Dudes a great read. Spotting wind load like that especially in between the heavy trees, when (as he said in the video) you may not even know why the snows bad, is a great spot. Good job being extra safe. As I’m sure y’all know it only takes one hungry tree and ur gone forever
sharing information like how to read snow can save lives, this is the most important part of the extreme sport community ❤ thank you for being a friend
I’d say knowledge is at least as important as the equipment. Invest in an avalanche safety course. You’ll learn about equipment, assessment methods, risk management, accident procedures and active search and rescue.
Thats proper decision making at its finest. He went out with a plan and predictions. Then made good observations and managed the risk with what i assume is a new backcountry rider. Good content stay safe and shred often!
@@jasongrube5571 it doesnt look like they are touring tho. Could just be some tree runs at a resort and they were looking for some fresh tracks and since he has the observation skills to do so, he made a safe call.
Everyone is hyping him up but he’s in the backcountry no avy gear or helmet with someone who has less experience than him standing in high consequence terrain above the trees w obvious red flags in the snowpack. I think the slope angle is what saved them from a bad slide. I mean no hate tho bro stay safe and have fun
Not to mention, they only have this discussion once they are already basically in the start zone. These discussions should be had in regards to route selection before you;'re actually on your line.
@@VinnyRumbaugh He nows more than nothing, but if he actually knew what he was doing, he would have had this discussion on the ridge, before dropping in. Saying something seems wind loaded once you're already on it isn't very smart, you should know its wind loaded based on its aspect and surrounding terrain and which direction the wind has been blowing. Super basic level of situational awareness that this guy has not reached.
I just wanna say, both to the author of this video and everyone who thinks this guy knows what he's talking about: he doesn't at all. I have a lot of backcountry experience and many classes including professional-level avy courses, and the decisionmaking shown here is not what real backcountry skiers with experience and education do. The friend shown doesn't know what he's talking about and is way overconfident about what he knows. I'm glad you guys didn't ski that slope, but I wouldn't assume that you made good decisions all day or that you'll be able to stay out of danger with that level of knowledge in the future. I'm happy to go into more detail if anyone's interested. My point is, don't take this as an example of good backcountry decisions; there are a fuck ton of red flags here. Nothing but two guys with no avy gear who know too little to understand how much they have to learn and how much danger they could be in.
@@VinnyRumbaugh Yeah man, absolutely, and I appreciate your open-mindedness! The first red flag here is that neither of you have avy gear. A lot of people have already mentioned it so I won’t beat the dead horse; suffice to say that noone rides backcountry without it because most people will eventually fuck up if they ski enough backcountry and you need to be able to rescue your partner (or vice versa) when you do. You REALLY don’t want to live with the grief, regret, and trauma of watching a friend get buried without having the means to save them. Right, so onto what your buddy actually says. At 0:10 when he rounds that corner you can see those wavy lines in the snow surface appear. Those are cracks in a slab caused by a weak layer in the snowpack collapsing. In other words, your buddy triggered a micro-avalanche, the slope just wasn’t steep enough for it to go anywhere. You can even see a small amount of very soft avy debris below you at 0:20; that’s why the snow has all those little round-looking soft chunks in it. That’s the #1 sign that that if you got on a bigger, steeper slope, you’d trigger a slide. “This looks weird” tells me your buddy doesn’t know how big the red flag he just saw is. I’m glad he caught it, but it wasn’t something hard to catch. With my backcountry partners, whoever went first would probably say “Whoa, avalanche” and we’d discuss how to keep our terrain choices
@@NateLanza Dude, I'm not OP but I really appreciate the effort you put in to educate others so they stay safe while completely avoiding to sound condescending despite someone apparently being overconfident in their abilities. Keep it up!
@@VinnyRumbaugh it's a much larger topic than a comment or a video clip. To start with you need a probe, beacon, shovel and need to know the avy conditions before you leave the house, dig test pits and if you see slide activity walk back the way you came in
That's the thing about solid ground and powder. It can be hard to tell where the actual ground is and how steep it is, and how deep the powder and slopes are.
@vinnyrumbaugh And he was a pilot with United Airlines. And he was a member of the ski patrol. The lawsuit set the family for life. Just don't forget about your surroundings, where the snow breaks and how deep. 46 years of skiing the Lake Tahoe area.
I think it’s very irresponsible to post about backcountry “knowledge” without including/role modeling foundational avalanche safety procedures (e.g. measuring slope angles, carrying rescue equipment, etc.). I’d highly recommend some education here (AIARE or similar)
Good spot! Extremely dangerous situation: There will be a hollow in the snow under each of those trees, so the snow will slope almost vertically into those hollows, creating conditions which can initiate creep or avalanche of the snow uphill of the hollows. The creep of the snow stretches and breaks its surface, resulting in those cracks in the crust - much as, in orogeny, horst-and-graben landform results from stretching of the earth's crust. So the cracks AND the trees are both indicators of avalanche conditions.
Everyone is talking about how impressive this is (it is a very important skill) but you shouldn’t be riding out of bounds if you aren’t being observant like this. Things can go sideways very quickly and it’s not to be underestimated
Love the thinking and he obviously trusts himself a lot since he has no obviously visible avalanche gear with him. Would still be a good idea to bring a beacon, shovel and probe still.
I love watching this lost ability in so many humans to be aware, have a sense of self preservation.... frigging spider senses or whatever you want to call it. In a world of people walking with face pointed at their phones, whether it's in a city or walking down a rural road. I've lived all my life in the more rural area of the maritimes, in Canada and it still astounds me to see kids and adults trudging along the side of the road while watching their phone. A person waiting for a Go at a busy crosswalk with back turned to traffic flowing past a foot and a half away. Humanity has largely lost its survival instinct
Kinda sketch to be in the backcountry on a dangerous day with no avy gear. Especially with someone who doesn’t know that much about how to mitigate those risks
@@VinnyRumbaughhe kinda didn’t though that’s the point. Assuming he was your guide and knew the risks, it was kinda irresponsible for him to bring both of you out there without a shovel, beacon, and probe. Carrying all that kinda requires a backpack. A helmet would be wise too.
@@artificiallyunintelligent4537 definetly can be dangerous if a less experienced person blindly follows a more experienced person assuming they are infallible.
The leader here is just flexing knowledge for the other guy blindly following, who is assuming the other guy will make the right decisions. Obviously they made it out this time but I wouldnt say anyone knew what they were doing. You can tell at first glance that they were in a risky spot so there was no use in spending more time in the danger examining it especially with no rescue equipment. Secondly other peoples tracks shouldnt really be considered at all. Basing your actions on other unknown partys decisions is always a mistake.
Haha 😂 “show me what you’re seein” …as a slab literally breaks off in multiple places. Glad you guys are safe, just thought it was funny because yea there are small avalanches occurring there. Doesn’t look really dangerous tho, I would avoid a larger open/steep slope too in this situation
That powder looks record breaking great! We had some days near on that last year in Tahoe, in California. Where were you guys? Utah? BC? Austria? Just curious about the region, you don’t have to reveal the specific place!
I’ve been riding back country for 10 years this is no where close to danger if you’re comfortable with your skills. Stopping on it and talking for this long definitely increased your chances of being somewhere you shouldn’t
@@VinnyRumbaugh for sure bro I live in the California delta just last month father uncle and a 15-year-old boy were out bass fishing father and the uncle got killed because they were driving too fast in their bass boat not paying attention that kids scared for the rest of his life now
Not sure how much weight I’d put in the experience of someone who goes out with zero backcountry gear and bases most of his decisions in other people’s tracks (once already in the high consequence terrain).
We were in the back country (out of bounds) and he did not like the way the snow looked based by how deep the cut was. He noticed other ppls trails to the right and figured it was unsafe to ride where he wanted to bc of the faucet
@SeeVinnysLife board sliding, which is what 98% of snowboarders do. I'm an instructor and have seen maybe 5 people on a mountain in my life that can hold a toe side edge. So, most board slide.
Way to be aware of your surroundings and the snow pack nice save if only more people payed as much attention as you did and making the right call most people wouldn't have caught that cause of an untrained eyes and not knowing or assessing the terrain or any of those other variables
Damn what a catch! I dont ride back country or trees (as ive always been afraid of it, more of a park rider) ive always been afraid because of videos ive seen of avalanches and stuff, i know its rare to happen in bounds, but i actually had a mini 1 happen to me on a groomed run (no joke about 12 years ago) we got a huge dump of snow after they finished grooming, and it was early in the season aswell, but i was going down an blue run with a bit of an incline, but i stopped at the very top of the run, hard stop, then all of a sudden all the snow for about 75 feet was gone! It was just rocks lol, had to unbuckle my board and walk down the run thats how much snow was gone lol, they closed the run down right after when i let them know
Depends on soft slab vs hard slab. I’ve seen 3 foot soft slabs propagate through more dense or trees for suuure. The trees act as a terrain trap in a slide. I’m willing to bet more experienced guys are more likely to die from trauma than getting buried lol
At most it’s gonna sluff but it’s not that steep and it looks like you guys are in the resort party time. When it’s deep like this I usually ski with avy equipment just for extra safety. I think lots of peeps think you’re in the bc but pretty sure your resort riding
Honestly that looks like your in bounds if not I’m completely wrong and this doesn’t apply but if it’s in bounds and you gotta buddy ide do it worst case ski patrol will get you bc ski patrol controls it to a point their not gonna let a deadly potential slide stay
This guy survives horror movies
Lol strangely enough I agree with this 😂
@@VinnyRumbaugh ayyy let's split up OK 😂 *scream
@@Daseko. 😂
@@Daseko. proceeds to NOT run towards the screaming
no he's the guy too busy trying to explain everything he forgets about the bear behind them.
Dudes a great read. Spotting wind load like that especially in between the heavy trees, when (as he said in the video) you may not even know why the snows bad, is a great spot. Good job being extra safe. As I’m sure y’all know it only takes one hungry tree and ur gone forever
Absolutely, he knows what he talking about!
Hes in the trees 🤦🏽🤦🏾♀️🤦♂️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏼♀️
@@Pals777talking about tree well. Snow so deep around a tree it creates a hole you can't get out of if you fall in.
What’s wind load?
@@brandonm1708 like blown looking snowing like that
Good look. That’s a massive red flag for unstable snow. Glad you got out of there
Yes it was!
sharing information like how to read snow can save lives, this is the most important part of the extreme sport community ❤ thank you for being a friend
Absolutely!! I’m glad you can learn something from this
No probe. No shovel. Highly dangerous. Stay save. Invest in both - and a beacon.
And ski with a buddy that knows how to use avy gear.
I’d say knowledge is at least as important as the equipment. Invest in an avalanche safety course.
You’ll learn about equipment, assessment methods, risk management, accident procedures and active search and rescue.
Nah bro trust me it looks weird and all these other people went around it for a reason
Exactly, a beacon sandwich is really important. It saved me countless times of being hungry.
Where is his backpack airbag??
Thats proper decision making at its finest. He went out with a plan and predictions. Then made good observations and managed the risk with what i assume is a new backcountry rider. Good content stay safe and shred often!
Absolutely, he is the man!
These guys are riding with no avy gear, very stupid!
@@jasongrube5571 it doesnt look like they are touring tho. Could just be some tree runs at a resort and they were looking for some fresh tracks and since he has the observation skills to do so, he made a safe call.
@@jasongrube5571 right? That what I thought. Nothing about this is good.
Asking for an accident.
@@itsjustsidd doesn’t matter if you get buried inbounds or back country.
Everyone is hyping him up but he’s in the backcountry no avy gear or helmet with someone who has less experience than him standing in high consequence terrain above the trees w obvious red flags in the snowpack. I think the slope angle is what saved them from a bad slide.
I mean no hate tho bro stay safe and have fun
Good pickup as well, he did know what he was talking about but you are correct no gear and less experienced then him but that’s how u learn
lol I don’t even backcountry and I could tell there were some red flags in this vid
@@johnnyd.j.6068 👀
Not to mention, they only have this discussion once they are already basically in the start zone. These discussions should be had in regards to route selection before you;'re actually on your line.
@@VinnyRumbaugh He nows more than nothing, but if he actually knew what he was doing, he would have had this discussion on the ridge, before dropping in. Saying something seems wind loaded once you're already on it isn't very smart, you should know its wind loaded based on its aspect and surrounding terrain and which direction the wind has been blowing. Super basic level of situational awareness that this guy has not reached.
He's so knowledgeable that he & his group have no avalanche equipment with them in avalanche terrain...
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As an uneducated person in this area, what type of equipment would you take? I'd assume a folding shovel or something, but what else?
@@tr6524 probé, shovel, there’s tons of abi gear. Even backpacks and jackets that deflate so u rise to the top of snow when under an avalanche
@tr6524 and possibly a GPS locator....
@@tr6524take an avi class
I just wanna say, both to the author of this video and everyone who thinks this guy knows what he's talking about: he doesn't at all. I have a lot of backcountry experience and many classes including professional-level avy courses, and the decisionmaking shown here is not what real backcountry skiers with experience and education do. The friend shown doesn't know what he's talking about and is way overconfident about what he knows. I'm glad you guys didn't ski that slope, but I wouldn't assume that you made good decisions all day or that you'll be able to stay out of danger with that level of knowledge in the future. I'm happy to go into more detail if anyone's interested. My point is, don't take this as an example of good backcountry decisions; there are a fuck ton of red flags here. Nothing but two guys with no avy gear who know too little to understand how much they have to learn and how much danger they could be in.
Appreciate the comment. If you wouldn’t mind sharing more details for me I’d love to learn more
@@VinnyRumbaugh Yeah man, absolutely, and I appreciate your open-mindedness! The first red flag here is that neither of you have avy gear. A lot of people have already mentioned it so I won’t beat the dead horse; suffice to say that noone rides backcountry without it because most people will eventually fuck up if they ski enough backcountry and you need to be able to rescue your partner (or vice versa) when you do. You REALLY don’t want to live with the grief, regret, and trauma of watching a friend get buried without having the means to save them.
Right, so onto what your buddy actually says. At 0:10 when he rounds that corner you can see those wavy lines in the snow surface appear. Those are cracks in a slab caused by a weak layer in the snowpack collapsing. In other words, your buddy triggered a micro-avalanche, the slope just wasn’t steep enough for it to go anywhere. You can even see a small amount of very soft avy debris below you at 0:20; that’s why the snow has all those little round-looking soft chunks in it. That’s the #1 sign that that if you got on a bigger, steeper slope, you’d trigger a slide. “This looks weird” tells me your buddy doesn’t know how big the red flag he just saw is. I’m glad he caught it, but it wasn’t something hard to catch. With my backcountry partners, whoever went first would probably say “Whoa, avalanche” and we’d discuss how to keep our terrain choices
@@NateLanza Dude, I'm not OP but I really appreciate the effort you put in to educate others so they stay safe while completely avoiding to sound condescending despite someone apparently being overconfident in their abilities. Keep it up!
Awesome of you to post this, most people dont know how to read the snow. Posting these videos might help save lives!
Yes thank you for the comment!
*standing below giant cracked slab* “I think this is wind loaded”
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This is absolutely inadequate technique for evaluating avalanch danger. Just changing direction from some sort of visible hazard isn't how you do this
Please share with everyone how you do this
@@VinnyRumbaugh it's a much larger topic than a comment or a video clip.
To start with you need a probe, beacon, shovel and need to know the avy conditions before you leave the house, dig test pits and if you see slide activity walk back the way you came in
@@jeremy9876543no no, share with EVERYONE. Not just replying to your own comment
Another cutting edge avalanche forecaster! no probe, no shovel!!! The snow does not appear to have much cohesion IMHO.(I would ski it)
Always looks different in person tho
YES!!!🫡 Good situational awareness!
Thank you!
I don't see him carrying avalanche safety gear... stay safe!!!
True!!
That's the thing about solid ground and powder. It can be hard to tell where the actual ground is and how steep it is, and how deep the powder and slopes are.
That’s a smart fella
Wells said
Better than being a fart smella
Be smarter if he carried any sort of avalanche equipment with him up there
Ot apart riding this terrain with no avy gear!
These guys are lucky if they are still alive. Buy some avy gear and learn how to use it!
Looks like amazing snow. You never know when being observant and making what seems to be a small decision can change your life.
Well said!
Good call, a good friend from our church had her husband die at Squaw Valley in the 80's from an avalanche. 😢
That’s upsetting to hear
@vinnyrumbaugh And he was a pilot with United Airlines. And he was a member of the ski patrol. The lawsuit set the family for life. Just don't forget about your surroundings, where the snow breaks and how deep. 46 years of skiing the Lake Tahoe area.
@@marksteele2204 thank you for the advice! Tahoe is great, I actually worked at Kirkwood last season as an instructor
I think it’s very irresponsible to post about backcountry “knowledge” without including/role modeling foundational avalanche safety procedures (e.g. measuring slope angles, carrying rescue equipment, etc.). I’d highly recommend some education here (AIARE or similar)
That would be appropriate however this was not an educational video, perhaps you perceived this
You're the sort that wants movies accurate to the fabric the actors wear, huh?
Good spot!
Extremely dangerous situation:
There will be a hollow in the snow under each of those trees, so the snow will slope almost vertically into those hollows, creating conditions which can initiate creep or avalanche of the snow uphill of the hollows. The creep of the snow stretches and breaks its surface, resulting in those cracks in the crust - much as, in orogeny, horst-and-graben landform results from stretching of the earth's crust. So the cracks AND the trees are both indicators of avalanche conditions.
Thank you for this comment, it was very helpful
@@VinnyRumbaugh I'd forgotten what those hollows are called: "Tree Wells". They are lethal in themselves.
@@lindsayheyes925 yes tree wells are insane!
I’ve never seen someone shred a pow day in a puffer
My daily shred jacket is my canada goose puffer😂 works like a charm
Lol😂
@@durhamellis4524yessir
Bro never skied 😅 the puffy is the goat. Bib over puffy=maximum steeze
@@alecwhatshisname5170bro and max comfort. The softness of the puffy, with the support of the bibs, like a nice hug all day haha
“Tracks aren’t a sign of intelligent life”
Interesting quote, I can see what you mean in this situation
Everyone is talking about how impressive this is (it is a very important skill) but you shouldn’t be riding out of bounds if you aren’t being observant like this. Things can go sideways very quickly and it’s not to be underestimated
The sound of crows in the background ☠️ spooky
IK right!
That would be the spot in any horror movie when they say "I think it's a good idea to split up" *scream 😂😂😂 well ... Or not
Good reads. This is what you need to do to survive the backcountry. Even in the trees bad things can happen.
That's a good ass friend to have.
Love the thinking and he obviously trusts himself a lot since he has no obviously visible avalanche gear with him.
Would still be a good idea to bring a beacon, shovel and probe still.
I love watching this lost ability in so many humans to be aware, have a sense of self preservation.... frigging spider senses or whatever you want to call it. In a world of people walking with face pointed at their phones, whether it's in a city or walking down a rural road. I've lived all my life in the more rural area of the maritimes, in Canada and it still astounds me to see kids and adults trudging along the side of the road while watching their phone. A person waiting for a Go at a busy crosswalk with back turned to traffic flowing past a foot and a half away. Humanity has largely lost its survival instinct
We have, most people have become comfortable and with technological advances it’s only going to get worse
Good instincts, I'm not a skier, but I would trust he totally. Good insight.
IKR
observation and critical thinking skills. this is a guide worth having. worth learning from.
he goes with his gut. when you don't, the price is steep.
You are absolutely right
My favorite snow is a slightly slushy spring day on a mountain that had a lot of snow that season it’s the best
Yes yes yes! Can’t wait!
Dude has his AST1 for sure. Avalanche safety training. A must have for backcountry. Hope they have their beak on shovel probe as well
Only people with this much knowledge should snowboard/ski in the backcountry
Kinda sketch to be in the backcountry on a dangerous day with no avy gear. Especially with someone who doesn’t know that much about how to mitigate those risks
True, my man knew what was up!
@@VinnyRumbaughhe kinda didn’t though that’s the point. Assuming he was your guide and knew the risks, it was kinda irresponsible for him to bring both of you out there without a shovel, beacon, and probe. Carrying all that kinda requires a backpack. A helmet would be wise too.
@@artificiallyunintelligent4537 definetly can be dangerous if a less experienced person blindly follows a more experienced person assuming they are infallible.
The leader here is just flexing knowledge for the other guy blindly following, who is assuming the other guy will make the right decisions. Obviously they made it out this time but I wouldnt say anyone knew what they were doing. You can tell at first glance that they were in a risky spot so there was no use in spending more time in the danger examining it especially with no rescue equipment. Secondly other peoples tracks shouldnt really be considered at all. Basing your actions on other unknown partys decisions is always a mistake.
@@sebastianwhalin743 thanks for the comment, please share with everyone what you would have done differently
Always pay attention and learn the mountain
Right
It’s crazy how much knowledge you need to survive skiing backcountry shit. It’s super intimidating
Yeah it’s overwhelming
Haha 😂 “show me what you’re seein” …as a slab literally breaks off in multiple places. Glad you guys are safe, just thought it was funny because yea there are small avalanches occurring there. Doesn’t look really dangerous tho, I would avoid a larger open/steep slope too in this situation
😂😂 you are absolutely right
That powder looks record breaking great! We had some days near on that last year in Tahoe, in California. Where were you guys? Utah? BC? Austria? Just curious about the region, you don’t have to reveal the specific place!
@@ThomasHilverda-DePaolo this is in Utah and heck yeah Tahoe got destroyed last season… I worked and rode Kirkwood everyday
Even for a person who lives in a warm country, that's the start of an avalanche
Haha
I’ve been riding back country for 10 years this is no where close to danger if you’re comfortable with your skills. Stopping on it and talking for this long definitely increased your chances of being somewhere you shouldn’t
Good save!
I think so too!
So if one or all of you gets buried, who's going to find and dig them out? zero avalanche safety equipment.. terrible ...
❤❤❤ keep your heads on a swivel people just cuz you're enjoying the wilderness does not mean it won't kill you in a split second
Couldn’t agree more, just like the ocean
@@VinnyRumbaugh for sure bro I live in the California delta just last month father uncle and a 15-year-old boy were out bass fishing father and the uncle got killed because they were driving too fast in their bass boat not paying attention that kids scared for the rest of his life now
Nah the crows too made me eery
Not sure how much weight I’d put in the experience of someone who goes out with zero backcountry gear and bases most of his decisions in other people’s tracks (once already in the high consequence terrain).
See your point
Experience goes a long way yall, and bro is learning a valuable life lesson
This dude understands the risk vs reward and said lemme live today
Trueeee
Amazing catch! Great pal to have on the slopes! Shred Up & Carve!
Well said, and will do brother
Hey intermediate snowboarder here. Can someone explain whats going on? I don’t think I picked it up.
Super unstable snow equals avalanche possibility
@@alwayz_kreakin4625well said
We were in the back country (out of bounds) and he did not like the way the snow looked based by how deep the cut was. He noticed other ppls trails to the right and figured it was unsafe to ride where he wanted to bc of the faucet
Thanks guys!
Snowboards are more risky for avalanches as you cause more damage to the snow than a ski.
Just riding in general or like board sliding down
@SeeVinnysLife board sliding, which is what 98% of snowboarders do. I'm an instructor and have seen maybe 5 people on a mountain in my life that can hold a toe side edge. So, most board slide.
@@Sneakyeggs man where are you skiing. Ppl rip here 😂🤣
@@VinnyRumbaugh east coast sadly.
Way to be aware of your surroundings and the snow pack nice save if only more people payed as much attention as you did and making the right call most people wouldn't have caught that cause of an untrained eyes and not knowing or assessing the terrain or any of those other variables
I agree! Thank you for the comment
Well played sir!
Thank you
Damn what a catch! I dont ride back country or trees (as ive always been afraid of it, more of a park rider) ive always been afraid because of videos ive seen of avalanches and stuff, i know its rare to happen in bounds, but i actually had a mini 1 happen to me on a groomed run (no joke about 12 years ago) we got a huge dump of snow after they finished grooming, and it was early in the season aswell, but i was going down an blue run with a bit of an incline, but i stopped at the very top of the run, hard stop, then all of a sudden all the snow for about 75 feet was gone! It was just rocks lol, had to unbuckle my board and walk down the run thats how much snow was gone lol, they closed the run down right after when i let them know
Used to have a video on my old CZcams channel, but that channel got taken down and I don't have that video anymore of the snow aftermath
That’s insane that happened like that! Yeah it surely is dangerous and hard to predict, thanks for the comment brother!
That could have been REALLY BAD. smart man.
Snowboarding used to be an extreme sport
Still is G
Worth riding with an avi beacon. Never know when you'll need it until you need it
Please make another video explaining how to detect wind load
I’ll keep this in mind next time I ride with Devin
even the birds new something was up 😂
Camera bro sounds like Charlie from smiling friends 😂❤
Dude that doesn’t even look steep enough to be a problem Mr in bounds backcountry expert
Good call brother. Good call.. 🤙🏼
Right on
Mans never getting a red bull sponsorship with that attitude
LOL
“That’s deep as sh- that’s really deep” bahaha
Were you in bounds or was this in the backcountry?
It was side to back country
Simple physics right there
So, do west coast surfers go to the mountains in winter? Because that dude is definitely a surfer.
Trees act as an anchor for snow slides . Good to go girls.
Yes they do!
Depends on soft slab vs hard slab. I’ve seen 3 foot soft slabs propagate through more dense or trees for suuure. The trees act as a terrain trap in a slide. I’m willing to bet more experienced guys are more likely to die from trauma than getting buried lol
59:13 🔥
Not sure if fully trust to be honest.. what are these guys wearing any gear?
A ledge of snow vs powder build ups. Good to know!
Yes!
The crows making their sounds in the background seems to be a bad omen .
The guy wearing the camera booped the snow when the were talking about how deep it was and in my mind I was like I hope he tapes that lol
Avalanche material
Indeed
What is wind load?
A few people describe it in the comments. Just a sign to look out for, can be dangerous !!
Could someone explain what he means by wind loaded and how this is dangerous
The implication of danger
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At most it’s gonna sluff but it’s not that steep and it looks like you guys are in the resort party time. When it’s deep like this I usually ski with avy equipment just for extra safety. I think lots of peeps think you’re in the bc but pretty sure your resort riding
Why is wind load bad? What does it mean?
There’s some comment threads in here that go over wind load!
Always do your homework! Very impressive
Thank you! Cheers!
Keep that guy close.
True
If you know how to read the mountain you can stay safe!
this is critical to backmountain riding too many neglect it
DUH!!!!!!
Avalanche😮 be careful❤😂
Can someone explain to me what he’s seeing? I’m so confused
He was scoping out the terrain. We were in the back country and he was checking to see if it was safe to hit
Yeah I think the ominous crowing help clue in not to go that way
Your boy is smart
True
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A blind man could see it and the camera man is oblivious
Honestly that looks like your in bounds if not I’m completely wrong and this doesn’t apply but if it’s in bounds and you gotta buddy ide do it worst case ski patrol will get you bc ski patrol controls it to a point their not gonna let a deadly potential slide stay
Crazy how many people die from this
Well said, it’s terrible
Explain as if I know nothing about winter sports or the behavior of snow please, just in case
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Almost got got.
Noooo!
Ok, two dudes with no avy gear, clearly without any decent avy knowledge either. Remind me not to be anywhere around them.
🥲
What mountain?
Brighton!!
Sherpa bro 🤙🤙
🐸🐸🐸
How to avoid dying
👆🏼Darwin 🤓
👀
Nope, nothing was wrong. Just forgot his fried chicken
It started cracking, obvious red flag…
Yes