Video shows upside down snowboarder buried alive in snow being saved from suffocating by rescuer

Dramatic video shows buried snowboarder being rescued by fellow skier

A snowboarder trapped upside snow has a quick-thinking skier to thank for his rescue.

Video: Snowboarder buried upside down in snow gets rescued by skier on Mt. Baker in Washington

Skier Francis Zuber sprang into action when he noticed a snowboarder had become trapped upside down in a tree well. Zuber, whose reaction has been applauded as a textbook example of what to do in such a situation, urged others to take up rescue courses.

Dramatic Video Shows Rescue Of Buried Snowboarder

A snowboarder in Washington found himself buried under the snow, and video of his friend — strapped with a Go-Pro — frantically digging him out has gone viral. The 5-minute clip was posted to Instagram earlier this week by Francis Zuber, and shows the two men making their way down a mountain in the Mt. Baker ski area in Bellingham, Washington. Mere seconds into the video, things go south. Buckle up, and look away if you’re not a fan of tight sp…

Dramatic video shows buried snowboarder being rescued by fellow skier

A snowboarder trapped upside snow has a quick-thinking skier to thank for his rescue.

Moment snowboarder rescued by passing skier after being buried upside down

Dramatic footage captures the moment a snowboarder buried upside down was saved by a skier who happened to be passing by. The skier used his avalanche rescue training to dig the snowboarder out of trouble after seeing the board sticking out of the snow. He is seen digging around the victim’s head to clear his airway before the rest of his body was freed from the snow. The rescue happened near Mount Baker in Washington state, close to the Canadia…

Dramatic video shows buried snowboarder being rescued by fellow skier

A snowboarder trapped upside snow has a quick-thinking skier to thank for his rescue.