You’re Buried In An Avalanche. You’re Freezing And Terrified. You Hear Something Above You.

Snow is so rare in some parts of the country that at the sight of the first snowflake, people go nuts.

Store shelves empty out in a flash, leaving bread, milk, eggs and Pop Tart shelves bare.

(It’s true. One of the first things people stock up on in case of looming emergencies is strawberry Pop Tarts!)

Other parts of the country yawn at reports of a foot or more of snow expected before morning. It’s all about becoming used to your environment, after all.

But the one thing that everyone can agree on is that while fresh snow is beautiful, it can also be deadly.

The most dangerous aspect of snow is what can happen if you end up buried beneath a few tons of it. As soon as that happens you know your time is running out!

The snow packs around you and your oxygen decreases with every passing minute…you’re starting to feel sleepy…

Now imagine that right before you run out of air, you hear a scraping noise. Your heart beats faster as you imagine the worst…another avalanche that’ll end it all?

But no, then the sound gets louder, and suddenly you see a small opening.

All of a sudden, a black wet nose pokes in, followed by a large furry head. Then you’re pulled out by a rescue dog and his human partners, just in time!

A lucky group of boy scouts had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience what it feels like to be trapped under the snow.

As part of their visit to Big Sky Resort in Montana, one scout was buried under the snow. The ski patrol then showed how highly trained work dogs find and rescue people.

Boy’s Life recorded the experience. One of the scouts, Nathan, stated:

“Me and my friends drew sticks, and I got the right stick, so I got put in a hole in the snow, and the dog came and found me.

The idea is the dog finds you and the rescuers come over and dig you the rest of the way out.”

Many of us might not think that getting put in a hole in the snow and waiting to be rescued would be the prize for choosing the “right stick.”

But, for Nathan, it was apparently the thrill of a lifetime.

Thanks Boy’s Life for videoing the faux rescue! It’s doubtful that you’d ever be prepared to catch on video an actual avalanche, and being buried.

But, thanks to them, we can see firsthand exactly what it’s like to be saved by a rescue dog! Talk about a thrill!

Source: The Animal Rescue Site