- Ski California has released shocking rescue images to warn skiers of dangerous conditions
- Warning video showed skiers buried in deep snow while flailing their legs in panic.
- In total, 90 percent of skiers or snowboarders who become buried in deep snow cannot be saved.
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Ski resorts in California and Nevada have released dramatic images of a flailing skier buried in deep snow as a warning to visitors.
Ski California, a nonprofit trade association that includes 36 resorts in California and Nevada, posted the video on Monday.
The video, which warns snow sports fans about the dangers of deep snow, includes terrifying real-life rescue footage.
The images were taken by skiers and mountain enthusiasts Francis Zuber and Riley Flynn.
In one of the clips, a skier was almost completely swallowed by deep white snow, with only his legs and skis flailing in panic before someone came to rescue him.
Ski resorts in California and Nevada have released dramatic images of a flailing skier buried in deep snow as a warning to visitors.
The video, which warns snow sports fans of the dangers of deep snow, includes terrifying real footage of the rescue.
The rescuer was forced to dig the surrounding snow away from the skier until he managed to free himself.
Many other clips showing similar scenarios (skiers buried in snow having to be pulled out of traps) were included in the awareness video.
Alongside the terrifying images were warnings telling skiers how to stay safe on the slopes.
‘Ski/ride with a partner,’ the video advised, suggesting visitors avoid tree holes and clear areas if they are tired.
Ski California also warned skiers to wear proper equipment, including helmets.
“Ski California’s 36 member resorts in California and Nevada regularly see storm totals that are measured in feet, not inches,” Mike Reitzell, president of Ski California, said in a news release.
The images were taken by skiers and mountain enthusiasts Francis Zuber and Riley Flynn.
“Our goal with this video, the fifth in our Mountain Safety Guide series, is to educate skiers and riders on what they should do and what they should be aware of to avoid deep snow immersion situations that can put them at risk. their lives in danger.”
Snow immersion asphyxiation (SIS) can occur when a skier or rider falls into an area of deep snow, becomes immobilized, and suffocates.
Deep Snow Safety found that 90 percent of people in research experiments testing these situations were unable to rescue themselves.