Tree well inversion rescue video

Just an interesting video. Something to think about till the snow flies.

Thanks for that. Very sobering.

Yes, this is a very serious topic.
Thank you for posting it.

As many of you know, we lost Paul Melby to a tree well at Crystal last winter.
Every year we lose and handful this way.
If this guy had been solo he'd have likely also been a goner.
One's chances are not even great if skiing with a partner and the tail gunner goes in behind a fast skiing leader.

I think it might have been the Scotsman that had a bad scare with his son over a such an incident.

I'd like some to some research on the most effective methods to deal with these situations, both from the victim and the rescuer’s perspectives.

Check out www.treewelldeepsnowsafety.com

That is scary to see him literally being swallowed up by it in just a few seconds.

Seems like the best method for extraction would be to dig with the same technique as someone buried in an avalanche until you can get enough leverage to pull them out.  It could be more complicated if its a steep area and they fell in on the uphill side though.  For me personally, feeling someone holding onto my ankle would help me stay a lot calmer.  It might also be best to leave the ski on until ready to pull unless its impeding digging. I guess you could always stuff a backpack down a tree well to practice.

wow. thanks for showing. the movement of him into the well was surprising to me.