Footage Of Snow mobilisers Trying To Escape Avalanche Circulating On Social Media

Footage Of Snow mobilisers Trying To Escape Avalanche Circulating On Social Media

By Sammie Jones-

Footage of snowmobilers desperately trying to escape a massive avalanche is circulating on social media after being uploaded  on instagram .

The video, uploaded to Instagram by Nate Carlon on Saturday, depicts  huge wave of snow barreling down Utah’s Uinta Mountains on Saturday, February 6.

Mr Carlon told his followers that he is familiar with the area and had been doing this since he was 8 years old, and was playing on the side of a hill were they had been  30-40 times in the past, according to him

They were forced into a U turn against the massive tide of snow, but were soon knocked out by the avalanche. Mr Carlon was successful in restricting the flow of the snow, but could hear his brother who was completely submerged by the snow screaming his name, but was fortunately came through.

Miles Penrose, who shared the clip was on the mountain at the time with five others.

He wrote, ‘As I turned and looked up I could see the snow wave coming. My brother’s back was turned and I screamed avalanche as loud as I could.’

Carlon wrote alongside the clip, ‘Extremely grateful for the outcome of the events this weekend. While riding up in the Uintas Miles, Hunter, Craig, and I were caught in an avalanche that buried us. We are extremely fortunate that we were all able to walk away without injury and take this as an extreme learning experience.’

Penrose wrote that the person who was filming was ‘buried up to his face’ in snow ‘and somehow was able to hold on to his phone.’
The footage has continued to receive shares on instagram, but has also led to warning for people to be careful in the snow.

 

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