Drone video captures amazing power of avalanche as it sweeps down Canadian mountain
The drone pilot said that even from a kilometer away, the sound of the avalanche sweeping down the mountain was "huge."
Watch: Drone video captures powerful avalanche sweeping down Canadian mountain
A drone pilot captures amazing video of a powerful avalanche sweeping down a mountain and crashing to the ground below on Canada’s Vancouver Island.
VANCOUVER ISLAND, Canada – A drone pilot who was in the middle of packing up his gear for the day was able to get it back into the air just in time to see a powerful avalanche sweeping down a mountain and crashing to the ground below on Canada’s Vancouver Island.
Drone pilot Mactac told Storyful that he noticed the snow starting to sweep down Nahmint Mountain on May 2 when he rushed to get the drone back into the air to capture video of the mesmerizing moment.
A drone pilot was able to record video of a powerful avalanche sweeping down a mountain and crashing to the ground below on Canada’s Vancouver Island.
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"I scrambled to get the drone back into the air as fast as I could, just in time to catch a huge amount of snow hitting the base of the mountain," he told Storyful.
He said that while the moment was breathtaking, it was also scary.
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"Even from a kilometer away, the sound was huge," he added. "It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get a view of an avalanche just meters above the snow."
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Avalanche Canada said it issued a "considerable" avalanche warning across Vancouver Island on May 2.
And the non-profit group British Columbia Search and Rescue Association (BCSARA) shared the video to highlight the dangers and concerns of avalanches.
Dwight Yochim of BCSARA said the drone video demonstrated a "unique perspective to see the power of an avalanche and the damage it can do," according to Storyful.
"That kind of avalanche is bone-breaking, dangerous stuff," he told CTV News. "This time of year, the snow is just like flowing, wet cement. It would not be pleasant to be in it."