"The odds of surviving a deep snow immersion/NARSID (Non-Avalanche Related Snow Immersion Death) accident are low; especially if you are not with a partner. In two experiments conducted in the U.S. and Canada in which volunteers were temporarily placed in a tree well, 90% COULD NOT rescue themselves."
Whitefish MT, has had two tree well fatalaties earlier this year. I had my own head down burial in a well @ Homewood riding a snowboard many years ago. Lucky for me, I was with good friends looking out.
Jon Malmberg here... As you can hear, it was pretty funny at first. Then Anthony literally was swallowed up and gone in an instant. The mode turned pretty serious pretty fast. I teach at Snowperformance and we are extremely careful about observing backcountry protocol. I really felt that this needed to be shared as it shows how fast things can go from being light to life threatening.
Take care about there, know before you go, and always ski with a buddy and the proper avy gear.
As you can hear, it was pretty funny at first. Then Anthony literally was swallowed up and gone in an instant. The mode turned pretty serious pretty fast. I teach at Snowperformance and we are extremely careful about observing backcountry protocol. I really felt that this needed to be shared as it shows how fast things can go from being light to life threatening.
Take care about there, know before you go, and always ski with a buddy and the proper avy gear.
This video was shot by Jon Malmerg at Crystal Mountain, and he shared it with me. I'm not sure what he shot it with. Glad this video is getting the respect it deserves. Tree wells are scary.
I respect this video. I got stuck in a tree well on January 20th Backcountry. I was snowboarding on my own, my cousins were at the bottom with their snowmobiles. I luckily got out on my own altho i was headfirst.
nice song selection
CuriousDenali 1 month ago
Great video to educate about tree wells! Ski smart and in sight....
TOGO54 7 months ago
"The odds of surviving a deep snow immersion/NARSID (Non-Avalanche Related Snow Immersion Death) accident are low; especially if you are not with a partner. In two experiments conducted in the U.S. and Canada in which volunteers were temporarily placed in a tree well, 90% COULD NOT rescue themselves."
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nospamreceived 11 months ago
Whitefish MT, has had two tree well fatalaties earlier this year. I had my own head down burial in a well @ Homewood riding a snowboard many years ago. Lucky for me, I was with good friends looking out.
RedBaron969 11 months ago
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msalladay1 11 months ago
Glad you guys were ontop of it and thanks for sharing!
msalladay1 11 months ago
How long did it take to get him out?
weigoba 11 months ago
Kim,
Whoops, double post... Go ahead and delete the last on. Also, for those asking... This was shot on my trusty Go Pro.
jonmalmberg 11 months ago
Jon Malmberg here... As you can hear, it was pretty funny at first. Then Anthony literally was swallowed up and gone in an instant. The mode turned pretty serious pretty fast. I teach at Snowperformance and we are extremely careful about observing backcountry protocol. I really felt that this needed to be shared as it shows how fast things can go from being light to life threatening.
Take care about there, know before you go, and always ski with a buddy and the proper avy gear.
jonmalmberg 11 months ago
Hey... Jon Malmberg here...
As you can hear, it was pretty funny at first. Then Anthony literally was swallowed up and gone in an instant. The mode turned pretty serious pretty fast. I teach at Snowperformance and we are extremely careful about observing backcountry protocol. I really felt that this needed to be shared as it shows how fast things can go from being light to life threatening.
Take care about there, know before you go, and always ski with a buddy and the proper avy gear.
jonmalmberg 11 months ago
This video was shot by Jon Malmerg at Crystal Mountain, and he shared it with me. I'm not sure what he shot it with. Glad this video is getting the respect it deserves. Tree wells are scary.
kimjkircher 11 months ago
@kimjkircher It was shot with the GoPro HD Hero
kyleisamazzing 10 months ago
What are you shooting with?
a42ozslushie 11 months ago
I respect this video. I got stuck in a tree well on January 20th Backcountry. I was snowboarding on my own, my cousins were at the bottom with their snowmobiles. I luckily got out on my own altho i was headfirst.
kyleisamazzing 11 months ago
love it.......Pound was so much better than getting pulled up
mkoetsm 11 months ago
thanks for sharing this important lesson.
dewndsurf 11 months ago