I've spent quite a few days in the backcountry running snowmobiles near my house. One of my favorite days was hanging with Ski-Doo's Steve Martin and ripping this awesome bowl area up a spot called Snake Creek. It's properly gnarly terrain and features some seriously steep inclines. I was gassed by the end of our rip.
But that pales in comparison to what these particular snowmobilers found in that very same bowl this year, as while they were up shredding the high alpine snow, one of them triggered an avalanche. Not unheard of and the reason why folks use Garmin and/or avalanche beacons, but they caught the whole thing on camera.
At least, right up until the last moment when everything goes from "Hell yeah, brother!" to "Oh shit!" Check it out and see if you can see my house from there.
