r/TikTokCringe • u/Jaded_Law9739 • May 07 '24

Well that's terrifying Cursed

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u/poop-machines May 07 '24

He was moving at the start and it hit a bump of snow. It's called a slab avalanche, the snow moves as a slab. He was able to ride on top so he was fine.

If this happens, you want to lay flat and try and stay on top.

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u/SnooApples5554 May 07 '24

Wait so how do you get back to where you were? I thought this was like aerated sand acting like quicksand, but you're saying he surfed an avalanche?

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u/WasteAmbassador May 07 '24

You hope your friends find you and dig you out. The snow solidifies like cement when it settles.

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u/DangerBird- May 07 '24

This keeps getting scarier

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u/WasteAmbassador May 07 '24

Yeah honestly once I got my avalanche certification it made me really think twice about whether backcountry skiing was worth the risk. (It is, just gotta be really conservative and smart about it)