I Lost My Drone to a Big Tree

I lost my drone to a giant tree. I can't believe it. I thought it was high enough to do a preset drone shot and it totally smacked into a 60ft tree. I think it is lost forever, maybe I can recover it, but I am not sure how.
Ski Before Work is a series of videos that documents days of skiing while having to maintain a full-time job and take care of a family. It is meant to inspire the everyday person and to remind all of us that when the going gets tough, we must press on and never give up. Always work towards a bright future.
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0:00 Intro
0:23 Hike up
0:44 Why I am doing this series
1:25 I lost my drone
2:00 Skiing
3:30 Conclusion

[@gentryaustin]

OMG that boulder field looked gnarly.

[@DanNoakes]

It’s glorious

[@miplatt88]

Freakin crushing it man! Good work.

[@DanNoakes]

Thanks brother!

[@justinbayola]

I lost a drone last year to a tree and river. Bummer dude! Hope you can recover it. just climb that tree hehe

[@DanNoakes]

I am totally contemplating climbing the tree

[@spennyhenny7680]

Love your series so far! So you hike up the mountain? How long does that take?

[@DanNoakes]

Thanks! It takes about an 1.5 - 2 hours at the spot that I go. If there is a ton of snow and I have to blaze a new skin track it could take up to 3 hours. Thanks for watching and commenting, I appreciate it.

[@spennyhenny7680]

@@DanNoakes Hey Dan, that's awesome! So your 50 minute videos of skiing represent dozens of hours hiking then! Keep it up!

[@DanNoakes]

@@spennyhenny7680 exactly. Lots of hours spent hiking. It’s such a privilege though. So beautiful up there. That’s part of the reason I want to share it with people this year. I know that not everyone is able to do it.

[@fj40bryan]

That sucks about your drone! Wish there was some way to get it down. But if it fell it would be buried I suppose

[@DanNoakes]

That’s what I am thinking too.

[@67Svenski]

Dan, can you take a hatchet up and cut down the tree and retrieve the drone? I'm not far away (Victoria) if you need help. Good luck

[@DanNoakes]

I have thought of that. You could easily cut down the tree, I think it would crush the drone on impact. Also another concern is, I think the Forest Service would come after us if we did that. I love the idea, you should come down here anyways to ski with me.

[@FlowFinderUSA]

man, i'd love to join you on one of those adventures!

[@DanNoakes]

Come join!

[@FlowFinderUSA]

@@DanNoakes I'm going to hit you up via email. Looks like you're skiing around Tammy area?

[@janus1977]

Bummer about the drone.

[@DanNoakes]

Such a bummer. It can be replaced though.

[@tcrossau]

@@DanNoakes Skydio next?

[@dbotdarobot]

i can just bring my drone out and try and knock your drone out of the tree problem solved

[@DanNoakes]

If you are down for that, let's try it.