Avalanche helmet cam - MOVIE

Some very recent footage of a person caught in an avalanche who was lucky enough to survive. The subject was wearing a BCA Float 30 Airbag and Backcountry Access had this comment on the video:

"The potential victim was wearing a Float 30 airbag from BCA. While it’s difficult to see the airbag itself, note the orange glow when the bag is deployed, just before the sky reappears. You can also see the orange bag toward the end of the footage on the edges of the screen--and in the user’s shadow. This also illustrates how the location of the airbag behind the head and shoulders prevents the loss of peripheral vision and upper body mobility.

Note how the potential victim ends up with his head facing up and his feet pointing downhill; this is the safest position for protection from asphyxiation and trauma, the two most common causes of avalanche fatalities. Most important, of course, he’s on top of the debris instead of beneath it!"

Have a look for yourself: