Breathtaking video shows the moment a snowboarder slides down a mountain while trapped in an avalanche
Breathtaking video shows a Utah snowboarder 'swimming' through an avalanche to avoid being buried alive Snowboarder Blake Nielson survived a terrifying avalanche in Utah on SundayNielson captured the incident on a video camera he had mounted on his helmetHe was able to stay on the snow and escape the avalanche after sliding 300 feetThe snowboarder said the avalanche was likely caused by strong gusts of wind
This is the jaw-dropping moment of a snowboarder caught in an avalanche on a mountain in Utah, but manages to stay above the cascading snow and survive unscathed.
Blake Nielson was descending the Big Cottonwood Canyon near Salt Lake City on Sunday when the avalanche began, and he captured the entire incident on a camera mounted to the front of his helmet.
Film showed the ground breaking suddenly moving away from Nielson, who then struggled to stay on the surface using "swimming motions" in the moving snow. He eventually managed to escape the slide after approximately 300 feet of downward movement.
Nielson said in a Utah Avalanche Center report that he thought the avalanche was caused by a gust of wind that detached a large patch of snow he was riding on.
< img id="i-69bd3174b229e13f" src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/01/11/01/66434025- 11621287-image-m-36_1673400372321.jpg" height="484" width="634" alt="Snowboarder Blake Nielson survived Sunday's avalanche in Utah" class="nothing" /> In the clip, Nielson could be seen beginning his descent into the bowl of snow, and calmly making his way to the down for a while...
This is the jaw-dropping moment of a snowboarder caught in an avalanche on a mountain in Utah, but manages to stay above the cascading snow and survive unscathed.
Blake Nielson was descending the Big Cottonwood Canyon near Salt Lake City on Sunday when the avalanche began, and he captured the entire incident on a camera mounted to the front of his helmet.
Film showed the ground breaking suddenly moving away from Nielson, who then struggled to stay on the surface using "swimming motions" in the moving snow. He eventually managed to escape the slide after approximately 300 feet of downward movement.
Nielson said in a Utah Avalanche Center report that he thought the avalanche was caused by a gust of wind that detached a large patch of snow he was riding on.
< img id="i-69bd3174b229e13f" src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/01/11/01/66434025- 11621287-image-m-36_1673400372321.jpg" height="484" width="634" alt="Snowboarder Blake Nielson survived Sunday's avalanche in Utah" class="nothing" /> In the clip, Nielson could be seen beginning his descent into the bowl of snow, and calmly making his way to the down for a while...
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