snowmobile caught in avalanche

Two people get caught in an avalanche when snowmobiling at Three Ladies, B.C Canada, March 22nd 2008. It apparently took an hour to dig one of the sleds out.

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• avalanche
• caught
• in
• snowmobiling
• landslide
• amazing
• die

[stratician]

I actually have more video on this avalanche, but didn't put it up, due to privacy issues with the people involved. I will have to see if they mind me showing more (including them being dug out of the snow).. There were no fatalities, but one guy was buried up to his chest.

[mrchevys3]

Nom nom nom...

[ridehard33skidoo]

Some people get a little overly excited more than others, I hope I'd thought about it a little more,glad their ok...

[December1617]

WHEN WILL PEOPLE LEARN

[scotchvelo]

Isn't it kind of unwise to ride a snowmobile up a steep slope that is heavily loaded? I mean, no wonder people keep dying in the accidents.

[Snorider49]

exhaust also won't trigger an avalanche. thats is misinformation at it's finest, not to mention ignorance. It seems there quite a few propaganda pushers here instead of fact finders. I'm glad these guys were ok. Why would you wish for someone to lose part of their family? thats like saying you want someone raped and murdered. its just not right. there are risks to everything you do. learn about your risks (avy courses, avy reports ect), assess the situation and go have fun riding or shredding.

[Snorider49]

Actually with snowboarders and skiiers combined, they aren't far from snowmobiles. one reason for sleds to cause so more is tha amount of vert one can cover. BC skiing or boarding would only hope to cover the same vert in a season what a snowmobiler does in 2 hard days. snowmobiling leads a TON of uneducated people out in the backcountry, vs skiing where you are going to usually have a guide or knowledge of BC. Outlawing is not the answer, these guys did screw up by having 2 people on the slope

[dpowderhound]

@mot3rCr0ssrider noise pollution is still pollution... and it wrecks the slope for everyone else not to mention triggering way more avalanches than any other sort of backcountry recreation. That was a massive hard slab and whoever those snowmobilers were are very lucky

[SkidooRider4Life36]

@stratician please put it up :)

[mot3rCr0ssrider]

@bellydweller hey first of all I just like to say that ski as well and I do enjoy snowmobiling probably more. Snowmobiling does not effect wildlife or disturb nature at all... I can already tell that your probably greener than fresh spring cow shit and you think because we snowmobile were rednecks. No it doesn't mean were all rednecks just cause we snowmobile it's what we do to recreate just like you like to ski to recreate, I just thought I'd bring this to your attention

[bellydweller]

@northface9 You might be a Redneck if: You'd rather descend through powder in a loud, obnoxious machine that disrupts wildlife, and spoils what would otherwise be a peaceful afternoon in nature for everyone else on the mountain then silently and gracefully on skis or a snowboard.

[northface9]

@bellydweller you should not communicate with other people. why would you call them rednecks?! why do you think a snowmobile weighs a ton? Why would you assume nobody else has avy gear? and wanna know who uses their avy gear the most - professional avalanche forecasters and backcountry guides!

obviously the two sledders in this video didnt know what they were doing either but you should just keep your mouth shut