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Uploaded by on Jan 14, 2009

A lone skier gets more than he bargained for when he disappears under an avalanche.

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  • His video was probably the best tool in locating his trapped friend. You would have actually been the idiot if you had turned the camera off right away and called for help. Maybe you should make sure that you're not a dipshit before you start calling other people dipshits.

  • Holy shit

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  • IS MIKE OKAY

  • we dont need the stupid comentary, we have our own eyes and brains... retarded

  • wut happened to the camera guy

  • @Skidude91 holy shit is right...

  • @youboob6022 I'm not saying anything about going off by memory. With a class 2 or 3 avy, you are more likely to save time by routinely working your way through the avy zone with your beacon, rather than running halfway up the hill and then realizing that he is not there anymore. Unless he is partially buried, beacon is your best friend.

  • @JPcab9 Least accurate? Having visual evidence of where he was last seen is more accurate than going off by memory.

  • holy fuck! that wall of snow came up from behind and smoked him pretty hard!

  • Camera is the least accurate tool. everything changes once he is buried, at the most it provides a starting point to work down hill with, but the guy could be anywhere below where he disappeared. Avy beacons are by far the best tool. I'm no expert, but I know that you don't need a visual starting point to actually find a buried guy, just two working beacons, a probe and shovel.

  • Idiot proud of being an idiot

  • it looks like a tsunami wave.. OMFG

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