Snowboarder Triggers Huge Avalanche in Romania and Survives

Snowboarder survives avalanche while capturing it all on camera.

by Backcountry Planet February 5, 2015

Snowboarder and mountain rescue volunteer Sorin Radu was caught in an avalanche on Feb. 3 while snowboarding down Papusa Mountain in Gorj, Romania.

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