Dramatic Snowboarder Rescue Caught on GoPro Video in British Columbia

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6 жыл бұрын

British Columbia resident Nigel Beaupre captured GoPro video of himself rescuing a friend who was buried under a snowbank in Whistler on January 21, 2018.
In the footage, Beaupre and a fellow snowboarder, Jordan O’Connell, jump off a ridge. Beaupre lands safely, but after attempting the same jump, O’Connell is buried under a snowbank after landing. Beaupre quickly goes to dig his friend out.
“It’s not every day you have to dig your friend out of the snow to save his life,” Beaupre said in the post accompanying the footage. “It just goes to show how quick things go from having a great time to a near-tragic experience.”
Thanks to Beaupre’s assistance, O’Connell did not suffer any major injuries.
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@icedove101 5 жыл бұрын

lol the casual "hey buddy" while the poor guy is freaking out. budy

@Sophie-xw1xz 4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂

@itsgaugeandlouie4756 3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂your name

@itsgaugeandlouie4756 3 жыл бұрын

Your name is fuck you

@mast3rchiefvin145 3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@zanderkristopher475 3 жыл бұрын

I know I am pretty off topic but does anyone know of a good place to watch newly released series online?

@crumblecataclysm5607 3 жыл бұрын

Damn... didnt know that you could get into a fatal situation just dropping 1.5m into fluffy snow. Great response by him.

@KM-rh4zl Жыл бұрын

You’re also the type of person whose body might not be found until the snow melts… when you’re in the trees, there is something called tree wells. It’s where the snow doesn’t get packed in around the base of a tree. When you go over one of these spots, you will fall into a hole. These tree wells can be multiple feet deep and almost impossible to get out of unless you’re with someone. That’s why you never ski/snowboard in these areas alone. Same thing happens off the sides of cliffs, where the snow has fallen but isn’t packed down. I’ve been in multiple situations where I can’t get up when I’m in seemingly easy terrain.

@vdarlene Жыл бұрын

@@KM-rh4zl have u watched the video wherein a skier rescued the snowboarder?

@Lettuce-k6j 3 ай бұрын

its like quicksand once your submerged all the snow starts to weight you down and unfourtanly if you dont get out you would suffocate

@iamsofia3782 5 жыл бұрын

It's amazing how people won't stop to help..

@BEng-yc4tj 5 жыл бұрын

yeah but he digged for 2 more seconds! With a helping hand it would be 1 second right!?

@JudgeDredd_ 4 жыл бұрын

공기업4년차 it must have been China

@Alwaysgotthemunchies 4 жыл бұрын

He didn’t need help but ya kinda surprised NO ONE stopped

@markmd9 4 жыл бұрын

Maybe because it doesn't look like an avalanche, just snowboarders resting in snow :)

@daniela.6424 4 жыл бұрын

People are traveling down with some speed. Unless you are really good at scoping situations, you might not know this is a bad situation. Most skiers/snowboarders are clueless.

@vascouhlmann9016 5 жыл бұрын

"give me a hand!!" Guys passing by: "Noopppeeeee"

@josephastier7421 3 жыл бұрын

"These lift tickets weren't cheap!"

@emmapenner18 4 жыл бұрын

Lol the other dude is freaking out trying to get him out of the snow while the guy in the snow is like “ HeY bUdDy” and “WhaT hAPenEd thEre”

@dr.physiker9930 4 жыл бұрын

🤣👍👍

@AlvinDarmawan05 3 жыл бұрын

Guess you could say, he was..... chill

@annieberardino8732 3 жыл бұрын

Pinkie go bye bye lol

@Tommy-gk6bh Жыл бұрын

The guy who got buried was shockingly calm considering he almost could have suffocated if his buddy wasn’t experienced enough

@benygames7399 6 ай бұрын

are you ok? anyone could have done this. literally anyone who is above the age of 12 and male can do this.

@Tommy-gk6bh 6 ай бұрын

@@benygames7399 you’ve never found yourself in deep snow clearly

@benygames7399 6 ай бұрын

@@Tommy-gk6bh nope I haven’t but if I had a friend 5 feet from me who watched me fall into it I would be just as calm as this guy who fell into it 😂 ya it would be terrifying if your alone but fact of that matter is is that he wasnt.

@souillonsousion8687 6 ай бұрын

@@benygames7399 Yeah you have no idea what you're talking about.

@benygames7399 6 ай бұрын

@@souillonsousion8687 Ok. Cool opinion bud. 👍

@botapetri7823 3 жыл бұрын

This is what friends are for. When the others guys kept riding, he waited for Jordan. That saved Jordan's live. Nice!

@mikiex Жыл бұрын

He also told him to jump into that snow 🤔

@botapetri7823 Жыл бұрын

@@mikiex well, what to say:). I guess it's good to have friends that push your limits. sometimes...

@Haylem 3 жыл бұрын

"Heyyyy BUDDY" Like he just welcomed him into his new house haha

@seangifucan7009 5 жыл бұрын

If in that snow you cannot free yourself, think about avalanches.

@lorenzweber3131 5 жыл бұрын

Well you ont be able to free yourself aswell so there is not a bib difference

@JudgeDredd_ 4 жыл бұрын

Lorenz Weber there is a bib difference

@daveyyc9784 4 жыл бұрын

@@JudgeDredd_ I think the only difference between that and an avalanche is a bib.

@JudgeDredd_ 4 жыл бұрын

Dave YYC bahahahaha

@lorenzweber3131 4 жыл бұрын

I hate you guys haha

@lucygram5778 5 жыл бұрын

Obviously this wasn’t an overreaction. He easily could have suffocated had he been alone. This shit is not to play around with and it’s no wonder the guy filming got scared. Glad everything worked out pretty easily though!

@DoctorSess 3 жыл бұрын

Yes I once got caught face down in a deep tree well. At first I panicked but after a minute I was able to create space to breathe the thing is I was stuck upside down with my board behind me so I couldn’t get out. Luckily a skier just happened to come through the same trees and saw me struggling and pulled me out. Saved my ass.

@harambeuzamaki2985 3 жыл бұрын

@@DoctorSess broooooooo that is some scary shit

@i3lackflo 3 жыл бұрын

He was fucking overreacting. He wasn't even deep in. 2 seconds of shoveling and a little pull and he was out.

@rn85bn2 3 жыл бұрын

Yes it was, i have been covered like that many times, its no issue. A lot of snow is, but this was shallow

@senormooples2354 2 жыл бұрын

@@i3lackflo i dont know about you but I'd rather have an overreactive friend who'd be hasty when I go skiing over a dude whose gonna take his time no matter the situation

@Vanessa-ff1jz 3 жыл бұрын

“What happened man?” Dude is so chilled like he wasn’t almost suffocated...

@LuKaS_1997 4 жыл бұрын

My father had a friend in Austria who did exactly the same, unfortunately he was alone as it happend..he couldn‘t free himself ... he suffocated after minutes of fighting for his life ... the thought itself.. is horrible.

@KM-rh4zl Жыл бұрын

That’s why you always ski/snowboard with a buddy. I used to get 100+ days a year on the mountain and there have been plenty of times I wasn’t able to get up even when I was on easy terrain.

@CruJones81 Жыл бұрын

@@KM-rh4zl you can do both just fine alone. Just don’t go off the trail or ski above your skill level on a trail.

@MOAB-UT 6 ай бұрын

Think that is bad (it is) but you never want to try lung cancer. You drown for 6+ months.

@TiredLiving 3 жыл бұрын

The guy in the snow was more calm than the guy rescuing him

@policeboyweewoo 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah his buddy was just worried about him

@niwar8yearsago31 4 жыл бұрын

1:57 HeY BuDdY

@Nikonik66 4 жыл бұрын

Never ski or board off trail alone.

@chrislee8126 3 жыл бұрын

Just imagine if his friend wasnt looking when he jumped, the guy would have just vanished.

@andreashoppe1969 4 жыл бұрын

"Don't move!“ Nope, don't worry, I can't move

@laurahess3417 6 жыл бұрын

Holy shit, that was scary! Great job getting to him and clearing his face off so quickly! Glad you're both ok!!

@Zero-Recollection 7 ай бұрын

The dynamic of these two's personalities are amazing. I hope they're awesome friends today.

@karley372 3 жыл бұрын

Guy filming: “JORDAN??!!?” Jordan: “hey hey buddy...”

@jed5356 4 жыл бұрын

This scares me so much Imagine if his friend didn't see him...

@zbychupetara7191 6 жыл бұрын

The other guy was just like " im okay, it's all fine " XD

@glenmassey3746 2 жыл бұрын

Good thing he checked if he was breathing first before doing anything else. People forget the sheer weight of ice on a person when they're covered by it.

@Vmidnight1917 4 жыл бұрын

FREEZING! Can’t move at all! SCREAMING! Can’t hear my call! I am dying to live! CRY OUT! *I’m trapped under ice!*

@ollxbrxan_9166 3 жыл бұрын

Hey buddy

@Imjustcruising 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah major adrenaline rushing through as you’re helplessly hyperventilating underneath the snow ):

@ANTHONYc_x 5 жыл бұрын

good job springing into action but take care to notice how you began to lose control... just stay relaxed. calm people survive.

@turkey4957 3 жыл бұрын

Shut the fuck up you armchair quarterback

@tyleryoung7882 2 жыл бұрын

@@turkey4957 diiiikie diiick ieeee

@JACKKOZ 5 жыл бұрын

Those people just go right pass...

@Dr_Decaf 4 жыл бұрын

He was freaking out so much and the other dude was just like “hey what’s up?” Lol

@notta3d 3 жыл бұрын

I always thought every single person up on those mountains had some type of "code" to each other. To ignore the call for help is kind of messed up.

@SuperMelllo 11 ай бұрын

Worked great on about 6"-8" of average snow starts to struggle a bit past 8". kzfaq.infoUgkxoHYZbq5g9fkcAtinlTqstNlje-UQkCHN Very light weight and the chute spin control works well. For the low price you get a ton of value. My only complaint is managing the cord as it does take a fair bit of effort to watch and pull the cord out of the way. I found myself having to whip the cord out of the way a lot when I needed to make one way passes to mange the blow direction. It's less of an issue when you can work both directions. A battery powered version would be a lot easier to handle but that is also double the price and requires battery care. I chose the corded version so I didn't have to worry about batteries but I do now see how much work the cord is. I let my neighbor borrow it and it outperformed his smaller gas blower, he was totally sold. Very pleased with the power and operations.My only suggestion is to spend a bit more on a cordless version if you have budget for it. The cord is a bit more of a headache than I thought it would be. Very pleased with the Snow Joe brand and quality.

@666thprayer 4 жыл бұрын

Lucky his buddy took it seriously.

@wisskier 4 жыл бұрын

Always ride/ski with a buddy ESPECIALLY on powda days!

@thebassmaster1364 2 жыл бұрын

Good response. People have died like this falling in the hole around a pine tree

@shart_man4088 4 жыл бұрын

where in BC was this?

@andrechartier9689 4 жыл бұрын

I love the 1 sec delay he had to take to realize what happened

@Eclipse628 5 күн бұрын

The ,,Hey buddy" 😂

@airsofter2247 3 жыл бұрын

Try and find a friend like this

@Koolys7only Жыл бұрын

I need friends like this.

@didoview Жыл бұрын

“You’re good, ride it up.” Jordan: disappeares

@hotpocket907 4 жыл бұрын

I love when he said “what happened there”

@BenMoyes1 3 жыл бұрын

most chill guy on earth!LOL

@johncusic8286 2 ай бұрын

Saved his mans life

@justinsheibal4356 4 жыл бұрын

I once road down from on top of a bowl to a flat area on my snowboard which had fresh snow I had to unstrap to walk and first step I sink about a foot than I take another step my other leg sinks about 2 feet I’m thinking that’s gotta be the end than 1 more step and both my legs sink about a foot past my knees at this point I see nobody around I’m thinking I better start yelling for help I was able to lay my snowboard in front of me and kinda push my upper weight forward onto the board and I was able to left my legs out of the snow I crawled slowly to a safe area I’m just thinking I should have never been alone

@miguebyte 3 жыл бұрын

Bro exactly the same happened to me.. literally word by word. Basically I used my snowboard to compact a little bit the snow in front of me and then use the board to.push forward as a floating device..

@wmluna381 Жыл бұрын

I saw something similar on a survival show when the people were stuck / trying to get through muck they sank into.

@Meowface. 2 жыл бұрын

Similar thing happened to me practicing backflips in some soft snow off to the side of a run Landed upside down Felt like it took forever for my friends to climb up to dig me out

@sensass4217 4 жыл бұрын

I knew he was canadian before reading the full title just from the “Bud”

@ikoshin70 4 жыл бұрын

Good job, sometimes the fluffy stuff is deceiving

@MrRideAllDay1000 Жыл бұрын

Friendship. You can hear in his voice how scared he was about his friend.

@bryanseare2704 2 жыл бұрын

These videos might be what keep me only doing ski park forever

@georgewoody7321 3 жыл бұрын

Where was this

@leom5028 4 жыл бұрын

Where is this, those trees look dope, and nice drops for snowboarding?

@sebastianfrank4295 3 жыл бұрын

Good reminder to never go out there alone...

@NateKnows 4 жыл бұрын

The most Canadian thing I've ever seen

@TheeDanIslander 3 жыл бұрын

You disappeared bro you disappeared... Buddy is in tears thinking he just killed his friend he talked into going boarding for first time in 30 years

@joesee8079 3 жыл бұрын

Was he paralyzed for minute? Or is this fake?

@s.elizabeths 3 жыл бұрын

That was the coolest guy ever. Hey buddddy!

@jeremyhorn9961 8 ай бұрын

I'm confused. This snowbank is like 3 feet deep of untouched fresh pow? At Whistler? No one has ridden over it in days to pack it down at all? Or did it dump like 72 in in 72 hours or something and the mtn was closed due to weather? Just so confused. Never seen snow this deep and dangerous directly off a groomer... and my home resort is Brighton UT. Maybe they don't shred banks in Whistler the way they do in Brighton? I feel like no matter how deep it gets at Brighton, you're not buried like this straight off the groomer. Someone plz help me understand.

@J.Kimaar 4 жыл бұрын

didn’t kno snowboarding could be deadly like this

@deshk8376 3 жыл бұрын

Crazy that jump is totally something I woulda done by myself

@spartan11738 7 ай бұрын

he said pinky go bye bye 😂

@hermanocabra 3 жыл бұрын

Why he is so nervous?

@YREHCorp 3 жыл бұрын

now you see me now you don't

@sir_andi7139 4 жыл бұрын

This is Why you habe good friends

@danielbick2646 5 ай бұрын

Lmao, bro was buried for literally 10 seconds. Life was never in danger 😂😂

@tahseenkhan3629 17 күн бұрын

But it sure was dramatic!

@fridarevoluciones8005 3 жыл бұрын

¡Denme una mano! Vaya, ¡Cuánta indiferencia! Ojalá nunca tengan un accidente parecido, por eso les gusta el frío, están en su ambiente, tienen un trozo de hielo en el 🖤... Y otro atravesado en el ...soberbios.

@ThePerpetualStudent 4 жыл бұрын

How old are you guys?? keep charging

@blopblop8729 5 жыл бұрын

to be honest that was hilarious 😂😂

@Creestal1422 5 жыл бұрын

for sure dude xd

@loganglover1 4 жыл бұрын

How

@YvesXH 3 жыл бұрын

@@loganglover1 just when he's like "hey buddy"

@loganglover1 3 жыл бұрын

@@YvesXH what kind of sick person finds someone nearly dieing funny

@YvesXH 3 жыл бұрын

@@loganglover1 i dont find that funny, i find it funny how he calmly just says "hey buddy"

@antonsavka4305 4 жыл бұрын

Crazy! If he was on his own he may not have even been spotted.

@mlopez2aol 2 жыл бұрын

Herooooooo!!!

@isaktornstrom3181 Жыл бұрын

"Dont move!" Lol

@miguebyte 3 жыл бұрын

I ride alone 99% of the time.. I have no friend to be with... Now I think I'm lucky to be alive..! I was stuck in the snow once off trailing. I freaked out but I managed it very carefully to not go deeper

@kathyg6976 5 ай бұрын

that is why you do not dig in a snowbank

@LummyTum 3 жыл бұрын

"hey buddy" lmao

@user-gs9jk4om6z 4 жыл бұрын

すぐ駆け寄って窒息しないように口元の雪払う判断力すごい。

@Ethus811 4 жыл бұрын

(The one guy that fell ) hey buddy (he is just vibing in the snow (The other guy ) holy @&$*🤣🤣🤣🤣

@noahrut3995 3 жыл бұрын

That looks fun asf I wouldn’t wanna move

@mrtortoise3766 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah if my face was exposed so I could breath I would just sit there and say hi to the other skiers

@UltimateKillerbee 3 жыл бұрын

He was like😟👉😮 "You alright""

@_koschwarz 4 жыл бұрын

I can't get over the fact how much snow they have over there. Here in Europe i haven't been able to ski on this much snow for long years.

@PootyTangGaming 2 жыл бұрын

Jeez freaking out for nothing dude said he's fine

@mullerj143 3 жыл бұрын

that looks so fucking fun, omg, so much snow. I live in brazil so i never really seen snow.

@jonn443 4 жыл бұрын

That's some serious POWDER.

@ninjagotguns 3 жыл бұрын

The gopro guy's reaction reminded me of charlie's when mac tried to stage their suicide in It's always sunny

@sethdoty4088 3 жыл бұрын

"made me go bye bye"

@danieltengdin 2 жыл бұрын

This is one of the reasons I’ve decided if I’m riding in anything over a foot of pounder im brining beacon shovel

@MrAstarcius-Chan 27 күн бұрын

me be like. yo its my trun now i go in you get me out

@rushthezeppelin 3 жыл бұрын

Thank goodness "no friends on a powder day" wasn't a thing here....

@johnbf4in398 2 жыл бұрын

His friend was really scared haha

@natwest1971 3 жыл бұрын

He said it was soft lol

@MOAB-UT 6 ай бұрын

Rescuer was more amped up...understandable. Scary. I have done drops like this all the time- usually skiing along. I would intentionally ski very eary and late. I worked on the mountain. If we had fresh pow, it drew me in like a bug to a zapper. If a lift was on- I jumped on. Got yelled at a few times but would rather ask for forgiveness then beg for permission. Having the mountain to yourself on a powder day and launching off cliffs and skiing in the trees is good fun...but risky.

@KrazyK707 3 жыл бұрын

“dramatic” *HEy BudDy*

@Valstrax_ 3 жыл бұрын

Wow people won’t stop to just give a hand 😑

@bimfred 4 жыл бұрын

Pinky go bye-bye!

@Amused_Comfort_Inc 3 жыл бұрын

Use the board, SHOVEL

@gilgosseyn6602 4 жыл бұрын

I think this was a little less severe than the guy was making it out to be.....

@bimfred 4 жыл бұрын

nope

@Wess-S 3 жыл бұрын

Ok.... homeboy was certainly dramatic.

@Lev7 6 жыл бұрын

Just Go to 1:38 . Thank me later. Го сразу на 1:38

@espero21 6 жыл бұрын

thanks dude

@Lev7 6 жыл бұрын

Хм. Наверно надо было на русском писать, видимо тут с пикабу все )

@chahelkumar7654 6 жыл бұрын

Leoverden Leo i

@myaiditz 5 жыл бұрын

@@Lev7 нет, я через поиск нашел по запросу snowboarder rescue

@get_it8473 2 жыл бұрын

this shit is so scary i mean its a jump i would have done by my self and that could in this situation have been the end.

@kyleop1 Жыл бұрын

I shouldn't laugh but his response was classic lol ... 'Hey buddy'

@matthewthies2676 4 жыл бұрын

Is it jus me or did he sound like soap from modern warfare

@benoitbergeron7477 3 жыл бұрын

Nice line its shame it was done on snowboard

@lovelessissimo 4 жыл бұрын

...was this satirical?

@Alwaysgotthemunchies 4 жыл бұрын

HAHAHAHAHA he was worried about the snow being too hard Lmaooooooo