Snowmobiler Luckily Survives After Breaking Through Ice Bridge & Plummeting Into Glacial Crevasse

Alaska — These snowmobilers were having an absolute blast riding around a glacier in Alaska when one of them broke through thin ice bridge and fell into a crevasse. As you can see from the tracks, one of them had already passed over the hidden crevasse and it the snow bridge hadn’t crumbled.

The rider was extremely fortunate the crevasse wasn’t deeper as there is no telling where he might have ended up. If you listen close you can hear the snowmobile go into the crevasse as the man with the camera crests the hill. It took the group about an hour extract the sled from the hole and they were back on their way.

Up in Alaska they actually call snowmobiles snowmachines and they take safety seriously at a state level. The sense of freedom you get while riding a snowmobile over Alaska’s vast untamed lands and lakes can be exhilarating but that freedom comes responsibility. Snowmobiling involves potential dangers and riders should never underestimate the inherent risk.

Before you ride:

• Know Alaska’s snowmobile laws and regulations.
• Read your owner’s manual.
• Check your snowmobile and equipment.
• Wear proper clothing.
• Find out about weather, snow, and ice conditions.
• Tell someone specifically where you are going and when you expect to return.

Be sure to:

• Let weather, lighting and trail conditions determine a safe speed.
• Ride sober — no alcohol or drugs.
• Be considerate of other trail users, private landowners, and fellow riders.
• Respect public and private property.
• Be safe in state highway rights-of-way: always yield to pedestrians, non-motorized users and other motor vehicles.
• Use your headlight and taillight.
• Maintain adequate spacing between machines to avoid collision.
• Reduce your speed when riding in the dark to less than 40 mph.

Learn more about Snowmachine Safety HERE.

Alaska Snowmobile extracted from a glacier crevasse at Summit on No Name Glacier. Alaska Safe Riders team responding and pulling the machine out of the crevasse:

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