In fact, it can completely change a person’s life trajectory.
This was recently made abundantly clear for two winter sports enthusiasts.
Photographer Francis Zuber was skiing at Mount Baker in Washington with a headcam on when he noticed something odd.
After doing a double take, he stopped and saw a snowboard moving in the snow.
It was still attached to a man stuck upside down in the snow.
A now-viral videoshows the dramatic rescue from Zuber’s point of view.
Ski patrol wouldn’t mark any terrain there, Zuber recalled in an interview withKUOW.
So, it made me stop and take a second look back.
I basically had to claw my way through the snow, Zuber says.
The skier was then able to leverage himself up by grabbing the trapped man’s snowboard.
He was letting me know he was coming up to me.
I didn’t hear any of that.
It was complete darkness.
I could only hear, you know, the sound of my own breathing, Steger toldABC7.
In the caption, he calls him my new brother and thanks him for saving his life.
All I’ll say for now is the mountains don’t care how much skill or experience you have.
I’m thankful I knew just enough to scrape by and perform a successful rescue.
And always look out for each other out there.
Francis Zuber was skiing when he noticed a stuck upside down in the snow.
The snowboarder later shared a picture with Zuber on the mountain, days after the incident.
In the caption, he calls him my new brother and thanks him for saving his life.
