Ice dam release on the Roaring Fork River in Snowmass canyon, January 2021. The video captures a beaver that was swept up by the massive ice flow as it sweeps through the river.
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@rockingrogershomesteadРік тому
Whelp, post10 did it this time....
@SongMom811 місяців тому
😂
@GenerationX1971Рік тому
We had a deep cold winter years back in 80’s and got to see this happen in the river behind our house. The river is about 80 feet or so down hill behind our house. My dad my sister and myself happened to be out back at the right time and sounded like a stick of dynamite went off. Sure enough all the ice started lifting up and going every where. I’ve only been lucky enough to see it happen once. Mother Nature is no joke.
@slaggerthord31Рік тому
Wow that sounds cool! I can only imagine how amazing something like this must look.
@aprilmorris4588Рік тому
That would've been amazing to hear and see. 😎
@Sailor376alsoРік тому
Late January 1971 shaped most of those banks you are standing on. That was a huge ice dam. It slowly pushed its way downstream bulldozing the rocks, dirt and trees of the banks to a height of as much as 12 feet above the usual. When it had passed there was not a tree or shrub withing 5 vertical feet of the water, just bare dirt, and rocks, , and all the pines alongside above that had no bark on the river side whatsoever. The cold snap was a colder and colder each day for about a week,, Mercury thermometers ceased to function for the last two or three days,, The last morning before it broke,, it was estimated that the top of Big Burn was -70F,, it was +50F 24 hours later.
@XcRunner1031Рік тому
Poor beaver! Hope he didn't get crushed by the ice and made it safely to shore. Great video showing how fast and debris-filled the flooding from ice dams can get.
@HellsarchonРік тому
Probably died.
@numbereightysevenРік тому
No chance
@bigredc222Рік тому
I wonder if he would try to swim upstream back to its den once it calms down? It could be miles.
@rollingacresfarmstead206Рік тому
I had to ask his relatives, HE DEAD
@heightsofsagarmathaРік тому
Beautifully done video , great camera work with educational voiceover
@subramaniamkmathvan3661Рік тому
These are natural phenomenon which we should enjoy and appreciate from a distance. Great video.
@darylburks7889Рік тому
Beaver singing Supertramp hit: "So when the day comes to settle down Who's to blame if you're not around? You took the long way home You took the long way home" 🤗
@CorkeditРік тому
Nature and the environment is amazing. Been doing this stuff for millions of years and will continue to do so for millions more.
@douglachman7330Рік тому
A bigger historic version created New Yorks two rivers, the east and the hudson. The weight and momentum is powerful and dangerous.
@aprilmorris4588Рік тому
This is a *much* smaller scale than the Missoula Ice Dam that broke thousands of years ago and created the Scablands of Eastern Washington and Oregon all way Columbia River, yet it explains some things. There are rocks around that area that I've looked at and wondered, "how?" This video actually gives me an idea of how. Thanks for this video. Much appreciated.
@spanqueluv9erРік тому
^That’s not physically possible. That destruction is due to a cosmic impact on the ice cap, not due to an ice dam that was too big to support itself much less hold that much water back. Wakey wakey, Lake Missoula’s fakey.
@craigbuchanan5294Рік тому
Beaver looks calm and happy to me 🤷♂️
@marktrain94983 місяці тому
Terrified and exhausted. He didn't make it, poor guy.
@brianvittachi6869Місяць тому
Great video. This is a small-scale example of how the Washinton scablands were formed.
@alanatolstad48242 роки тому
I'm imagining the Grand Canyon, over the millenia.---What will the outcome be for the beaver, so far from home...?
@markrichie897Рік тому
Great video ! Puts the ice age in perspective. Just imagine it a bunch bigger and slower. Thanks
@Backroad_JunkieРік тому
Ice and debris flows both scare the heck outta me. It's the buildup of material being pushed out in front of the water mass...
@curtnelson8337Рік тому
Looks like Post 10 cleared a beaver dam from a culvert upstream
@WesleyP75loveshoustonsportsРік тому
Nice...
@michaelhill56Рік тому
😂 Funniest comment on this video Mr Nelson!
@realist7190Рік тому
Great video, thanks for sharing!
@marcturner364710 місяців тому
Wow I’ve never seen anything like this before I’m truly amazed, I’m from England and we never have anything like that thanks for the opportunity to see it 👍👍👍👌
@Roger_Rabbit_AdventuresРік тому
That's truly incredible sight to see
@slob0516Рік тому
Several years ago I was trapped by a smaller version of this. The bridge I paddled under was blocked by ice when I was returning home.
@AhJodie9 місяців тому
Yikes! How did you get out? I am glad you did!
@slob05169 місяців тому
@@AhJodie I carried the canoe over across the road and put it in on the other side.
@AhJodie9 місяців тому
@@slob0516 hahaha, that seems so simple, I am glad you were able to do that without freezing!!! 🌹
@banksiasongРік тому
Shame the narrator did not explain what an Ice Dam was. Googling it only returned a feature on a roof. These videos are seen worldwide, and some people have never experienced ice, snow, or ice dams. A beautiful video though, particularly with the small surfing beaver.
@jonathansantos2271Рік тому
good timing you found....so precautionary and whyz useful.
@donnafletcher5386Рік тому
Interesting. I bet the weight of that ice movement is in the tons. There's several kinds of transportation. That beaver got a free ride on the ice mobile.
@neekeyzonked5574Рік тому
It’s always fascinating watching the aftermath of mother nature’s work.
@scottgamble7136Рік тому
Absolutely top quality camerawork
@AhJodie9 місяців тому
Wow, thank you!
@raincoast90103 місяці тому
That beaver was crazy!
@barnyardbrio7597Рік тому
great footage
@Tugela60Місяць тому
Was the owner of the land where the ice dam broke held accountable for the downstream damage?
@BIG-DIPPER-56Рік тому
Very, very good ! ! ! Nice 🙂😎👍
@AlongtheRiverLifeРік тому
Yes, very impressive!
@vermicelledecheval5219Рік тому
We do not see this much in France... Impressive and seemingly quite dangerous...
@Steve-yo4ldРік тому
Mother Nature doing what she does best!!!👍
@stanpatterson503310 місяців тому
That beaver might have looked okay floating on top of the mess, but deep inside, only the beaver knew that it had been his actions that set the whole event in motion. He had lots of time to think about it while navigating back up to the dam site later on.
@Rubbernecker11 місяців тому
Nice narration.
@maryday760211 місяців тому
Quoth the beaver, “Damn!”
@Simonsimon-fy3hq10 місяців тому
Did they find the beaver yet?
@earthangel8730Рік тому
The sound of the water is awesome. Humans just make NOISE unfortunately.
@Kobo1Рік тому
We don't see things like this in Australia, Thanks. BTW, at 51 to 54 seconds, is that a bear on the opposite bank next to a large tree. He seems to be turning to leave...
@tooch1180Рік тому
0:53 mark on the bank of the River. What moved? A cow?
@michaelhill56Рік тому
It looked like a big slab of ice that jumped out of the river...
@smokenjoe4022Рік тому
In Alaska it’s called brake up but one like this makes you wonder how fish could survive!!
@fjb493211 місяців тому
. . .hold their breath . . .?
@ovidiuciuparu64214 місяці тому
2:08 that beaver is done!
@timmueller1314Рік тому
Not good for that beaver. He may have been fine riding the ice but he's now possibly miles from his lodge. Which was his shelter and contained his food store.
@giovannistecca6828Рік тому
Was it a moose around 00:52? Right when you turn the camera something moves on the bank side
@nldmasterРік тому
Looks like a huge boulder being moved.
@tracynation28202 роки тому
Super. 💙 T.E.N.
@AlongtheRiverLifeРік тому
Where is this?
@hockeyplayer8372Рік тому
Very powerful
@manwthaplanРік тому
I could watch that all day long. Have a grill close and my cooler and lawn chair. Yep that would be a great day.
@QossuthРік тому
Beaver was like "Ice dam break? Hell, that was MY dam that broke. Oh well, it was time to move on."
@dominicdeluca6378Рік тому
The beavers fine, it lives out there
@godzilla0974Рік тому
Great narration! Almost National Geographic like! Lol
@johndoe-og8ioРік тому
2:04 rip beaver
@Nuttyirishman85Рік тому
He made it through that, you can see him after.
@WildPony00111 місяців тому
Bet that beaver was thinking….Wipeout! Then humming Beach Boys tunes……
@sammythompson3694Рік тому
Funny these comments about the beaver being far from home like it's a human. The beavers home is wherever there is a young sapling to eat.
@StamfordBridgeРік тому
A beaver makes a lot of preparations to make it through a winter. Shelter, cache of food, etc. Suddenly being far from home in the middle of winter will be a significant survival challenge for it.
@rayopeongo2 роки тому
That beaver was toast. Even if he managed to avoid getting crushed by tons of ice, he would have ended up miles from home without any shelter or food.
@realist7190Рік тому
Seriously, beavers don’t depend on the grocery store, and migrate hundreds of miles to find better food sources! They don’t rely on the welfare system !
@rayopeongoРік тому
@@realist7190 However, they also depend on an environment that they construct themselves: a dam to maintain a safe water level, a lodge to protect them from predators and the weather, and a food cache to get them through the winter. He wouldn’t have had any of those things, he would have had to start from scratch at the worst time of year wherever he ended up. It would be a very uphill battle.
@LenoferdРік тому
They are known to travel tens of miles to find a mate, maybe he just found a short cut.
@jamoo0Рік тому
@@rayopeongo you very knowledgeable. I didn’t know they were so smart. They know what to do to survive I guess. Used to be alot easier for them I’m sude
@scottmcgill6795Рік тому
That beaver was one day from retirement too. What an absolute shame.
@michaelcschmittРік тому
Amazing power.
@mikoyanfulcrum12 роки тому
That Beaver wasn't doing to well seconds after you said that.
@josephastier7421Рік тому
Beaver: "Well, sh**."
@TheShootist10 місяців тому
concentrating all that yellow gold.
@K9RiverРік тому
That beaver didn't care if the dam was made of sticks or ice.
@arcare00111 місяців тому
1:28 I think I saw that beaver's story on a Mutual of Omaha documentary!
@krisztinesworldthehubofhap9851Рік тому
There is something human like figure at the right side of the river go check at 53 second
@amandadonegan2137Рік тому
He pans away too quickly lm not sure what it is...
@petedandrea8463Рік тому
Looks like tree stump getting upended by the current
@Goose00123Рік тому
🤩
@dotjosephРік тому
Would be cool if a drone followed the leading edge
@brianbassett4379Рік тому
This is a perfect example of where a 360 deg camera would let viewers better experience everything.
@CuttingEdge49Рік тому
I’m sure the trout weren’t happy with that escapade.
@BigLisaFanРік тому
Hope the beaver and other animals will be ok.
@numbereightysevenРік тому
No chance
@TeamFish15Рік тому
That poor beaver is gonna be miles from home.
@nicholasxavier5892Рік тому
I saw 2 Beavers
@LilMOMMAsonРік тому
I hope the beaver survived
@elemar5Рік тому
Somehow I don't think that beaver survived.
@greenlight3356Рік тому
To cold for me I will stay in Texas!
@irenedavo3768Рік тому
Scary
@PeterTissot-cx7qd10 місяців тому
turns out it was the beaver that caused it... 1 stick at the wrong spot and away he went
@dogwedl1167Рік тому
@briansimpson668110 місяців тому
You fall in that it's Fubar for you........
@itsrachelfishРік тому
THERE'S A BEAVER ON IT!!!! omg 🤣 Poor lil thing, I hope it survived
@bill3098Рік тому
Legend has it the beaver is still riding the ice flow to this day.
@numbereightysevenРік тому
No chance
@Asymmetrical-SagginРік тому
@@numbereightyseven Legit pathetic to actually deliberately make sure you comment under peoples comments about the beaver and hope he survived. Like legit pathetic. Hate your life that bad? Legit laughing at you NuMbEreIgHtYsEvEn
@aguilayserpiente11 місяців тому
Liquid avalanche.
@rickl.7084Рік тому
Now imagine the canyon ice being 2 miles thick while the climate is warming. That's why valleys are bigger than the rivers that flow in them today :D
@buyamerican3191Рік тому
YEE HAW, looks like someone flushed the toilet upstream! I hope no beavers were harmed in the making of this video!😫
@anttimaja99312 роки тому
Voi pientä majavarassua😪
@eroildocortes49736 місяців тому
El. Dios todo. Poderoso. Usa la. Naturaleza. Ya que. Toda. La creación está sometida al creador a. Dios incluyendo. Toda la. Naturaleza. 😊
@andyroubik5760Місяць тому
That poor Beaver was no doubt killed
@davegeorge4757Рік тому
Omg, dude. You ruined it with all the talking. Why did you think you were adding anything when you were literally just describing what we could all see?
@jackcurran1122Рік тому
Mother Nature doesn’t play games
@johnlshilling1446Рік тому
Yep... Completely scrubbing the riverbed. Something that you or I would be fined for if we disturbed the smallest section of... "... Sir, you are charged with 'Damaging Critical Fish Habitat'. How do you plea?" "Your Honor, it was an accident. My foot slipped off of my brake pedal, momentarily pressing the accelerator. Soooo, instead of launching my boat safely, I also --- !Unintentionally! -- launched my truck, as well. I assure you that I meant no harm to the river bottom." "Unintentional or not, your truck gouged several square meters of the irreplaceable habitat of fish -- And! -- the homes/nurseries of the innumerable biologicals that populate these environments were also destroyed... I am entering a plea of Not Guilty on your behalf, and setting a Court Date for 6 weeks from today, at 10 am local time. Is this agreeable to you, or will you need more time to prepare your defense?" "With all due respect, Your Honor, getting a SCOTUS ruling on the absurdity of these charges will take a lot more than 6 weeks. I will agree to the Court Date, but my counsel will undoubtedly present motions resulting in delays, if not dismissal." "This is not the time or place for speculating on the possible actions of counsel. I will have the time and date of your trial entered into the records. You are strongly advised to appear as agreed, or have your counsel enter the appropriate actions, at - that - time. Thank you. You are free to leave my court.."
@markholmesalongsidestudios9859Рік тому
Randall Carlson and Graham Hancock theory's maybe right.
@youyouulfРік тому
Icebergs??? These are not icebergs! Go to Greenland and you'll find icebergs! What this video is showing is iceflakes, not icebergs!
@user-fp6qz5qk1dРік тому
Бобров жалко их смыло.
@toddclean547Рік тому
I'll bet the swimming sucks.
@user-bq2mv6fg3v5 місяців тому
You talk too much
@andrewnaylor3965Рік тому
I thought January was in the middle of the winter and things like this happened in March So mush for Global warming
@markdowse3572Рік тому
That little beaver is sure getting an icy ride! 😲 Wrong place, wrong time when the dam broke? It'll be a long trip "home" for the little one... M 🦘🏏😎
@alberthendershot1702Рік тому
Erosion in a big way !!!!!!!! We here in Montana have the same thing !!!!!!!!! Going fishing on a river like that is dangerous I'll stick to ice fishing on lakes sometimes the ice breaks it make a sound next time I'll try and record the sound !!!!!!!!!
@brucecormier792910 місяців тому
That’s wild. I hope that beaver isn’t a mother, she’s taking a cruise far from home.
@Blueknight196011 місяців тому
I wish people would stop zooming in when videoing things like this. You miss so much when you zoom.