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.


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