in a snowboarder Utah filmed its terrifying descent hundreds of feet down a slope after being caught in a avalanche in Big Cottonwood Canyon.
Snowboarder Blake Nielsen, who filmed his daring slide on Sunday, said he miraculously descended almost 300 feet at speed.
The snowboarder and his group were testing the snow structure and were unable to find any instability before riding the Greaseball Couloir, an area north of the summit of Kessler Peak.
However, an unexpected avalanche occurred as he began to descend and “a separate air slab came loose below and above me, which swept me off my feet and took me for a ride,” he told the Utah Avalanche Center. wrote a report.
“I was able to keep most of my body above the ice and was able to radio my partner that I was sliding through the wreckage,” he said.
“I made swimming motions with my arms and kicked my board to help keep me on top. After about 300 feet, I was able to slow down and stop while the rest of the debris skidded out beneath me.
Mr Nielsen shared footage showing the snow under his feet and burying his snowboard as it came down. While landing, he was heard on the radio calling out to his boarding partner, Logan.
“I’m staying on top, but I’m slipping,” he can be heard saying in the footage.
“After regrouping, we got down from the wreckage. The slope slid down about 1,300 feet.
There have been at least six deaths in separate avalanches this season. heavy snow in america, Four were killed in Colorado and two others each in Nevada and Montana.
the bodies of two men, 52, and 58, Burials were found on the slopes near the city of Winter Park, Colorado.
At least 17 deaths from avalanches have been recorded in the 2021-22 winter season, with fatalities reported in Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. The toll was down from 37 last season.