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Close escape in Alpe d’Huez
Posted: 12 February 2009 10:52 AM  
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A tourist happens to be filming in the right direction as an avalanche is triggered by two off piste skiers in Alpe D’huez. Both seem to have escaped the slide. Looks like a couple tracks were preceding them. I can’t really comment as I am not familliar with the resort.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuHFj572mns

 
 
Posted: 12 February 2009 12:20 PM   [ # 1 ]  
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Impressive that he caught the slide, as Badroo says although the slide wasn’t big it is a long slope with a terrain trap at the bottom - just the change in slope angle at the base of the slide could be enough to pile up a lot of snow.

 
 
Posted: 13 February 2009 04:07 AM   [ # 2 ]  
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I love the commentary from the background “goodness me!” Great stuff, thanks Alpanian

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Posted: 13 February 2009 10:20 AM   [ # 3 ]  
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> I love the commentary from the background “goodness me!”

so British!

 
 
Posted: 21 February 2009 07:51 AM   [ # 4 ]  
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Looks like the valley above Oz-en-Oisans.

 
 
Posted: 26 February 2009 04:54 PM   [ # 5 ]  
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Here’s another interesting one from New Zealand. Seen from a first person view:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziBYa5qYZcM