Powder is great, especially Mt. Baker’s famously deep drifts. But when a snowboarder found himself in over his head — literally — he was lucky that a passing skier noticed his predicament.
The skier, Francis Zuber, was wearing a helmet cam that captured the action as he struggled to dig out the helpless rider. It’s scary, claustrophobic, and absolutely nerve-wracking to watch as Zuber’s frantic digging reveals first an elbow, then a mitten, then, mercifully, a face.
The string of relieved curses Zuber lets out after realizing the snowboarder is still alive is one that I think we’d all echo. Well done, sir.
This man is a HERO‼️ Francis Zuber ‘s headcam shows him rescuing a snowboarder who was buried head down in deep powder at Mt. Baker, Washington! Luckily, he spotted him as he almost passed him. #skiing #snowboarding pic.twitter.com/SyWYFSXcPd
— DeL2000 (@DeL2000) April 1, 2023
