LaramieSkiBum
03-08-2005, 07:57 PM
LITTLE COTTONWOOD CANYON, UT -- An avalanche engulfs a skier on Utah's Mount Superior and it's all caught on tape.
Champion telemark free-skier Andy Rosenberg stood atop Mount Superior on February 23, ready to shoot a ski movie with this friends. As he took off down the mountain, mounds of snow began to shift around him. Pretty soon Rosenberg was overwhelmed by an avalanche.
After a few tense moments, Rosenberg emerged from the snow unharmed.
Rosenberg admits there were some additional safety precautions he could have taken. He says he'll be safer next time.
video link (http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/strange/news-article.aspx?storyid=33651)
Champion telemark free-skier Andy Rosenberg stood atop Mount Superior on February 23, ready to shoot a ski movie with this friends. As he took off down the mountain, mounds of snow began to shift around him. Pretty soon Rosenberg was overwhelmed by an avalanche.
After a few tense moments, Rosenberg emerged from the snow unharmed.
Rosenberg admits there were some additional safety precautions he could have taken. He says he'll be safer next time.
video link (http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/strange/news-article.aspx?storyid=33651)