures]

I would take the Bart Simpson defense, "I didn't do it, it wasn't me, I wasn't anywhere near it, you can't prove a thing".

[@hisvorpalsword]

This guy narrowly escaping death. *me sipping coffee *

[@dennis8445]

It was a combination of helicopter an skier that made that happen. The percussion from the blades can cause an avalanche.

[@BlacKSuNCanada]

looked like the snow slipped on a surface nearly 3 m down. When was that last time you dug a 3 m profile on the top of a mountain?

[@jongray4828]

Skier needs to raise their awareness!

[@j0ndav1s]

Skiers: God, snowboarders are the worst Also Skiers: *triggers giant avalanche*

[@timothyhall4827]

"There's that I guess🤷🏻‍♂️"

[@Sakatland]

That guy missed his chance to get a darwin award...

[@trailerpark7170]

lol

[@personator]

Rhe avalanche wasn't because of his own stupidity. It isn't deserving of a Darwin Award.

[@mrbump28]

For doing something that he loves and makes you truly feel alive?

[@Okanoggin]

He's ski cutting on the convex which is a common technique to check the stability of a feature or aspect before you ski it. Obviously this one took him by surprise but SCA is anything but deserving of a Darwin award. Even the best trained will find themselves in situations like this when they're pushing themselves to the max.

[@ndumisomavuso9161]

I've been thinking of skiing so bad and visiting such places soon but after understanding avalanche. The least I'd do is just visit Svalbard and stick to riding!

[@nickwilson4383]

The avalanche would like to speak to the manager of this mountain.

[@cykablyat6348]

undeniable proof that skiers are evil snowbenders

[@ewokproductions3307]

He was veering to the right but then he said, il go left, Best decision ever

[@rainier2k_4]

Guys if you invert the colors. It looks like a bunch of concert falling down a chasm during an earthquake

[@BramskiVlogs]

Just doing my AST 1 course while watching. Is that what they call a Slab avalanche? Because of the crown shape?

[@chrisg4584]

It looks like a waterfall

[@lsmft9576]

Looks purposeful.

[@JorDo1024]

skier- " you guys come pick me up right now ! the shit in my pants is getting cold".

[@Mark-hu9tf]

Inches from death. Off piste skiing on terrain like that is like playing Russian Roulette.

[@wylancantreadthis951]

The music sounds like a 2000s super hero movie

[@Bobtasavior5956]

Imagine just doing a little twist and causing a huge avalanche

[@KDCindustries]

Skiier gets to the bottom. *heavy breathing* "Wow! Best run of my life! That carving towards the end was just.. mwah~ My sponsors are gonna be so stoked. Let's see the footage." Camera guy: 😐

[@monstermegahoschi]

That is one lucky SOB.

[@Sam-hf8nq]

Looks like the ice shelf that tore off of Antarctica.

[@trentcard]

Step out of the shower, triggered. Get in my car, triggered. Vigorously ski, triggering.

[@BlazerDuck07]

thanks a lot Mark.

[@TheDeepDiveOriginal]

Not sure how much more obvious an avalanche slope must look like in order to be noticed ))

[@finlayski3732]

is it just me or is that kinda oddly satisfying

[@MichElle-sd6gj]

thank You God for giving him another chance.

[@JS-qg1ie]

Mich Elle Lol! So was it this god that tried to kill him? 🙄

[@TheSteinbitt]

@@JS-qg1ie lol yeah god playing cat and mouse with his minions. Probably bored.

[@JS-qg1ie]

barebare 😂 or baby god playing with his dollies

[@Breadking100]

well! thats the biggest impact on the world you'll ever make!

[@ATLAoftheHill]

Rescuers wouldn't have had a problem finding me. They would have just needed to follow the brown streak winding down the mountain

[@MBorowski]

This is why we dig snow pits and drop cornices. Snow that unstable is easily detectable just by digging a lit

[@jackcarterog001]

Missed an epic death by a matter of seconds, if that.

[@andrewhxrris]

By epic death do you mean being buried alive under 20+ feet of snow screaming for help but nobody can hear you and you die because of lack of oxygen? Yup seems pretty epic to me!

[@jackcarterog001]

It's epic from the outside looking in ;)

[@lunkerjunkie]

Beats dying of boredom with the tv on. I mean, if we can choose how we die...why not have an epic death

[@EpitomeDelucia]

You make wonderful videos! 👏 I have a quick question: 🤷‍♂️ I have these words 🤨. (behave today finger ski upon boy assault summer exhaust beauty stereo over). Not sure how to use them, would appreciate help. 🙏

[@rahulm707]

He must've felt proud

[@jakeneugebauer9923]

And they say snowboarders push the powder off the mountain the fastest. We live in a society.

[@stief3955]

3 meters? more like a couple of feet. In any case its not the depth of the snow pit that's giving the information .. you dig it in a place where the overall depth is not so big. Its the layers, snow structure, and the bonding your interested in.

[@greybo123]

That would be great for an action scene running from the avalanche and explosions

[@aaronsung6208]

This dude got some plot armor

[@nobodyisbest]

Someone got lucky ... it's clear that this is a ski-cut of sorts. But if the shear had occurred just a few feet higher, the skier would have been swept off his feet and down the mountain.

[@chanctonbury63]

With slab like that, why were you there???

[@chanctonbury63]

No I wasnt. You can see the depth of the elab on the video.

[@meep4099]

did u react to ur own comment? :/

[@GerGa769]

Pega Sister lol

[@Dalemoooooon]

Pega Sister He probably replied to a comment that got deleted

[@paolobenedicti1319]

Whoever really knows and respects the mountain doesn’t do that.

[@brijbhatt8734]

I wish I could ski on fresh snow

[@peterpan1435]

The helicopter’s beating blades caused the avalanche.

[@MJSeeker81]

Are you sure the helicopter didn’t trigger the avalanche?

[@rickyspanish3668]

Didnt even mention the 50 people he buried and killed in the resort at the bottom

[@RadagonTheRed]

This video would have been totally boring without that stock Apple Newsflash audio in the background!

[@Rotisseriechicken1200]

Didn’t know snow was so emotional.

[@jasonroth520410]

looks like there is 2 layers of unstable snow there. Maybe he was doing a cut to try to trigger or maybe he neglected to dig a pit?? lucky he got away, woulda been a hell of a long dig to get to the body

[@bababooey3224]

Never gets old

[@snwmat]

bro triggered the snowmans curse

[@Iceis_Phoenix]

Insane ❄This morning I was having a lucid dream that huge Avalanche was coming towards me and a bunch of other people I knew it was death there was just no way to survive this it was huge and it was coming fast I turned around and start running I remember thinking maybe if I got underneath this awning that was in my dream from this little building that it could save me but then I thought now nothing could save us from all this snow it was terrifying I woke up and when I looked at the clock it was 11:11 the angel minute and it was at the exact time I was supposed to die in my dream🎉 happy 2024 to me and happy 2024 to you

[@calebvaughan587]

He was THAT CLOSE to death

[@frankling9840]

Think it was triggered on purpose by mountain control.... imagine that lot coming after you! 😱

[@salviatrip7083]

Nature at it's finest

[@1.0fishing17]

buddy almost died and didnt even realize

[@AccordionJoe1]

If you ski in avalanche country, you risk being buried. It's that simple.

[@akwaz9111]

thanks for epic music

[@jsmariani4180]

I always provide music to the awesome sound of an avalanche. In fairness, this music was at least appropriate, and the avalanche sounds would have had to be fake due to the helicopter noise.

[@SuricatB]

Did you know what "teton" actually means in french? :D

[@MindRiderFPV]

That’s Ski Patrol, not “A skier” -). Respect.

[@commongoat1206]

and what does ski patrol do?

[@Jezebel19]

He's like: "Oh snap!*littlejump*" crazy pictures, I would have definitly shit my pants there...

[@KingDragonBoyPrime1998]

Wee!! *snow crumble* Uh-oh…. *avalanche crumble* *screams*