A horror bus ride, skidding down the Remarkables ski resort mountain road.

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ย. 2010
  • This 4 wheel drive bus operated by the ski resort transport company was sliding down the road with a huge drop of about 1000 feet beside it.
    It is on the Remarkables ski area access road. In Queenstown New Zealand.
    Yes it IS 4wd www.nzski.com/transport/charte...
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  • @mattfan14
    @mattfan14 12 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    I love the guy on the other side of the bus... "hmm, a bus is currently drifting towards me. Reverse, watch the show."... can imagine the bus driver trying to calm down his passengers "don't worry guys, I do this every day"

  • @feralferret
    @feralferret 12 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    The driver isn't skidding out of control, he's merely trying to enjoy the view.

  • @007TruthSeeker
    @007TruthSeeker 11 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    That was surprising, since I would have guessed that a ski resort would have every kind of traction-enhancing technology available mounted on buses which carried folks up & down such an icy road, such as chains, which have been around a while, and sand-dispensing systems, which are used of buses in the Midwest portion of the USA. What gives?

    • @chriscantor6329
      @chriscantor6329 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      NZ 12 years ago! Forget it. They have no fault compensation so who would want to pay for safety?

    • @chrishill6276
      @chrishill6276 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That road is frightening enough without snow in a car.

    • @lorenkargard8303
      @lorenkargard8303 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yup cut into profits

    • @autistonaut
      @autistonaut ปีที่แล้ว

      The vehicle probably had snow chains but the driver probably didn't fit them

  • @johnsvideochannel
    @johnsvideochannel 12 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Holy crap ! I drove a motorhome up to that ski-field back in 1996,they had no barriers up then and i nearly shit myself, it was so slippery and white out conditions halfway up, i couldn't turn around to go back down so had to keep going and it was a only rear wheel drive camper. We had trouble walking in the carpark it was so icy. Luckily the sun came out in the afternoon and took the hard ice off the surface.New Zealand is mega dangerous.

  • @scaramoucheiscool
    @scaramoucheiscool 11 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I've been up that road to the remarks. The driver did a good job keeping the bus out of the drain, and did well keeping it on the track. All the NZski bus drivers are really expirienced.

    • @RedSiegfried
      @RedSiegfried ปีที่แล้ว

      If they were really experienced they would have had chains on their tires instead of trying to drive on ice like a moron from Florida.

  • @harry092
    @harry092 12 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I've been on a ski bus to and from the remarkables, both times the bus driver was drifting around bends, most fun I've ever had in a bus =)

  • @ANTO260887
    @ANTO260887 11 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    these alpine drivers are good man. i was once on a bus coming down from MT HUTT Methven NZ (i am a NZer) it was an old 4x4 bedford in whiteout and we slid about hafway down driver ended up putting it into the mountainside to stop it goin off the edge (no guardrails like the remarkables)

  • @cianinthesack
    @cianinthesack 12 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Oh man, this was the most mental drive I've ever been on.
    Wouldn't stop me going back up though. Amazing place.

  • @TooLF8th
    @TooLF8th 12 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Hehe, this is like any given day in Norway during the winter ;D
    Gotta love snow-driving =)

  • @petr117
    @petr117 10 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I am shocked that ski resort operators do not know what snow chains are.

  • @rapskallion
    @rapskallion 12 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I had no idea they made four wheel drive buses. Because of the wheelbase it sounds like an engineering nightmare to run the drive train from the rear engine to the front axles. On another topic, I have to admire the quick thinking of the approaching truck who you can see backs down the hill as far and fast as possible until he meets up with traffic. Good foresight on his/her part.

    • @LoliPolice-bf7mw
      @LoliPolice-bf7mw ปีที่แล้ว

      Most buses here in the US are four wheeled..

    • @therealdrbyte
      @therealdrbyte ปีที่แล้ว

      man truck based bus.. look it up

  • @xXrockyiszhereXx
    @xXrockyiszhereXx 12 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The way that bus was sliding down was hilarious though.

  • @GERntleMAN
    @GERntleMAN 10 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    That's why there is a snowchain rule in Germany and Austria for buses and trucks in certain areas. And this was most likely a situation for snowchains at least.

    • @Marquelspeedy
      @Marquelspeedy 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Liarra Sigla in some parts of the world tire chains are banned. Like this place.

    • @GERntleMAN
      @GERntleMAN 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Marquelspeedy Really? I guess it makes as much sense as banning Ü-Eier in the USA but let kids play with real guns.

    • @LiarraSniffles_X3
      @LiarraSniffles_X3 9 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Marquelspeedy I don't understand, I live in NZ and know that road fairly well, there are areas designated for buses to attach chains without blocking the road.

    • @jonathanmcniel6483
      @jonathanmcniel6483 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I drive buses in Tahoe. Chains are mandatory.

    • @hightowerTB303
      @hightowerTB303 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Imo safety first, before possibly damaging the road …

  • @cookaboorra
    @cookaboorra 10 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Similar to the road towards Planpincieux, Courmayeur, Italy. I used to take skiers up there with a 2 wheel drive four gear AUTOMATIC bus. hellish thing to manage when coming down. We were confident in some fifty meters slides, just when first gear passed into second.you should have kept cool blood, while people screamed and became pale white faced.not to mention the wind blowing towards us snow when avalanches happened. Last mile was a nightmare, six elbow shaped curves, just over a rocky abyss

    • @johneaton25
      @johneaton25 ปีที่แล้ว

      @cookaboorra. Then you are a braver person than l doing this! 👍👍

  • @somedaynow
    @somedaynow 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Never heard this song before. Love it, great rhythm, good harmony. I am sure the driver was thinking it was praying time. thanks.

    • @elizabethscott7660
      @elizabethscott7660 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Serenade in G Major. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik.

  • @KaptainKopter
    @KaptainKopter ปีที่แล้ว

    You gotta love the truck! Keeps backing up and praying this bus doesn’t hit him 😂

  • @slatsdeploy
    @slatsdeploy 10 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    if i had a choir singing on the bus with me i would've tried driving off the cliff too

  • @Brian-Boomer-Beattie
    @Brian-Boomer-Beattie 8 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I drove city bus for many years, one day a lady asked what was the quickest way to get to the hospital - I responded, just step in front of my bus madam.

  • @illustratz
    @illustratz 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    LOVE the song you put with it -- damn straight, I would not only be praying, I would be OUT WALKING. Hooooooboy. shudder

  • @heraldosaid
    @heraldosaid 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Funniest Music to a Video...has officially been awarded.

  • @grizzleypeak
    @grizzleypeak 9 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Stop now it's chain-up time...

    • @knowjuan7768
      @knowjuan7768 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Had chains on front but not back. That's why back trying to overtake front

  • @johnharkins7498
    @johnharkins7498 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Music is great for this scene. Haha. It's like the beginning of a cheap horror flick.

    • @FrackMeister
      @FrackMeister 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Your comment made my day! I laughed so much!

    • @johnharkins7498
      @johnharkins7498 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Pleased to oblige, FrackMeister.

  • @DjlilEmusic
    @DjlilEmusic 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Best drifting of a bus in history!

  • @TacomaPaul
    @TacomaPaul 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    That's one DAMN hilarious video ! The annotations ! Heheheh !
    And click on that thing at the end to see what IS over the edge !

  • @megajeeca
    @megajeeca 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I had a similar experience but in a van with my dad driving down a mountain... oh are there were no railings to protect us...scary stuff...

  • @hhds113
    @hhds113 7 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    And all the passengers pants were ruined that day.

    • @andrewmorgan7500
      @andrewmorgan7500 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      hhds113 There's shit everywhere
      !!!!

    • @cliffbird5016
      @cliffbird5016 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      few brown stains on the seats as well lol. probably a lot of yellow puddles on the floor.

  • @piersremus
    @piersremus 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ha ha yeah man!!!! one hell of a powersliding there!!
    ok but seriously....that must have been really scary!

  • @Drummerjuicer
    @Drummerjuicer 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    The music makes a tense situation much more tense

  • @MarcF.Nielssen
    @MarcF.Nielssen 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The problem is amnesia. Someone forgot to fit winter tyres. And the driver forgot he had chains with him.

    • @serendipitylee6500
      @serendipitylee6500 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      How on earth does the driver forget to carry the chain on!

    • @knowjuan7768
      @knowjuan7768 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Had chains on front only. Back trying to overtake front

    • @andypughtube
      @andypughtube ปีที่แล้ว

      It was probably too late to get the chains on, I think you have to drive onto them (no easy-fit ones for buses). Also they might not even be a one-man job.
      In any event, no fun to do, the drivers certainly seem to resist as long as possible, and then a bit longer...

  • @mtpaul145
    @mtpaul145 10 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    4 wheel drive bus
    needs some tire chains ..

  • @BLUECHET
    @BLUECHET 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    music reminds me of my mother and grandparents that have gone on to heaven...

  • @mikegreen5596
    @mikegreen5596 ปีที่แล้ว

    1984 west vail,chaminox st tov bus drifting sideways to 4 way stop at texico station. Driver straightened it out got bus stopped right at sign. Passengers all cheered and shouted. Took almost 10 minutes to calm down

  • @tigergreg8
    @tigergreg8 10 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    He should have just did his best to get it to the side of the road and let others go by, then figure out what to do next.

  • @ajiencoper3303
    @ajiencoper3303 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    slowest drifting ever hahahaha

  • @biggdogg35810
    @biggdogg35810 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great song. Thanks for the upload! Upload a whole lot more with the same song!!!!!!

  • @200mphz06
    @200mphz06 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was the winner of the annual New Zealand Bus drifting competition. Last year's winner retired due to a slight increase in blood pressure, and urine loss.

  • @mauriziopescatori4606
    @mauriziopescatori4606 10 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    New zealand in the winter... and all you can think of is black Soul Gospel music ? :(

    • @therealdrbyte
      @therealdrbyte 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      listen to the words fuckwit

    • @shar7522
      @shar7522 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Maurizio Pescatori .... Viewer said “choir”. What part of that word refers to Black Soul Gospel Music”?

  • @billjenkins687
    @billjenkins687 9 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Thank God I have a mute button!

  • @Wriggs74
    @Wriggs74 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'll think I'll wait for the next service. It should be along soon lol

  • @XES825
    @XES825 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the music, brilliant.

  • @letrebuchet6098
    @letrebuchet6098 10 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Er ... could you please hand the camera to someone who does not have Parkinson's?

  • @Maxpro180
    @Maxpro180 9 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Wtf with this. Music just a dislike for the music wtf

    • @davidmark408
      @davidmark408 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol for real, I mean they are playing a happy music durring a what could be life and death situation

  • @DobbyKnits
    @DobbyKnits 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Incredible footage, and I LOVE the music it's paired with! I'm going to do a bit of Googling to see if I can buy the song.

    • @gmannubs6812
      @gmannubs6812 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Beethoven's 5th I believe

  • @jasonsweet228
    @jasonsweet228 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    as long as you don't leave the roadway you're alright

  • @speedmachine69
    @speedmachine69 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I know that road intimately, it includes unfenced dropoffs of over 500 meters. The driver is an irresponsible dickhead for not putting chains on and frankly should be sacked. Could have caused death or injury to himself, people on the bus and other road users....

    • @mauriziopescatori4606
      @mauriziopescatori4606 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You know, in Europe we have studded tyres... a LOT safer than chains and more practical, too
      But in many parts of the world they are forbidden... go figure...

    • @luvey44
      @luvey44 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      and he's an idiot for not just letting the bus slide against the mountainside and then staying there until help arrived. He had that chance after the truck got out of his path. We have no idea how that turned out, do we?

    • @andmos1001
      @andmos1001 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      In norway we have chains if the weather is icy

    • @joerikys
      @joerikys 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Studded tires are only useful where there is snow and ice on the road all winter

  • @RWD.G
    @RWD.G 10 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I hate the song, very annoying

  • @tomcycles
    @tomcycles 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great background music. I went to iTunes and downloaded it for my next bus ride to the ski resort.

  • @PeterC0827
    @PeterC0827 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    You're insane. I don't know how you could even resist dancing.

  • @GirlGeekLovesStampin
    @GirlGeekLovesStampin 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    The music is perfect! Definitely praying time for them!

  • @guardadoangel7
    @guardadoangel7 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Haha video gives me a laugh everytime I watch it. Cool upload!

  • @californigirl
    @californigirl 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    BAUGH! The music is priceless! Like they were watching it as they screamed louder!

  • @adamJeepstuff
    @adamJeepstuff 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the music!!!! & best drift video ever

  • @IainRamsey
    @IainRamsey 13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is a lot more common than you would think!..... And what's with all the guard rails now?? Much more fun without them!

  • @ShivsterOnRoblox
    @ShivsterOnRoblox 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just realized that it was the wrong video, but the fact that my dad Did drive on glaciers for about 30 years is true, and now he drives in a city.

  • @PantsuMann
    @PantsuMann 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Didnt know New Zealand was this good at drifting.

  • @Dutch_Pancake
    @Dutch_Pancake 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i think he's done that a couple of times already, not even a scratch xD

  • @urborg74
    @urborg74 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I actually saw this happen when we were coming back from a day of skiing at Monarch in Colorado. Bus went jackknife and started sweeping cars with it down the hill. Was quite a sight.

    • @kneeenaw4
      @kneeenaw4 ปีที่แล้ว

      You have to have a trailer to jack knife?

    • @johan.ohgren
      @johan.ohgren ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kneeenaw4 articulated buses exist..

  • @blipadouzi
    @blipadouzi 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This driver's got some amazing skillz

  • @chicchitammuottocifa
    @chicchitammuottocifa 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    The song is so beautiful that I don't pay any attention to the bus when I watch this video...

  • @LilDemon5491
    @LilDemon5491 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    he's not skidding he's yelling to the passengers WATCH THIS!! then after drifting and scaring a random truck ... makes a perfect roadblock!

  • @Superduper666
    @Superduper666 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like the vehicle backing up to get out of the way of the bus...

  • @eugenemorrows319
    @eugenemorrows319 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    you austin powers'd the bus on the bridge hahahaha.
    i acknowledge the danger, hope they got out ok.

  • @telemantid
    @telemantid 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Those guys backing down in front of the bus did well.

  • @Royseisagirl
    @Royseisagirl 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I agree the music was appropriate for the video. It would be praying time for me if I was driving or riding in that bus! LOL!

  • @BruceWayneWorld
    @BruceWayneWorld 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    This old histroric church music mixed with a old New Orleans Mansion that sits along the edge of the Bayou with lighted candles as the only means of light on the inside with just you living inside the house and your nearest neighbors a half mile away = scary

  • @KGfromPL
    @KGfromPL 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    This song fits perfectly.
    It's praying time! ^^

  • @gtc1961
    @gtc1961 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love the music!

  • @BlueBentley426
    @BlueBentley426 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    that suv was like, 'let me get outta the way imo backup'.

  • @sixftgaming
    @sixftgaming 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Best drifter I've ever seen

  • @Badmicakaneo
    @Badmicakaneo 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    the force is strong in this video...

  • @sheldordaworrior
    @sheldordaworrior 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    this video doesnt deserve that many dislikes

  • @ChateauShack
    @ChateauShack 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great tune!

  • @clarkloveselevators
    @clarkloveselevators 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Its actually pretty catchy! ;D

  • @medfordJimmy
    @medfordJimmy 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bus Drifting!! Cool!! Music is funny too. Ya'll get a sense of humor.

  • @RedRonin75
    @RedRonin75 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What year was this footage from? I had a similar experience coming down that mountain in 1995 😆

  • @monsterbate
    @monsterbate 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    The music really sets the mood.

  • @ramairgto72
    @ramairgto72 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    The truck coming up the hill, he was like "Stop Now, It's Praying Time!"

  • @flippCZ
    @flippCZ 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    obviously the bus driver was enjoying the weather where he can proof hes driving skills.... nicely driven! its a shame there was incoming vehicles. yeah right, that was dangerous, but still great job...MAAD drivers in this world :D

  • @AccAkut1987
    @AccAkut1987 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    love the music .. fits perfectly

  • @MrAtoZ-un3fk
    @MrAtoZ-un3fk 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like the way he parties!

  • @itsmegp46
    @itsmegp46 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If a 4 wheel drive bus can't navigate this road, its time to stay home. By the way, I'd never even heard of a 4 wheel drive bus, amazing.

  • @BIGDADDY1A
    @BIGDADDY1A 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    i love the sound track

  • @rubberdc
    @rubberdc 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    musics bloody brilliant.......good choice!!

  • @vanreliant5584
    @vanreliant5584 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of Terry Thomas's Dreadnaught traction company buses I think.

  • @selenanub
    @selenanub 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Driftin' like a boss.

  • @Hunkerbunker346
    @Hunkerbunker346 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i felt the uncontrollable urge to start clappin

  • @rapskallion
    @rapskallion 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great choice of music, BTW.

  • @burningcold1993
    @burningcold1993 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    This song made me shat out my eyes

  • @annebritraaen2237
    @annebritraaen2237 ปีที่แล้ว

    The music helped a lot.

  • @MrEurocat
    @MrEurocat 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    @xtratic Good for you! But you cant handle weeks of 50c heat? So whats ur point?

  • @HaiRyChEwBACcAA
    @HaiRyChEwBACcAA 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    lol love the song! so funny

  • @blacksmith7676
    @blacksmith7676 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great song!

  • @SilEnTGaMer13
    @SilEnTGaMer13 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Parked like A BOSS

  • @axle.australian.patriot
    @axle.australian.patriot ปีที่แล้ว

    This is like the bus version of Tokyo Drift... Except a little slower lol

  • @FPVsean
    @FPVsean 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    ♪ Ohhh the weather outside is frightful~ ♪

  • @wallecoyoty
    @wallecoyoty 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    man now thats what i call skills. controlled skid thru tight cornering. good job by the driver in front of the bus to reverse his way out of the way. cool song too....i dig it. now thats how church should be instead of that guilty feeling they make you feel....lol. HEY LAWD HEY NOW!!!!

  • @Timur4ik34
    @Timur4ik34 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    wow, so it's straight drift. I liked

  • @Pszczolek243
    @Pszczolek243 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    nice drifting ;D

  • @mariomejia4912
    @mariomejia4912 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful music !

  • @shoechew
    @shoechew 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome music!