If your stomach doesn’t lurch a little when you see the snow slip away, then you’re likely someone like Tom Oye, who has no fear in chasing fresh pow in the back country!

This snowboarder is lucky to be alive after an avalanche forced him down the mountain with it; he captured the entire thing on his GoPro.

 

Tom Oye, Avalanche Footage
Tom Oye Facebook Page

 

This video was captured by Tom Oye, while snowboarding in the back country near Whistler.

Holy smokes! That could have been bad!

Many of Oye’s friends have been reposting the video, sharing words of relief and reminding others of the hazards when exploring uncharted wilderness!

 

Oye, who was not hurt in the experience posted to Facebook, saying ‘Not how I planned on starting the morning…stay safe out there kids!’

For full avalanche reports, see HERE.

 

Filed under: Avalanche, Avalanche Canada, British Columbia, Canada, Snowboarding, Whistler, Wilderness