World's Biggest

[@Ambient_Scenes]

Props to whoever calculated the safe distance for the people to stand at. Any closer and they'd be snowmen....

[@darkstarfirestudios4500]

@@colinmccreary7437 explain

[@VinegarWithAnAttitude]

Not hard. It's 2 times the height of the mountain

[@teddrickhargrave7338]

@@colinmccreary7437 fuck the animals

[@huck4321]

Impressive but not even close to largest.

[@pmcate2]

@@colinmccreary7437 no

[@PYRAMIDHEAD1051]

Explosion at 0:02 Shock wave reached camera at 0:07. Distance between explosion and camera is 1.7 k.m.

[@spooky1640]

Guardian Angel craaaazyyy !

[@simonschorer8583]

You dont have to know how strong the explosion was (how many explosives and what for explosives .....) ? ?

[@PYRAMIDHEAD1051]

@@simonschorer8583 If you want to estimate the distance traveled by a car in 't' amount of time at a speed of 'v' , i do not need any other specifications of the car like : power of engine , fuel efficiency , drag coefficient , e.t.c . In that case , distance traveled by that car = v*t . Hope you got my point.

[@simonschorer8583]

@@PYRAMIDHEAD1051 ohh yes! thanks

[@dwainfisher4119]

@@simonschorer8583 all you need to know is the speed of sound, and you need to know visually when the sound was created. Then once you hear the sound you use the time it took from the sight of the explosion to the sound entering your ears

[@yeltsin6817]

Would like to see what that structure looked like after that snow hit it.

[@MUCKFOOT399]

yeah!

[@daniellindegren1182]

Yeah, so would everyone else.

[@yeltsin6817]

@@MUCKFOOT399 to me it did not seem like all that much snow but man when it hit I was like holy shit.

[@mspionage1743]

That much snow coming down from that altitude would have hit those structures like steel walls. I would be surprised if it didn't ravage the super structures. A strong avalanche is no joke. I once saw one in the Sierra's uproot trees and carry them with it on its downward rush. Imagine being caught in that SOB.

[@reverseuniverse2559]

White snow

[@mrkeith7730]

I would like to see what that looks like from underwater when the snow hits it.

[@JHall-ks1kr]

It would look like your life flashing before your eyes

[@BucketsTM]

it'd be an big fat oof for a swimmer :o

[@BDF30]

Look at my 2 balls...

[@cristianjeremy880]

@Ronin Alden Instablaster :)

[@cristianjeremy880]

@Ronin Alden glad I could help :)

[@panzerstrelok]

I was there, workers on the top of the mountan slid down explosives from the top. The avelance damaged coolant pipes, removed entirely climate controll for the swich rooms and a chimney. They do this once or twice a year. A avalanche completly removed the first prosessing plant in the 60's. Before they used a 60mm mortar but after they almost sunk a passanger liner they stoped

[@marybethleib8286]

Why is this done?

[@panzerstrelok]

@@marybethleib8286 simple, is to know when the avalance comes down, not let it happen randomly when pepole are inside or outside the plant, and to not let it get to big

[@arnie78wa]

may i ask where this was? thanks

[@arnie78wa]

@Ben Connor nope, I do know th efinnsih language - that wasn't it. First I thought swiss romanic (hard k-sounds), but I think it might be Norwegian, actually.

[@panzerstrelok]

@@arnie78wa stjernøy, an island in finnmark norway

[@tamarawalther4524]

I have never seen snow run across water. What a beautiful sight! ❤

[@seeker296]

I was wondering about that. Is it iced over? Or just shallow? Or just that much snow

[@Cyber_Kriss]

@@seeker296 No... it's "speed". Throw a flat stone towards water at a tangent angle and see what it means ;)

[@d.o.p.echart9483]

@@Cyber_Kriss The cold temperature of the snow might also be supercooling the air underneath the avalanche sort of like a cold pyroclastic flow.

[@Cyber_Kriss]

I bet on physics. Speed.

[@admiralbenbow5083]

Its really just billowing clouds of snow. The avalanche was spent.

[@victoriaw5411]

Beautiful. Looks like clouds crawling really fast down the mountain.

[@NickolaiVolkov]

When the second view started, my only thought was "Holy crap, those buildings are WAY bigger than I thought they were!!"

[@croy263]

Nowhere near the world's largest avalanche, but to be expected from youtube. The largest avalanches can actually modify the structure of the mountains, destroying ridgelines or toppling small subpeaks. This does look impressive, but it's due to the snow being so light and dry that it creates a big dust cloud of snow.

[@Petesworkshop2225]

Your thinking of landslides, snows not going to change any mountains.

[@benjaminbrewer2569]

The title might be click bait. Check if there is a hook somewhere

[@AnontheGOAT]

Plus it’s man made.

[@tomtd]

But are they on video?

[@denningmp37]

@@Petesworkshop2225 spoken like someone who knows what they are talking about but doesn’t

[@moshunit96]

The title of this video may have overstated the size just a bit.

[@sandyhill1392]

Mosher: right?! It was created, not a natural avalanche😙. And not the biggest.

[@kristapoellot9281]

It looks like these are what are referred to as controlled avalanches. Those are ones that are deliberately set off strategically to prevent worse ones occurring when not expected.

[@someotherdude]

Hey, you catch on quick!

[@peterwinters8587]

Thanx Einstein

[@rosslindstrom5765]

Bless your heart

[@guydreamr]

Thank you Captain Obvious.

[@therandomeggfriends]

Thx brother

[@ActivistVictor]

when i see those explosions in the beginning, i think..."you missed, how could you miss he was THREE FEET IN FRONT OF YOU!!!"

[@weareuniqueforareason7503]

ActivistVictor lol mulan 😂😂

[@DesignNation_]

@@weareuniqueforareason7503 oh yeah that's true

[@dianarhodes3344]

Hello from Alaska! We just watched Mulan this morning. It's a family favorite... Anything Disney really 🤔

[@fbouret]

I’m triggered! Just watched Mulan (live action) and it was a disappointment 🥺

[@crazyfire9470]

😐

[@Angelica_04]

The guy recording in the beginning of the video sounded like he was saying “yeah boi!” XD

[@stelampology]

Exactly what I heard!😂

[@xhanni9155]

It was swedish lol

[@silje8711]

@@xhanni9155 norwegian, but close enough i guess lol

[@annaclar5259]

@@stelampology você não saber falar português não é

[@annaclar5259]

@@silje8711 tu saber falar minha língua

[@savage7882]

That aint an avalanche. Someone blew up one of pablo escobar's freight planes

[@photographybyliamanderson1659]

hahaahah i laughed too hard

[@royalcurrie3218]

It’s called avalanche control

[@theconsigliere8463]

@@royalcurrie3218 wooosh 😭😂

[@titmouse-distribution]

No U Also r/woooosh

[@Arctic_Dude]

Thx, needed a good laugh!😁

[@H-TheWorldInRage]

Seeing how quickly an avalanche can be triggered by small changes in snow conditions is eye-opening. It’s crucial to always be aware of your surroundings.

[@ElSmusso]

Nice to understand the language, it’s from Stjernøy (star island) Norway.

[@zbutler3111]

Its about to snow in north texas for the first time in 10 years so I'm watching this in preparation

[@zbutler3111]

@@RRRIBEYE got me there

[@zbutler3111]

@@RRRIBEYE yeah this video did not prove as useful as I had thought🤷‍♂️

[@zbutler3111]

@@RRRIBEYE this past year has shown me i need to be a little more self sufficient.

[@zbutler3111]

@@RRRIBEYEGood idea. Its always tripped me out that our money is only worth anything because the government says it is. I've got a nice bank account that won't be worth anything when the grid goes down.

[@greensombrero3641]

translation - "wait one minute, I'm in the green house, just grabbing my mobile charger"

[@dianalee3059]

Can’t even wrap my head around this

[@TheOicyu812]

It's like a "pyroclastic snow".

[@writer125]

Very glad for the technology that enables me to be able to see this from a very safe distance away. WOW, that was amazing to see. Thanx for posting this.

[@newforestpixie5297]

my Geography Teacher from 1975 to 1980 was a Yorkshire guy called Mr Goddard - for many it was a first hearing of a Yorkshire guy pronounce “ Tuunn-drrra “ & everyone was doing their best to replicate this sound…😁👍

[@randallparker8116]

After pics would be cool. Building's survive?

[@syreallewyatt5048]

Yeah, thats what I was thinking (after pics) Im sure building survived, they'd been there for some time, but would be nice to know how deep the snow was afterwards.

[@marenkuether-ulberg3311]

Nah, they’re remodeling.

[@boomerangsruckflug8513]

The lockdown lockdown.

[@OaK-_R]

I'd be pissed if I owned that green house.

[@dramen1013]

MikeD factory

[@cowboy2006]

He’s tali I about the color

[@dramen1013]

Mayo Guardian ?!

[@ophiolatreia93]

Pretty stupid place to build a house tho.. Lol

[@StrangerThingsLover-kq9vy]

🤣

[@johnmca5643]

Was there any structural damage to the buildings?

[@davidwaynemain]

I would have LOVED to have seen this from under the water looking up as the avalanche travelled into the lake.

[@thomasoneill5877]

At first I'm like, "phhhh no way" about half way thru the video I'm catching my jaw dropping!!Then bye the end I'm like, " well there ya have it"... World's biggest avalanche!!

[@valerievelarde62]

😮 WHOA!!! 😳

[@galadirk7843]

"Welcome to another episode of KZbin's Random Recommendation"

[@MrBenjiii]

lol, I searched for avalanches and this video appeared

[@NinoB1222]

Yeah was looking for big avalanches as well

[@jasonwillis2928]

I also searched for this intentionally lmao

[@Wooooahhh6272]

Definitely searched this

[@qingooo]

Me too niko

[@chriswarr3676]

Imagine clearing the snow off that factory roof then they trigger an avalanche... I'd be pissed, but it looks stunning though.

[@StevenSeagull6969]

It's one of the biggest "manmade" avalanches caught on video.

[@gheffz]

Exactly... I questioned the title, too!

[@moshunit96]

That makes more sense.

[@StephenASmith-lm6gz]

Most avalanches are caused by humans

[@StevenSeagull6969]

@@StephenASmith-lm6gz That's true .

[@danb.709]

@@StephenASmith-lm6gz Not true, natural avalanches occur all the time, most are caused by the weight of new snow, or snow being redeposited by the wind, which again adds weight. Or simply rising temperatures which makes the snow less cohesive. It's as natural as waves in the ocean, it happens all the time.

[@EMIL1-v3j]

I am from Norway and I cant believe it its massive

[@dfl4701]

Lol at the second one and the last sneaking around all the men to get behind the truck.

[@RegebroRepairs]

- "What do you mine here?" - "Cold."

[@POSEIDWNAS13]

It is unbelievable how it is travelling over the lake like that

[@CaptainBreny]

Thats the Ocean

[@tonyb8660]

hot lava, a lahar and a tsunami: we just can't avalanche: hold my beer

[@ThisIsCrispy]

Gf: You pulled out right? Me: Yeah Also me:

[@mushroomhead4207]

This isn't the world's biggest avalanche but still cool

[@azoutlaw7]

Dangerously beautiful!

[@admiralbenbow5083]

0.52 Chap behind the camera makes observant and incisive comment, says "That is snow thats coming down there".

[@WinterPhoenixForestKirin]

Beautiful but deadly. Incredible.

[@annaattah531]

THAT WAS GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@cc5960]

I wish it showed the aftermath!!!

[@mikeharrington878]

The guy that drives the snow plow for that mining outfit was like "Aww f**k..." >.

[@E3ECO]

Was it supposed to engulf the buildings at the bottom?

[@tigergutt93]

Welcome to Norway :D

[@MikeSmith-mp7lf]

5 days ago 1-21-2021 an avalanche occurred on Mount Everest that made this look like a snowball!

[@janmyszek1560]

How do you know that? Any footage?

[@jak.cr1ym]

@@janmyszek1560 bruh search youtube

[@TheChiz18]

The shockwave from the everest one is mind blowing

[@anthonymendoza1327]

@@janmyszek1560 There is lots of footage from both Everest and especially Annapurna. Just do a quick search.

[@CaptainBreny]

No shit considering Everest is 20 times higher from sealevel than this. The water they are standing by is the ocean for reference

[@whytebearconcepts]

"...Sven, you DID close the windows, right?"

[@kylesmith1359]

Avalanche happens: you: yessss content. Avalanche: hold my snow

[@joejackson1920]

StealerEmu *hold my snow balls*

[@meawesomedaniel22addmeplst74]

Public youtube...com.www

[@china-trip]

My best friend, Wonderful video dear. I enjoyed watching. Hope to see you soon...

[@fishermansr1]

I saw ONE PERSON "get the heck out of Dodge!" 😆

[@themechanictangerine]

Workers looking back for reassurance from their bosses, bosses no longer there 😂

[@davidaames1347]

Avalanches are like tsunamis that run ashore in the Pacific Ocean. That's amazing.

[@louvierejacques]

love that deadpan "we're fucked" at 0:33

[@brianbassett4379]

I'd love to be in a small skiff on the water.

[@MasterZanti1-gb8yb]

if I seen a avalanche I would probably go run

[@-_____________________________]

Even though I probably know the answer that it looks the same, I would want to see what the waterfront looks like after that influx of snow.

[@ilivemylifeaquartermileata9147]

wow..... Nature... you SCARY!

[@davidfox5827]

One out of 30 was smart enough to walk away

[@ThienNhien4k]

thiên nhiên thật nhiều điều thú vị. chúc mọi người an lành

[@sigsin1]

The first time I heard avalanche guns at a ski resort, I was a little freaked out. I don’t ski but my husband does and I had no idea what they were.

[@mysteryrida]

Alright boys! Get to diggin!

[@danrodrigues3531]

Did any of the buildings sustain any damage?

[@tl3rdcs1]

I'm thinking that ended up being much larger than they expected. No applause, no cheering, just stunned silence...

[@toomanyhobbies2011]

Cheering and applause is for children. These are professionals watching the result of their hard work.

[@stillwater62]

It looked like three explosive charges were setoff at the top to start the avalanche. I would have liked to see the aftermath after the dust had settled. I expect some of the structures were buried, or destroyed.

[@stillwater62]

@navidski You are an angry, unloved, self-loathing person. Have a nice day.

[@fmar.8311]

@@stillwater62 I agree with the other guy, you're an idiot. The avalanche was clearly set in advance.

[@rickybobby6579]

"and if you see my reflection in the snow covered hills, will the landslide bring you down?"

[@teddytac253]

Anybody else reminded of Mulan when watching this?

[@ezekielbrockmann114]

2:17 Smartest guy in the video.

[@lukecw62]

Hey do you know where I can find someone in a neon green top?

[@terjeoseberg990]

What happened to the building? We’re they built to tolerate avalanches?

[@jefft4303]

Ahhh...you guys DID just use the one stick of 40 percent per placement, not a whole case, right? Right?

[@TheZaynPro]

I see this kind avalanch in dreams

[@Oshidorinohina]

they detonated the avalanche to ensure that the slope stays safe

[@aidanbrown6513]

thanks caption obvious

[@samuelwallace2427]

@@aidanbrown6513 some people don’t know, isn’t that obvious 😂

[@massabielle2821]

I don’t ski, or at least the one time I did, even the snow asked me to give it up, and I had no idea about why this was purposefully done. So thank you Poopy and Samuel, for the explanation. Signed, Mrs. Captain Dimwit

[@bloxidy8752]

@@aidanbrown6513 I didn’t know

[@bigdaddydiesel5520]

@@aidanbrown6513 It's not that obvious Capt. Dingleberry.

[@marcothorsen950]

Beautiful ❤

[@peacequest69]

Sadly we don't see the scene after the snow settled

[@toninocars]

Nicer to watch than the buildings collapsed

[@JumpStart_YT]

If this was a volcano I would call that a pyroclastic snow

[@lhaviland8602]

Petition to rename avalanches cryoclastic flows.

[@staffan144]

Not a word (in the description) about where (and when) this was

[@brycehughes8840]

Stjernøya, Norway

[@frogeniix4009]

OMG I would scream and run I am not that brave

[@suSnayC]

@@zyrekxl

[@ernee100]

Good to hear the muppets Swedish Chef is back working.

[@zardozmania]

zero info on why they set off this avalanche.

[@beastlypenguin1]

The snow is in dangerous conditions which means it could fall at any time. They manually trigger to avoid tragedy.

[@Waggyboogaming]

holy cow i would be running

[@stopstalkingplease]

Bruh you need to move GO GO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@paulchristiansen7014]

wow that's crazy shit..cheers to all of those safety measures in place

[@butchbrown8333]

I've done alot of things but never ever wore a hardhat on a boat.

[@primateinterfacetechnologi6220]

I'm pretty sure I haven't either... I have, however, donned scuba fins on the sidewalk in San Francisco. in a residential district though... not in a business district- that would be ridiculous. I always laugh when the suits show up at the job site, clutching papers, and wearing their hard hat even though the job is still below their knees. I suppose somebody might turn suddenly, because a fish farted to their left, and accidentally smack him in the head with the bundle of 200-pound roof Rafters they were carrying under their arm... probably ought to play it safe. I should probably get a new hard hat myself... cut a hole in mine and put a fan and a solar panel on it- probably violating some guidelines somewhere... okay: rant over. peace be upon you, sir.

[@placebo4917]

Watching the trees to the right topple over is crazy

[@RodCalidge]

I'm just curious about the title. What criteria did you use to decide this was the world's biggest avalanche?

[@mercoid]

The “Clickbait Criteria”. Well known criteria for people who are motivated to add even more confusion and misinformation to the world for the sake of earning a small profit.

[@begonnne]

It looks like the second half of this video is slightly speeded up - the people seem to be moving slightly faster than normal.

[@dwightmagnuson4298]

This looked pretty fool hardy. Should have spaced the charges a few days apart.

[@tiger8696]

Explosive initiated avalanche.

[@cowofthemonth]

how to hide your secret mountain lair

[@ernee100]

Do you realize how lost we would be without the narration?

[@irenan6585]

Wow, even the fishes fell prey to this one. They all laugh, I guess it's funny :-)

[@Torrque]

That’s human genius for you. That is, building costly infrastructure in avalanche chutes.

[@tomburton1037]

I'm way down in Ohio and remember this well. I had 2 feet of snow to shovel out of my driveway.

[@andreasvedeler80]

It travelled all the way to Ohio?

[@avonleamontague2469]

Wait for it, waaaaait for it

[@markjones3425]

definitely NOT the Worlds biggest avalanche by any means....

[@rzbig]

Read the description.

[@bernecomp]

All those yellow jackets are thinking how cool it is to be to watching this spectacle on the clock.

[@rachelridgill6499]

That looked so COOL!🤣

[@KumaBean]

Should have had one of those big firefighting planes loaded with juicy concentrate to dump into the snow cloud, would have been one heck of a SlushPuppy 😂 👌