BUILD A SNOW CAVE | HOW TO XV
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- čas přidán 17. 12. 2019
- Building a snow cave can be the precursor to a fun night in the mountains with mates, alternatively it could save your life if you get stuck in a storm or lost in the mountains.
In this episode of How To XV I go through the steps of building a safe snow cave, from finding the right spot, through to the cold trap and your safety ventilation. Hopefully you will only ever need to use one out of choice, but as a freerider it is good to know how to build one in case your day goes really wrong and you need to tuck yourself to let the storm passed.
Let me know if you have any questions in the comments below.
Edit by: Tim Burgess
Motion Graphics by: FX Pergola.
Thanks to: Swatch, Smith, Rossignol & Crosscall. - Sport
Excellent video! I like bivouacing in a snow cave. I use bivy bag to keep my bag dry and warm. I was in -40 degree temperatures outside, and with only a candle lamp, the inside was around 0 degrees.
Nice video. Having a romantic night in a snow cave doesnt work. I tried.
Why.
Jerking off in a snowcave is quite magical
Haha didn’t work for me either
Again, thanks for the entertaining information video. I’m pumped to go and do this this winter! Thanks again!
Learning something great every time. Thanks for the videos.
Thanks
As always great tips and sense of humour . Thanks Xavier , loking forward next season
Thank you.
So cool!!
I found this video after learning that a "...17-year-old did everything right when things went wrong, including parking his snowmobile in an open area where it could be easily spotted by searchers and building himself a snow cave for shelter..." (Vancouver Sun, Jan. 19/2021). Thanks to the tips presented here, I'll bring along basic tools to make a snow cave the next time I'm out on the mountain, just in case.
Hey, that is cool that the 17 year old was so switched on and did the right thing, it definitely costs nothing to be prepared for the worst, and you hope you never have to use it, but it will definitely make it less stressful if you do. Stay Safe. Xv
So cool
Great video
I learnt to build the very exact same snow shelter from a Norwegian friend. We had a much rougher time coming out of it in the morning than you did though 😅(we had to make our way out with our shovels!). l can attest this type of snow shelter works in a Ferbruary storm at -25ºC (0ºC inside the snow shelter). Awesome stuff!
Wow - that sounds super tough, glad you made it through all good, they are pretty amazing and definitely a tool worth knowing about for those of us who spend time in the mountains. Xv
@@HOWTOXV The toughest part was to get off the bed 😉😅 I just noticed you are/were a professional snowboarder, congratulations on that (and the great videos). l'm now going to watch "how to drop a cliff" in case l involuntarily fall off one 🤓😆 ATB!
This vid is so great! I will try it out this weekend. I'm going by myself to a mountain with my dog and will try to build it almost the same way as you did. Thanks for the video. :-)
Hope it went well, and you had a nice toasty night. Xv
@@HOWTOXV Thanks man :) It went great. Found the perfect place where the snow was about 3 meters deep :)
That‘s perfekt for after the snowboardday👌🏻👍🏻
Great video. How did you mark the area above?
This video started out dark. “A snow cave is the only way your going to wake up alive In The morning.”
Décidément un extra-terrestre ce XV, il expire du monoxyde de carbone :)
I will do it with my doughter!!🤘🤘🤘
Yes rad - bet she will love it.
4 of my spanish mates were in your camp for avalanches and safety. They came back stoked. Just wanted you to know. They want to repeat next year. I hope I can go.
thx but which avalanche camp?
Hey Xavier, very nice chanel! i have a question ... what TNF pants do you wear during Splitboarding? Futurelight BIB pants like Brigandine or Purist? Isn't very warm during the way up with a BIB pant?
for long hikes the purist other wise the brigandine future light one indeed! game changer!
Salut Xavier ! petite question matos, c'est quoi la référence de ta scie à neige ? Est-ce que tu aurais des recommandations à ce sujet (scie pliante ou non, forme des dents etc ) , j'ai creusé ma première grotte avec des amis il y a peu avec une égoïne et c'était pas le top ;) merci pour tout et superbe vidéo by the way !
Scie pliante pour sur! C’est une MSR mais je crois que c’est celle la: www.msrgear.com/ie/snow-tools/snow-saws
@@HOWTOXV Superbe, merci pour la référence ! bonne fin de saison à toi ! et félicitations à ton frangin pour l'Xtrem de Verbier !!!
Easy.... made the mistake to dig it into a windlip instead of the lee side of a boulder which cost me a lot of time, energy, sweat(=wet clothes=cold sleep) an a lot of snow in my gloves
Live and Learn!
3:03 breathing does not creating carbon monoxide, only cooking with a stove can!
True that - yes, cooking with the stove - or using a candle. Breathing in a snow cave can create a build up of carbon dioxide which can leave you gasping for air - but normally you would wake up in that instance apparently.
Merci pour ta chaîne super cool, super infos. Je me demandais si tu portais des protections et sinon pourquoi pas ? Merci.
le casque surtout apres le sac a dos protege bien le dos. pour le reste ( genous ou fesses, le problème est quils sont trop gênant des que tu marches
@@HOWTOXV merci :)
Should you keep the snow cave up When you leave?
Good question, I would normally leave it unless you feel you are in a resort with easy access to less experienced people ( and potentially children) then I would recommend breaking through it to be safe, so no one can have it collapse on them. XV
Salut Xavier, ça prend combien de temps, roughly, de faire ça ? (j'en suis à me demander si c'est pas plus rapide de faire un igloo)
c'est plus rapide qu'un igloo et surtout tu peux le fire avec tous les types de neige et sans accessoire pour monter ton igloo. Apres dans le cas des neiges seiches ( comme dans l
arctique), et que tu peux faired es blocs avec une scie, c peut être en effet un peu pus rapide...
mias ca m-a pris une heure environs...
@Xavier Holy Smokes, What snow saw is that and where can I get it?
Haha - it is a good one right! IT is an MSR model. Xv
@@HOWTOXV Thanks XV, it looks pretty skookum. Hopefully Santa's Elves still have time!
Thats great but might not have all that equipment
Hi, definitely easier with all the gear - but you can do it with a lot less - a small avalanche shovel will make life much easier and hopefully you have this in your riding backpack if you are out in the backcountry. Then you have to use what you can - for example sleeping on your back pack or having your snowboard/skis underneath you to try and keep the cold out. Hopefully you only ever need to build one for pleasure and not just for an emergency.
I think it's carbon dioxide not monoxide Xav
Could be both. Both candles and cooking produce carbon monoxide.There have been reported cases of people dying in tents after they brought a disposable BBQ inside for heat. Good information to know, keeping stuff ventilated.
@@liptovlodge1187 sure, must be ventilated in both cases
Stoves produce CO ... but still ... CO2 does kill as well
@@kilianhzh Yes I Know, but say that like in the video seems that we produce CO while we are sleeping...
Ah yes - kind of the two, good point.
If you are planning on your romantic night in the snow cave it could be the Carbon Monoxide from a camp stove for example, but yes an emergency snow cave will be your Carbon Dioxide from breathing. Good to get some fresh air circulating in there. Cheers Xv