No he was not being sarcastic lol. The skier was basically on the brink of collapsing because just dug 6 feet of snow in like 30 seconds. Snowboarding was just telling him he's good now and no rush on freeing him
Can you imagine the feeling you’d have thinking you were dying alone, cold, and scared, only to feel someone digging you out? Wow what an experience he must’ve had…
I’ve had a similar experience when I was almost attacked by a shark while swimming when I was 13 only to have my brother’s friend (16) suddenly grab me and swim me all the way back to shore. It’s an incredibly calming feeling, he was a faster swimmer at the time so just feeling myself get pulled away from certain danger cannot be described.
That skier is an absolute hero, he 100% saved that mans life. No one would have ever found him until long after he had suffocated to death. This is why you should always ski/snowboard in pairs!
@@larsmalsbender7472 The guy in red in the beginning of the video was the skiers buddy. The joke is that he went and got stuck in a tree well, leading to someone else abandoning their buddy to rescue him, etc.
The snowboarder's friends were already down the hill and they were radioing wondering where he was. But cause the radio was in his pocket when he fell into the tree well, he couldn't radio for help. It just so happened that the skier turned around and only spotted his board, that let him know the guy was in trouble.
When someone says “I got you” or “I gotcha” it is like an automatic mental relief for the person being rescued. When someone says “I gotcha” the fear subsides and replaced with hope.
When you cling onto someone convulsing and struggling for their very life, and you softly repeat those words.... I genuinely don't even have the words to describe the emotion. In that moment you literally join souls. It's a promise on all that's holy, before all the gods that ever were, that no force on earth will drag you away from them. 14 years as a supervisor in disability services I've had to do this several times for my guys. I don't think the fear leaves them, but the courage those words give helps them fight. "I've got you, look at me, c'mon mate it's ok I've got you" The most powerful sentence I've ever spoken, and the most painful. You are not promising to save them, you can't make that promise. you are taking an oath that you will not abandon them no matter what. I burned out and resigned in 2011. To this day I can still see the looks in their eyes. The fear, desperation and begging.....and to see that look change as you say those magic words. And YOUR fear skyrockets as you pray you're telling them the truth when you reassure them they'll make it.
Give me a break, people praising divine intervention only when it suits the narrative. Why did he fall into that tree well in the first place? Divine intervention as well?
If I saw someo e trapped I would leave them to d1e... Because Everything is the will of God... So IF I have thoughts of leaving them , this is simultaneously Gods thoughts and desire to leave them also.. But I would be like "oh hi I see you.. But.. Im not going to help" lol
Holy cow, this was so intense! What a hero! This poor guy would have just died there and nobody would have known what happened to him until the body was found. Kudos to his quick action and selflessness!
For those wondering how this happened; Basically picture a large pine tree or any coniferous tree, the way their branches angle most of the snow down and away from it slightly. This creates a kind of pocket of air immediately next to the trunk of the tree and when you have like 7 feet of snow accumulation in the high altitude tree lines there is a deep cavity directly beside the tree trunk. If you are unlucky enough like this snowboarder to lose your balance and fall back into a tree or forward into one you can literally fall right down to the bottom of these holes (called tree-wells) and then the surrounding snow will just fall in on top of you and suffocate you the harder you struggle. In some places they kill more people every year than avalanches, cliffs or anything else. This guy was 100% going to die.
Can't you feel your way to the tree trunk and use it to support yourself up? Also how was this guy being rescued breathing under that pile of snow? How would he suffocate if not rescued then? Does air seep in slowly but not fast enough to sustain your oxygen requirement? The guy being rescued in the video seemed fine and wasn't gasping for air.
@@Grejegando Snow is too compact (and heavy) too let you move when you're buried that deep and upside down. As for suffocating, maybe air got to him slowly as you said or a pocket of air was created allowing him some room to breath but eventually he'd run out of oxygen. Who knows, maybe he could've lasted several more minutes or hour, but eventually if nobody gets him out of there, things other than suffocating will get him as well
For anybody wondering how the snowboarder was able to be buried that deep: He seems to have fallen in what is commonly known as a tree well, made of pockets of air in layers of heavy snow. He may have tripped and fell face first into one.
@@JustAnotherConspiracyTheorist yeah definitely it. After he realized he had scoop, he pulled out but he first got panicked AF and digged the hole by hand.
The were on good morning America together! It's a cool interview. He had been buried for about 5 minutes and was realizing he was 100% going to die when he felt the skier grabbing his board to let him know he was there. He couldn't hear anything until his head got uncovered.
Literal hero... so many people die this way - the person in the footage has my respect. You can tell how nervous he is, but he held it together and acted resourcefully.
He was nervous to find somone in alot worse condition under there honestly I feel that tho cuz I nvr wanna find somone too late I'd just get sick. The feet moving Def put some pep in his step and showed urgency. Tracing the body to find his head, amazing fr
Tree wells are no joke. Always ski with a friend! What's crazy is the dude in front of him didn't go down the same path or went right by him, but the fact this dude saw him was truly a miracle.
What are the odds of him looking back and seeing a board sticking out of the snow right under a tree on the opposite side and not just skiing right past
IF everything is Gods will then If I saw a trapped person, I WOULDN'T help and leave them to d13 a slow de ath.. Now IF you say that isn't Gods will then you are admitting things happen without Gods control... Meaning Gid is not all knowing, present or omniscient... Meaning God DOESN'T exist(since God, by definition, = THE ALL).. IF God does not=THE ALL then, logically THE ALL= God +(something else that God has no control over).
Dude road right over that guy. Would've been blind not to notice since he was following right behind. If he kept going I think it would have been negligent homicide to say the least. No miracle just being a decent guy.
It was a miracle because he fell a few feet away which slowed his speed and progress enough to be able to notice a snowboard and also allow him to turn back to help before continuing downhill
@@Rem694u2 There are too many "ifs" for you to be so snotty. They weren't skying together, there was no reason for the skier to watch for the guy. He could have gone anywhere. He was a snowboarder, he could have made a jump leaving no tracks behind. And, just because he didn't see tracks doesn't change that he could have gone right past the guy, he was hidden behind the trees, the small shelf of snow that fell away and buried the kid was wide. He could have been anywhere. It was a blessing from God that the skier was there.
@@christiroseify You are a real piece of work if you don't look out for the people around you when doing extreme sports. I suggest you stay planted firmly on your couch.
@@butternutsson9403 Yup, even though many more people may have been praying for the one who got took away, and they may have been a much better person in every way. So what does that tell ya?
@@SgtTeddybear66 What a great answer to my questions - so full of logic and insight. I used to hesitate pointing out the absurdity of believing in some all-knowing, omnipotent being, because you folks seem to get a lot of comfort from the fantasy. But I've come to learn that the delusion is almost always impregnable, so I don't have to pretend along with you. So enjoy. (But please don't call for killing in his/its name, OK?)
Bro Hemme, you may not believe for sure! But if you were trapped in the snow, I'm sure you're you'd hope that someone, anyone would stop to help you out knowing how impossible the chances were that anyone would even notice! Then you hear someone digging above your head. And of all the miracles in life, you live to tell about it! I'd rather believe in the God of miracles than live in denial any and every day! And to tell you the truth, I've seen quite a few! May this God of miracles bless your with faith!
@@deb9784 You're free to believe in whatever you want. You can ignore any data or facts that you wish, you can abandon loigc and you can adopt any fantasy you wish. I'll pass.
Wow!! It looks like any different turn around any different tree would have missed him! I believe truly it was guidance by God brought you to him. Outstanding Hero!
@@thatguyjoe007 oke? Just like you where lucky to be born and live and other sperm cells did not right? Or you where lucky to be born in the USA and others where not. And keep thinking to all aspects of life like that depriving it from all Devine grace or meaning. So you and others you teach this can be just as hopeless and miserable as a fallen man's heart can let him be. Repent and believe on Christ He is mercyfull and hears you when you truly call on His name Jesus and need him. Truly Shalom and God bless you mind.
@@holyresolution Isn't it interesting though, how people will claim divine intervention when the person survives but never blame God when the person dies? What happened to the young girl who died in a house fire? Why did God not do something? But this guy was saved by another skier and so God played a hand in his survival.
Almost died twice alone on my board: once getting stuck up a tree I tried to jump, went between my legs, couldnt unbuckle, end of day out of bounds, alone, thought I was going to be found frozen and upside down. Second time was head first in a tree well. Some stranger found me both times. Suffocating in a tree though has stuck with me because it was far far scarier. Most hopeless feeling you can imagine because there is a point when you know you're dead unless there's a miracle like this skier finding you.
It's nice to have some feel good news once in a while. We get pretty saturated reality sometimes and often negative. Nice work skier! You should always ride and ski in pairs!
When I was a kid I fell into one in Tahoe that was maybe 6-7 feet deep. I was able to get out in about an hour or so, because it didn’t collapse in on me when I fell in and was able to make a really long, slow incline path to get out. I was also under 100 lbs so that may have helped. The scariest part. The scariest. Was that the snow absorbs almost all of your voice as you scream for help. Someone skiing by would probably not even hear you.
Amazing. Would love to see the full rescue and see their faces at the end. Miraculous, awe-inspiring, and breath-taking. They were both so calm despite the emergency and I imagine the calmness of the buried man is also partly why he didn't suffocate before he was found. Bravo both of you!
If Search and Rescue were out looking for that guy, the chance of them finding him would be slim and none. This skier not only realizes something is wrong when he see the snowboard, but he back-tracks and does everything he can to help save a strangers life. I don't know if he was moving the snowboard to get an idea of which direction the guys head was so he could start digging him out, but he really is a hero...both of their lives are forever changed. Oh, and what happened to that guys friend -- he just kept going. He's in the lodge drinking a hot-tottie while his buddy is saving a life. As for the snowboarder -- it's hard to imagine what was going through his mind...for all he knew, he was out there alone and going to die under all that snow. Being buried alive is one of my biggest fears. It's nice to know there are still people out there that care about others.
Thank God the snowboarder had a flashy red on that board that's what saved him. The man who rescued him probably could've missed him if the board blended in. That flash of red caught his eye. So lucky.
Deep snow looks like a skiers dream until you're buried in it. Surfers see monster waves and the smart ones stay on the beach. Always have a partner when you are challenging extreme conditions.
That has to be one of the scariest situations for both of them! Praise both of them for staying calm, cool and collected in a life or death situation 😮
Wow--it's been like that this year and I am very often out there like this--never have come upon a buried skier/boarder yet. Great composure and work by the skier.
Total hero. Right guy in the right place at the right time. Totally saved his life. Tree wells are deadly. This guy saw the snowboard, and knew what it meant. Kudos. Coulda done it without the shovel, but it sure helped. And this guy happened to have one in his pack. Most skiers don't carry one.
A similar thing happened to my old mentor, a pastor. He managed to dig himself out. I caught up with him later that day down the mountain and he told me what happened to him. He did not look well. It was close.
Those two will become best friends after this. Can’t even imagine what was going thru that kids head and also the adrenaline rush of the guy who rescued him. Talk about your guarding angel being with you. Amazing.
I've been caught in an avalanche cloud before... Trying to breathe ice crystals hurts so bad it takes away your breath... I couldn't get a breath and trying was so painful. I also fell while riding a snowmobile and I couldn't move... I couldn't get any leverage to move and oh MAN that was panic... that guy was amazingly calm !!!
This man is risking his life big time! If he slips head first into that tree well they will both die. This happens more than people know. Never go next to trees in deep snow they form deep pockets around the trunk of the tree that can have a light cover of snow. You get to close and down you go.
I think they have a key strategy of following the others line. Not only does the follower identify that the leader has stopped since their tracks in the snow stopped. The other thing is, the follower will also avoid this kind of thing cause they'll stay away from other possible spots of danger
This dude was that guys savior. Like an angel that just happened to stumble upon his board. Wowsers. So powerful how calm they both were throughout that. I hope they are friends now. Bravo 👏 to the hero, he's truly a man amongst men.
That border got insane lucky that skier took that path. I board that area often and there’s so many paths to take it’s amazing he found him and in time. Freaks me out.
Around trees theres often pockets of air in heavy layers of snow. If you fall in on of them (I assume he faceplanted and did half a frontflip) youll be buried despite your best efforts
@@sliceoflife5812 Yep. Been there. It sucked. I wasn't buried as bad as him and had a bit of an air pocket next to the tree trunk, but it was still unsettling to say the least.
Tree wells are the #1 killer on the mountain. Not the avalanches or wildlife. As a skier myself it's is one of my biggest fears. suffocating under feet of snow. I have know people who have lost family to tree wells. It's truly devastating.
My husband and I heard how this happens there at Baker! So to see it on video is so crazy!!!! Thank God that guy was there at the perfect timing!!! Wow!! So awesome!
This can happen on any ski hill where there are trees. That’s why there are always warnings to people who choose to go off-piste (off the marked runs). Of course it is worse when there is a heavy snowfall as well. ✌🏻💜🇨🇦
Actually, TH-camCensorsMe, there is a well-vetted Book that says It is, It was, It will always be Divine intervention that brings a strong, compassionate stranger at just the right moment.....or doesn't. When God shows mercy, may we all be given the eyes to see and a heart to give thanks.
@@PianoTeach88 That book was written by man, and edited by man. It isn't, and cannot be, vetted. The entire belief is based on faith, which means having to believe it without any direct evidence.
Wow, quite by chance when the skier fell over he glanced and saw the board moving. Very emotional thing! Love to see a follow up interview. One well prepared skier and one less experienced boarder.
Ikr, I feel like I need some kind of closure after a video like this, like the two of them down at the base of the mountain, enjoying a hot drink together or something. 😅😂😊
Just reinforces my hatred of snow, truly amazing he saw that snowboarder. He didn't just see him either, he was prepared and knew exactly what to do, and made sure that he was on good footing. A lesser man might have just hurt himself trying to help or somehow made the situation worse.
Anyone who skis or boards know tree wells will kill you and not be seen until Spring, especially with all the snow this season in California and other places! Ski/Board safe and this year try not to go alone in the backcountry and carry a beacon!
He was following the tracks, saw the board and then how the boarder’s tracks had ended. This skier was experienced and carrying all the right equipment too. ✌🏻💜🇨🇦
this is a very dangerous situation, i'm a ski instructor with 20 yrs experience at breckenridge, this is an excellent example of being overconfident and falling head down hill is deadly. ski on trails and stay out of trees. trails are cut to avoid this dumb almost fatal events can be avoided. thumbs up to this rescuer, lucky he had the right stuff with him
Been buried in chest deep powder a couple times, but never like this and only inbounds. The amount of energy it takes to get out even under good circumstances is pretty wild. Can't imagine how this guy felt going in like that, just completely hopeless. Glad he's still with us.
Take your time man, said by the most grateful guy alive.
Fucking dude is baller
i dont get it, was he being sarcastic or not
@@click_cryo2659 I really hope note and highly fucking doubt it. lmfao
No he was not being sarcastic lol. The skier was basically on the brink of collapsing because just dug 6 feet of snow in like 30 seconds. Snowboarding was just telling him he's good now and no rush on freeing him
@@click_cryo2659 he was 100% not sarcastic. He was just so grateful to get basically his life back.
Can you imagine the feeling you’d have thinking you were dying alone, cold, and scared, only to feel someone digging you out? Wow what an experience he must’ve had…
Wild, if he wasn’t grateful for what he’s got before he damn well is now
His next meal was probably the best thing he ever tasted
@@beltempest4448they became best friends, regularly hanging out and going skiing/snowboarding together (from a news source I can’t quote)
I’ve had a similar experience when I was almost attacked by a shark while swimming when I was 13 only to have my brother’s friend (16) suddenly grab me and swim me all the way back to shore. It’s an incredibly calming feeling, he was a faster swimmer at the time so just feeling myself get pulled away from certain danger cannot be described.
His next Beer too@@GabrielFerreira-ot8cg
That skier is an absolute hero, he 100% saved that mans life. No one would have ever found him until long after he had suffocated to death. This is why you should always ski/snowboard in pairs!
lol, as he left his buddy, who went and got stuck in a tree well, it's a never ending cycle!
This makes no sense, you see his buddy??😅
@@larsmalsbender7472 The guy in red in the beginning of the video was the skiers buddy. The joke is that he went and got stuck in a tree well, leading to someone else abandoning their buddy to rescue him, etc.
The snowboarder's friends were already down the hill and they were radioing wondering where he was. But cause the radio was in his pocket when he fell into the tree well, he couldn't radio for help. It just so happened that the skier turned around and only spotted his board, that let him know the guy was in trouble.
I dont have any friends tho
When someone says “I got you” or “I gotcha” it is like an automatic mental relief for the person being rescued. When someone says “I gotcha” the fear subsides and replaced with hope.
Even if they’re French?
When you cling onto someone convulsing and struggling for their very life, and you softly repeat those words....
I genuinely don't even have the words to describe the emotion.
In that moment you literally join souls.
It's a promise on all that's holy, before all the gods that ever were, that no force on earth will drag you away from them.
14 years as a supervisor in disability services I've had to do this several times for my guys.
I don't think the fear leaves them, but the courage those words give helps them fight.
"I've got you, look at me, c'mon mate it's ok I've got you"
The most powerful sentence I've ever spoken, and the most painful.
You are not promising to save them, you can't make that promise.
you are taking an oath that you will not abandon them no matter what.
I burned out and resigned in 2011.
To this day I can still see the looks in their eyes.
The fear, desperation and begging.....and to see that look change as you say those magic words.
And YOUR fear skyrockets as you pray you're telling them the truth when you reassure them they'll make it.
@@kurdaitcha3509 literally cried reading this. So well said
@@doingmybest222 powerful stuff
@@miroslavmilan That would be a combo like “je t'ai eu ça va aller” (I got you, it’s gonna be ok)
I've skied in places like this, the odds he ran into that buried boarder are one in a million. Divine intervention right there folks.
I was thinking he was stupid to go through thick trees but I agree. he was meant to be there.
Absolutely
Give me a break, people praising divine intervention only when it suits the narrative. Why did he fall into that tree well in the first place? Divine intervention as well?
@@noteda6361They not ready for that conversation 😂
If I saw someo e trapped I would leave them to d1e...
Because Everything is the will of God... So IF I have thoughts of leaving them , this is simultaneously Gods thoughts and desire to leave them also..
But I would be like "oh hi I see you.. But.. Im not going to help" lol
Holy cow, this was so intense! What a hero! This poor guy would have just died there and nobody would have known what happened to him until the body was found. Kudos to his quick action and selflessness!
I would hsve said "hi" (to give them a moment of hope) before abandoning them and leaving them to dle..lol
@@rammingspeed5217 even if this was a troll, wtf kind of humor do you have sheesh
@@nope5397 im not trolling..or joking.. Im serious
Im a misanthrope..
As a result of too much pain and suffering at the hands of my fellow man.
@@nope5397 I want others to feel abandoned the way I feel rejected and abandoned
@@rammingspeed5217 actually the only thing you want is attention
For those wondering how this happened; Basically picture a large pine tree or any coniferous tree, the way their branches angle most of the snow down and away from it slightly. This creates a kind of pocket of air immediately next to the trunk of the tree and when you have like 7 feet of snow accumulation in the high altitude tree lines there is a deep cavity directly beside the tree trunk. If you are unlucky enough like this snowboarder to lose your balance and fall back into a tree or forward into one you can literally fall right down to the bottom of these holes (called tree-wells) and then the surrounding snow will just fall in on top of you and suffocate you the harder you struggle. In some places they kill more people every year than avalanches, cliffs or anything else. This guy was 100% going to die.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and explaining it to those of us who have never gone skiing.
Yes, big thanks !
Can't you feel your way to the tree trunk and use it to support yourself up? Also how was this guy being rescued breathing under that pile of snow? How would he suffocate if not rescued then? Does air seep in slowly but not fast enough to sustain your oxygen requirement? The guy being rescued in the video seemed fine and wasn't gasping for air.
Was this staged? If not why did the video end so soon ?
@@Grejegando Snow is too compact (and heavy) too let you move when you're buried that deep and upside down. As for suffocating, maybe air got to him slowly as you said or a pocket of air was created allowing him some room to breath but eventually he'd run out of oxygen. Who knows, maybe he could've lasted several more minutes or hour, but eventually if nobody gets him out of there, things other than suffocating will get him as well
For anybody wondering how the snowboarder was able to be buried that deep: He seems to have fallen in what is commonly known as a tree well, made of pockets of air in layers of heavy snow. He may have tripped and fell face first into one.
Thanks. I was wondering
Thanks for sharing that information. I have never been skiing so I had no idea.
Thank you. I was wondering. Im in utah, the last few weeks we have been dumped on with snow. Hes so buried, I was trying to figure it oug
Or they’re friends and playing around pretending the one stumbled around and came across a trapped stranger.
That guy had some serious stamina to be able to dig him out like that, that guy is 💪
It's called adrenaline. We all have it.
Everyone has 10 min of adrenaline
that was 99% adrenaline and insticts.
@@JustAnotherConspiracyTheorist yeah definitely it. After he realized he had scoop, he pulled out but he first got panicked AF and digged the hole by hand.
We need an after interview with these guys!
The were on good morning America together! It's a cool interview. He had been buried for about 5 minutes and was realizing he was 100% going to die when he felt the skier grabbing his board to let him know he was there. He couldn't hear anything until his head got uncovered.
I would have left him...
Just in case I got sued helping
@@rammingspeed5217 oooo so edgy
@@greenmt1100 im not trying to be Edgy
@@greenmt1100 im a misanthrope..
As a result of a life of pain... Rejection
He knew he was this person’s only shot and he fought like hell for him without even knowing who was on the other end. Humanity & decency ❤.
Literal hero... so many people die this way - the person in the footage has my respect. You can tell how nervous he is, but he held it together and acted resourcefully.
He was nervous to find somone in alot worse condition under there honestly I feel that tho cuz I nvr wanna find somone too late I'd just get sick. The feet moving Def put some pep in his step and showed urgency. Tracing the body to find his head, amazing fr
Tree wells are no joke. Always ski with a friend! What's crazy is the dude in front of him didn't go down the same path or went right by him, but the fact this dude saw him was truly a miracle.
yeh they can be dangerous on a snowmobile to. and even though most get away unharmed... pulling the snowmobile out of a tree well is hard work!
ABC 11 did an interview they were with friends, but they ended up getting too far ahead of him
What are the odds of him looking back and seeing a board sticking out of the snow right under a tree on the opposite side and not just skiing right past
He didn't see any tracks going forward where the snowboarder was going so he knew he was behind him somewhere. He was smart and brave!
He saw the board as he went past. That’s why he stopped
@@Shadow-ir2yr Yep. I thought the same thing. You can hear him say "whoa" cause he saw the board sticking out of the snow.
His buddy in the red jacket DID ski right past.
@Black Flag Admit it, you also didn't know he had seen the board as he went past until somebody else mentioned it in the comments.
I was holding my breath! My son's a snowboarder in Denver. This was terrifying and thank God this wonderful man skiing by saw this. Thank you so much!
I watched it sitting at edge of my bed squeezing my hands together
Intense to watch wow 😢
Not many slopes in denver. Is he skiing down Colfax? 😂
@@christopher2206 I don't know where he snowboards.
IF everything is Gods will then If I saw a trapped person, I WOULDN'T help and leave them to d13 a slow de ath..
Now IF you say that isn't Gods will then you are admitting things happen without Gods control...
Meaning Gid is not all knowing, present or omniscient...
Meaning God DOESN'T exist(since God, by definition, = THE ALL)..
IF God does not=THE ALL then, logically THE ALL= God +(something else that God has no control over).
@rammingspeed5217 We don't know what God has planned unless he's told us in the Bible.
All I can say is Romans 8:28
What a miracle!
I guess you and I have different opinions on what a miracle is.
Yea your mom said that last night
Dude road right over that guy. Would've been blind not to notice since he was following right behind. If he kept going I think it would have been negligent homicide to say the least. No miracle just being a decent guy.
That wasn't a miracle. It was a man being a selfless hero. Saying it was a miracle detracts from this man's bravery.
It was a miracle because he fell a few feet away which slowed his speed and progress enough to be able to notice a snowboard and also allow him to turn back to help before continuing downhill
WOW!!! What a miracle the skier didn't just ski right past him... Praise God!!!
Not seeing any tracks in front isn't a miracle, it's basic reasoning skills.
@@Rem694u2 There are too many "ifs" for you to be so snotty. They weren't skying together, there was no reason for the skier to watch for the guy. He could have gone anywhere. He was a snowboarder, he could have made a jump leaving no tracks behind. And, just because he didn't see tracks doesn't change that he could have gone right past the guy, he was hidden behind the trees, the small shelf of snow that fell away and buried the kid was wide. He could have been anywhere.
It was a blessing from God that the skier was there.
@@christiroseify You are a real piece of work if you don't look out for the people around you when doing extreme sports. I suggest you stay planted firmly on your couch.
@@christiroseify amen! Some people just aren’t happy unless everyone else is as miserable as they are.
😊
It had to be you! God blessed this man by placing you there at the right time. Amazing!
Did god put the other guy in the snow then? Also, what about free will?
Yeah don't thank god bud, thank chance.
An old friend of mine died this way skiing a couple of years ago. This guy was lucky.
So sorry!
Wow - is he ever lucky that you happened to take that SAME path and discover him like that.
That's how the Lord works... Just looks like coincidence.
@@TheHolyGhost777 True. But when the person doesn't get rescued, what is at work?
@@-108- its still Lord, kind of a dumb question
@@-108- god giveth and god taketh
@@butternutsson9403 Yup, even though many more people may have been praying for the one who got took away, and they may have been a much better person in every way. So what does that tell ya?
Aww man... seeing his board wiggling hopelessly like that saddens me... so happy that fact we can see it means he made it. Thanks to this hero.😊
That’s a miracle, the man who uncovered him is a hero! Thank God almighty!
Did God Almighty allow the tree well to form in the first place? How about the guy get buried face first? The big guy played no role in any of that?
@@broheme8922 You're in denial dude. I was in your boat too, but God is real. The only way you will find him is if you humble yourself.
@@SgtTeddybear66 What a great answer to my questions - so full of logic and insight. I used to hesitate pointing out the absurdity of believing in some all-knowing, omnipotent being, because you folks seem to get a lot of comfort from the fantasy. But I've come to learn that the delusion is almost always impregnable, so I don't have to pretend along with you. So enjoy. (But please don't call for killing in his/its name, OK?)
Bro Hemme, you may not believe for sure! But if you were trapped in the snow, I'm sure you're you'd hope that someone, anyone would stop to help you out knowing how impossible the chances were that anyone would even notice! Then you hear someone digging above your head. And of all the miracles in life, you live to tell about it!
I'd rather believe in the God of miracles than live in denial any and every day! And to tell you the truth, I've seen quite a few!
May this God of miracles bless your with faith!
@@deb9784 You're free to believe in whatever you want. You can ignore any data or facts that you wish, you can abandon loigc and you can adopt any fantasy you wish. I'll pass.
Wow!! It looks like any different turn around any different tree would have missed him! I believe truly it was guidance by God brought you to him. Outstanding Hero!
Agree!
Amen
I believe he was just lucky. Some people are not so lucky and they die. This guy was lucky and survived. God had no hand in it whatsoever.
@@thatguyjoe007 oke?
Just like you where lucky to be born and live and other sperm cells did not right?
Or you where lucky to be born in the USA and others where not.
And keep thinking to all aspects of life like that depriving it from all Devine grace or meaning.
So you and others you teach this can be just as hopeless and miserable as a fallen man's heart can let him be.
Repent and believe on Christ
He is mercyfull and hears you when you truly call on His name Jesus and need him.
Truly Shalom and God bless you mind.
@@holyresolution Isn't it interesting though, how people will claim divine intervention when the person survives but never blame God when the person dies? What happened to the young girl who died in a house fire? Why did God not do something? But this guy was saved by another skier and so God played a hand in his survival.
Almost died twice alone on my board: once getting stuck up a tree I tried to jump, went between my legs, couldnt unbuckle, end of day out of bounds, alone, thought I was going to be found frozen and upside down. Second time was head first in a tree well. Some stranger found me both times. Suffocating in a tree though has stuck with me because it was far far scarier. Most hopeless feeling you can imagine because there is a point when you know you're dead unless there's a miracle like this skier finding you.
It's nice to have some feel good news once in a while. We get pretty saturated reality sometimes and often negative. Nice work skier! You should always ride and ski in pairs!
When I was a kid I fell into one in Tahoe that was maybe 6-7 feet deep. I was able to get out in about an hour or so, because it didn’t collapse in on me when I fell in and was able to make a really long, slow incline path to get out. I was also under 100 lbs so that may have helped. The scariest part. The scariest. Was that the snow absorbs almost all of your voice as you scream for help. Someone skiing by would probably not even hear you.
Amazing. Would love to see the full rescue and see their faces at the end. Miraculous, awe-inspiring, and breath-taking. They were both so calm despite the emergency and I imagine the calmness of the buried man is also partly why he didn't suffocate before he was found. Bravo both of you!
If Search and Rescue were out looking for that guy, the chance of them finding him would be slim and none. This skier not only realizes something is wrong when he see the snowboard, but he back-tracks and does everything he can to help save a strangers life. I don't know if he was moving the snowboard to get an idea of which direction the guys head was so he could start digging him out, but he really is a hero...both of their lives are forever changed. Oh, and what happened to that guys friend -- he just kept going. He's in the lodge drinking a hot-tottie while his buddy is saving a life. As for the snowboarder -- it's hard to imagine what was going through his mind...for all he knew, he was out there alone and going to die under all that snow. Being buried alive is one of my biggest fears. It's nice to know there are still people out there that care about others.
THAT SKIER TAKES ANOTHER PATH DOWN ONE TREE TO THE RIGHT OR ONE TREE TO THE LEFT....HE DOESN'T SEE THIS GUY. LUCKY LUCKY DUDE
Hero. Right place, right time.
Thank God the snowboarder had a flashy red on that board that's what saved him. The man who rescued him probably could've missed him if the board blended in. That flash of red caught his eye. So lucky.
Deep snow looks like a skiers dream until you're buried in it. Surfers see monster waves and the smart ones stay on the beach. Always have a partner when you are challenging extreme conditions.
That has to be one of the scariest situations for both of them! Praise both of them for staying calm, cool and collected in a life or death situation 😮
You made me cry, great heart, knowledgeable and experienced.
You are a true hero ❤
Made me cry! 😢 I hope they remain lifelong friends! Skier is a hero!❤😊
Man that got my heart pumping
Wow--it's been like that this year and I am very often out there like this--never have come upon a buried skier/boarder yet. Great composure and work by the skier.
Total hero. Right guy in the right place at the right time. Totally saved his life. Tree wells are deadly. This guy saw the snowboard, and knew what it meant. Kudos. Coulda done it without the shovel, but it sure helped. And this guy happened to have one in his pack. Most skiers don't carry one.
I love how casually the buried guy says thank you 3:14
As a first responder.....damn this dude is a damn hero!
A similar thing happened to my old mentor, a pastor.
He managed to dig himself out.
I caught up with him later that day down the mountain and he told me what happened to him. He did not look well.
It was close.
Those two will become best friends after this. Can’t even imagine what was going thru that kids head and also the adrenaline rush of the guy who rescued him. Talk about your guarding angel being with you. Amazing.
Recently seen an article of them shredding together
He's so lucky. Definitely people need to see this ! If you plan on skiing alone ... that snow is so deep too
I've been caught in an avalanche cloud before... Trying to breathe ice crystals hurts so bad it takes away your breath... I couldn't get a breath and trying was so painful. I also fell while riding a snowmobile and I couldn't move... I couldn't get any leverage to move and oh MAN that was panic... that guy was amazingly calm !!!
Incredible! That is a hero. ❤
This man is risking his life big time! If he slips head first into that tree well they will both die. This happens more than people know. Never go next to trees in deep snow they form deep pockets around the trunk of the tree that can have a light cover of snow. You get to close and down you go.
I want the whole story and interview... I'm so invested!!!! I am so thrilled that Angel came upon him❤
This was beautiful, divine intervention indeed. Wow. What a real hero and man could still breathe
No divine intervention, just pure goodwill
I think they have a key strategy of following the others line. Not only does the follower identify that the leader has stopped since their tracks in the snow stopped. The other thing is, the follower will also avoid this kind of thing cause they'll stay away from other possible spots of danger
Thank God this guy stayed cool calm and collected. People die when panic takes over
This dude was that guys savior. Like an angel that just happened to stumble upon his board. Wowsers. So powerful how calm they both were throughout that. I hope they are friends now. Bravo 👏 to the hero, he's truly a man amongst men.
Damn! Serious stamina on that dude to be able to dig that deep that fast! Great save!
That was intense! And I'm glad you didn't add a bunch of narrating on top of the video - made it so much more real.
That border got insane lucky that skier took that path. I board that area often and there’s so many paths to take it’s amazing he found him and in time. Freaks me out.
I'm impressed on how deep the snowboarder got himself into the snow. I would like to hear how he ended upside down behind the tree
Around trees theres often pockets of air in heavy layers of snow. If you fall in on of them (I assume he faceplanted and did half a frontflip) youll be buried despite your best efforts
@@sliceoflife5812 thanks.
@@sliceoflife5812 Yep. Been there. It sucked. I wasn't buried as bad as him and had a bit of an air pocket next to the tree trunk, but it was still unsettling to say the least.
They are called tree wells and obviously no joke.
Tree well, renown death traps.
Tree wells are the #1 killer on the mountain. Not the avalanches or wildlife. As a skier myself it's is one of my biggest fears. suffocating under feet of snow. I have know people who have lost family to tree wells. It's truly devastating.
Damn this made me cry. Humanity at its finest
Digging someone out of snow pack is some SERIOUS cardio!!! Kudos to the skier and blessings on both of them.
Thank God for good hearted people.
My husband and I heard how this happens there at Baker! So to see it on video is so crazy!!!! Thank God that guy was there at the perfect timing!!! Wow!! So awesome!
This can happen on any ski hill where there are trees. That’s why there are always warnings to people who choose to go off-piste (off the marked runs). Of course it is worse when there is a heavy snowfall as well. ✌🏻💜🇨🇦
Seriously, if that snowboarder doesn't go to church, I hope he starts because that was DIVINE intervention!
God.
Actually it was a strange passing by. Nothing miraculous about it.
Actually, TH-camCensorsMe, there is a well-vetted Book that says It is, It was, It will always be Divine intervention that brings a strong, compassionate stranger at just the right moment.....or doesn't. When God shows mercy, may we all be given the eyes to see and a heart to give thanks.
Definitely. Thank the Lord!
You mean the same God that made him end up buried in the snow? LOL
@@PianoTeach88 That book was written by man, and edited by man. It isn't, and cannot be, vetted. The entire belief is based on faith, which means having to believe it without any direct evidence.
A divine appointment giving this man another chance. Well done!
I just wanna eat all that fresh, crispy white snow. That's all I wanna do. And never be thirsty again.
Wow, quite by chance when the skier fell over he glanced and saw the board moving. Very emotional thing! Love to see a follow up interview. One well prepared skier and one less experienced boarder.
I saw this Vid maybe 20 times, and can´t get enough of it. What a miracleus apointment.... ♥♥♥
He accepted his fate, but dude digging him out didn't....
Praise the Lord for that guy! This made me cry!
Don't praise some random bearded dude on a cloud! Praise this guy for saving him!
Hate when these great videos end too soon.
Ikr, I feel like I need some kind of closure after a video like this, like the two of them down at the base of the mountain, enjoying a hot drink together or something. 😅😂😊
That is where he stopped the filming. They do meet up with each other later on and they even come on Zoom calls with news outlets
at 4:20 I sobbed and realized I had been hilding my breath.
Praise God!
Well done to you sir! He’s soo lucky you were there to help.. your a hero
this is my new favorite video on the internet
Blaze TV didn’t even bother to name the guy that saved the man’s life. They jacked his footage and used it for their own monetary gain. Nice
Same happened to me on Whistler in the 90's, tree wells can be deadly!
Dude. You are a hero. Blessings on you.
What a great job he did and thankfully the snowboarder is OK
Just reinforces my hatred of snow, truly amazing he saw that snowboarder.
He didn't just see him either, he was prepared and knew exactly what to do, and made sure that he was on good footing. A lesser man might have just hurt himself trying to help or somehow made the situation worse.
Anyone who skis or boards know tree wells will kill you and not be seen until Spring, especially with all the snow this season in California and other places! Ski/Board safe and this year try not to go alone in the backcountry and carry a beacon!
Snow holes around trees - fall head in - just like this - crazy lucky
If u r skiing in these conditions please get scanned at every lift to help rescuers later narrow it down slightly. God bless
Nice job man.
Please share the original video link and give credit to the Hero!You’re an absolute HERO bro! Thank you for saving that man’s life 🙏❤️
I can’t believe he didn’t ski past him, thinking he was already further down the mountain.
Great work brother! 🤘🏼
He was following the tracks, saw the board and then how the boarder’s tracks had ended. This skier was experienced and carrying all the right equipment too. ✌🏻💜🇨🇦
@@Canadiangirl4922
Facts.
Every human being should watch this!
this is a very dangerous situation, i'm a ski instructor with 20 yrs experience at breckenridge, this is an excellent example of being overconfident and falling head down hill is deadly. ski on trails and stay out of trees. trails are cut to avoid this dumb almost fatal events can be avoided. thumbs up to this rescuer, lucky he had the right stuff with him
now this is the type of person that should get a sponsorship and be proped up as someone to aspire to be like.
Dude is a beast!! Awesome!!
this is why you should always bring a shovel when you go skiing cause maybe youll find more buried soldiers
Been buried in chest deep powder a couple times, but never like this and only inbounds. The amount of energy it takes to get out even under good circumstances is pretty wild. Can't imagine how this guy felt going in like that, just completely hopeless. Glad he's still with us.
Man that is some deep POW. Brought tears to my eyes.
How are they not talking about this everywhere? Man this is crazy
HERO! Had you not taken that path, which gave you some trouble, you'd never have seen him. God was with the both of you! Stellar effort!
WHAT….ARE…THE…CHANCES!!! I mean come on! How lucky is that snowboarder!!
Wow....incredible....what a great man to seek out and rescue him.....absolutely a hero
Whoa!!! I wanted to see the end with the guy out! So grateful this skier was paying attention! Praise God!!!
Saved dudes life, for real
Thank God that skier was right there. That was a close call, too close for comfort
People in the comments thanking god and not the actual dude who dug the guy out 😂
Oh my goodness, what a hero that man was. GOD bless him and the one who fell.
One good man and one lucky man right there. Smart to carry the gear he had.✌️🗽🇺🇸