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Avalanche In Revelstoke Backcountry With Chris Rubens & Noah Morrison
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- Опубліковано 15 гру 2021
- Last winter, while filming in the Revelstoke backcountry with professional skiers Chris Rubens and Noah Morrison, the latter was caught in a class two avalanche. In the end, thanks to a combination of knowledge, experience, training, practice and certainly some good luck, Morrison was unscathed, and most importantly survived.
As a result of what transpired, its positive outcome, and what we all took away from it, in conjunction with Avalanche Canada, Rubens and Morrison, we’re humbled to respectfully present an educational and awareness-based look at what happened that day, in the hope that others may learn from it as well.
Now that this winter has arrived, we’re all excited to ski in the backcountry, but remember that avalanches can happen to anyone, at anytime, so please know before you go, and that training saves lives. Purchase the proper equipment, and learn how to use it by finding a course under the learn tab at www.avalanche.ca.
Back in 2001 I was in the party at Revelstoke when we were hit by a class 3 avalanche. Three people died including one of our guides who had two young children. My buddy, who skied ahead of me (100m separation) was buried to his neck. When I heard "avalanche!" I cut hard left across the fall line. 50-50 choice. If I had cut right, I wouldn't be here. The guide, a kind soul who I can still picture vividly in my mind, was buried almost 15 feet down. Took us almost 40 minutes to get to him --- much, much too late. A full 7 person digging crew working our asses off. Out of 7 buried, we rescued 4. Hit all the major newspapers. It was a moderate avalanche day. Turns out that the party behind us "loaded" the snow pack because they crowded together to watch us ski down the next drop. The avalanche was a slab, about 6 ft deep and over 100m wide. I don't know if I will ever helicopter ski again, but, Canada does a great job of slope control for snow-cat skiing areas that are truly awesome!
Damn. That's really sad and scary. I've skied Revelstoke 4 times, and am going back next week. No heli-skiing planned (yet), but I've heard of that story and it's crazy to hear from someone who was in the avalanche. Thanks for sharing, and I'm glad you and your buddy are safe!
@@noahfremont6310 Have a great trip and stay safe!
thanks for sharing that story
Thanks for sharing. Sorry for your group and the folks that lost their lives. It’s a constant reminder that even moderately risky days can turn serious quick. Even with knowledge, experience and proper equipment, these outcomes can happen. Hope you can still find it in you to ski powder, even if it’s mellow grade slopes!
Rest in peace 💐 how horrifying. Do you mind explaining what you mean by “loaded”? I have no knowledge on this subject
Nice work getting to him so quick Chris, a good reminder to keep practicing and know that your buddies are capable of reacting quickly in a safe and organized manner. Glad to see all ended well
Mr. Ruebens response and Mr. Morrison's presence of mind despite the beating he took was textbook. After many years of professional emergency response I can say both men can rest assured that they measure up and belong in that dangerous world.
Scary in an educational way. Glad everyone is safe!
Terrific job documenting this. Glad it ended well. I lost a friend who was a lead snowcat guide in Oregon.
He'd just made a ski cut and the slope released above him. Not a big avi but it pushed him into a cluster of trees.
Never let your guard down in these situations.
Thanks. Best AV rescue video I have ever seen.
Great reminder to get the training and to keep practicing. 👏💪
So glad you are safe.
I'm sure you didn't feel as calm as you sounded. Amazing how training kicks in. Great job everyone. It could have been a very bad day.
That's why I admire the mountains from afar.
Crazy shit dude! Glad ur ok
Holy shit glad you’re ok
damn bro nice team you got nice work boys
I am glad he came out ok! Terrifying!
I have fun with my son skiing inbounds Snowbird, Jackson Hole, Telluride, Whistler to name a few. Wife and 4 children, just not worth the risk
signed the waiver. cc was charged b4 the event. take your risk. trust your guide.
nice recovery. local guides know the plan. follow their instructions.
glad it worked out
what a blast. worth every penny
chose wisely
live your dream
Very informative, good to see Kokanee can be this scary. Cheers
Kokanee is a fish??????? or a glacier far way from Revelstoke
@@morninboy Kokanee is the bowl that slid in this video
Lack of airbag and discussion about avalanche forecast that day are legit concerns.
This was insane.
In the early days of hang-gliding there was a truth/mantra we had: "There were old pilots and there were bold pilots, but there were no old, bold pilots."
Omg he was on top. Lucky 🍀 Did he have an air pack?
Perfect scenario for an airbag.
Glad you’re safe. Why no air bag?
Thats super scary and lucky.
Pretty good for your first time ever skiing...
Is what you feel and see in the textbook for avalanche assessment? Lucky.
Can you leave a comment discussing the aspect you skied and the avalanche forecast for the day? I think it will be educational for anyone watching the video in the future to learn from any mistakes that were made
Why was there no air bag safety system filming in terrain like that?
It's a preference thing, airbags are very heavy and this is very close to Revelstoke, BC. They probably felt it wasn't necessary, as it's a pretty well known and tame area to ski in. Relative to other terrain out there and what they are used to in my opinion.
I wonder what the avalanche rating was for the day?
I wonder if the wipe out helped him stay close to the surface, since his skis were kicked off
I do find it interesting that "a ton of people were skiing really bold lines" and yet there isn't a track in sight. What is featured here are "the bold lines" of that zone.
I agree. This video does not highlight the decision making process that each group needs to make on their own, regardless of who is "throwing down" on whatever "gnarly zone" (etc, etc..). What it does highlight is that the skier who was up top, didn't even seem to get on the radio to ask his film crew if they have any last known spots, etc. I know these videos will spark discussion and criticism and I am very glad that Noah was lucky enough to be at the runout of the avalanche and basically on the surface, even without an airbag, but this video should have critiqued the decision making, weather, build up... Rather than just "We had a bluebird day at Revelstoke"
Great job! What are the odds of another avalanche happening right after, during rescue?
/edit: Dont give bad advice on low knowledge :) Read what is down below
@@roflKartofflel Good to know, thanks!
@@roflKartofflel I skied this exact slope many times, there is plenty of ''hang-fire'' in the kokanee bowl. My first tought when he went down was that I would probably ask that at least one guy stay away in case of the 2nd avalanche. As soon as he got a confirmed sight of the buried person, next step is to put your beacon back on send, so that your are ''detectable'' if a 2nd avalanche swipe you up during the shoveling.
In this context, it was a slab triggered by a impact, so not very likely to trigger it from down below, but in the case of quick warming or wind loading ''natural-ish'' avalanche, it would have been a lot more tricky, and the hang-fire rick a lot more likely.
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Why wasn't he wearing an air bag?
Chris if you read this, if you ever wanna let that gorgeous jacket go I will pay a fair price for it.
That was a really bad crash even without the avalanche.
So many air bag comments, and very few about your decision making process. Looks like you failed in that arena and could have cost a human life. Appreciate posting it regardless of the obvious criticism.
Where’s the avalanche discussion? Looks like a E-NE aspect???? Cross-loading? Convexity? Soft slab step down plus entrainment???
As far as I'm aware, there is no such thing as a 'class two avalanche'. There are avalanche warning levels, but individual avalanches are not graded.
These folks need some basic tutoring in probability theory. If objective risk is part of your professional activity and you are exposing yourself to it on a daily basis during the season you need to bring it down significantly compared to say a weekend warrior who takes this risk occasionally, otherwise even the extra 0.5% risk you take on each run will kill you after 5 seasons.
Never said they dug a pit. All they said was other people were skiing. Good thing they were not avalanche experts. All the avalanche experts are dead.
It's just how it is out there, it's a well known area so they probably knew the layers from other reports. In hindsight they probably should of dug a pit, usually people skiing on similar terrain is a good indication of stability.
@@JonathanMaconachie "usually people skiing on similar terrain is a good indication of stability." Hmm.
@@JonathanMaconachie Many avalanches are set off in areas where other people are skiing. It is not unusual for an avalanche to be set off by the second third or fourth person in a party descending.