Warning 🚨 Distressing Content Tree wells are a danger wherever there is fresh snow. Francis Zuber was skiing in Washington when he caught glance of a partially buried snowboard. Ian Steger, a rider from a different group, was buried upside-down and unable to free himself. Francis, trained in avalanche-rescue protocol, sprung into action to clear Ian's airway. The mountains don't care how much experience you have or how careful you are. Accidents can and will happen—riding with company that is p
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Warning 🚨 Distressing Content Tree wells are a danger wherever there is fresh snow. Francis Zuber was skiing in Washington when he caught glance of a partially buried snowboard. Ian Steger, a rider from a different group, was buried upside-down and unable to free himself. Francis, trained in avalanche-rescue protocol, sprung into action to clear Ian's airway. The mountains don't care how much experience you have or how careful you are. Accidents can and will happen—riding with company that is p
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"I was gonna die on my own mountain in an area I’ve ridden hundreds of times." That's what Ian Steger told KOMO News. Buried beneath the snow, on terrain he knows well, his home mountain swallowed him. Then Francis Zuber miraculously showed up. It can happen to anyone. Not everyone is going to be as lucky as Ian. When I saw the video, I knew I had to put on my reporting hat and share it with our adventurous audience. In between producing and editing the 11 o'clock news, I narrated this piece. Wi
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"I was gonna die on my own mountain in an area I’ve ridden hundreds of times." That's what Ian Steger told KOMO News. Buried beneath the snow, on terrain he knows well, his home mountain swallowed him. Then Francis Zuber miraculously showed up. It can happen to anyone. Not everyone is going to be as lucky as Ian. When I saw the video, I knew I had to put on my reporting hat and share it with our adventurous audience. In between producing and editing the 11 o'clock news, I narrated this piece. Wi
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A Washington state snowboarder is recounting the moment he was rescued by a skier after he fell into a tree well while snowboarding near Mt. Baker earlier this winter. Read the full story here: bit.ly/3G1m9ZC | KOMO News
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Mt. Baker Highway Conditions Update for the week of Wednesday, May 11, 2022 The NRCS Sno-Tel readings for today with their elevation, snow depth and %snow water equivalent compared to the 1991-2020 median. Wells Creek at 4030’—81”, 138%. Middle Fork Nooksack at 4970’ – 120”, 89%. Elbow Lake at 3040’—58”, 112%. The snowline varies depending on location in the drainage but is around 3800’ on south facing slopes and lower in avalanche runouts and shady, cold locations like Hannegan Pass trail which
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This is the moment a skier found a snowboarder who was stuck in a tree well of Mount Baker, in Washington, on March 3. Video shows skier Francis Zuber digging out a man who was buried head-first under the snow using a shovel. Click the @ctvnews link in bio for the latest. #ctvnews #treewell #rescue | CTV News
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