Cheers to this drone pilot whose quick reaction time and expert flying allowed him to take advantage of this once in a lifetime opportunity to film a natural avalanche in action. This cinematic level avalanche footage was captured with a long range drone with on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. Some would say this was a lucky shot but I’d say this is an example of where preparation meets opportunity:
“Just when were were getting ready to leave, I looked up and saw a huge avalanche coming down the mountain right in front of us! I scrambled to get a battery on my drone, fumbled with my GoPro, and booked it out towards the mountain as fast as I possibly could. I got there just in time to see an absolutely scary amount of snow hitting the bottom of the mountain. What looks like water is actually a huge amount of snow, with some chucks as big as my truck.”
