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by a4a4a4a4 1109 days ago
The snow is too deep on either side, with too many trees to quickly and effectively turn around without getting stuck. It might work, but he could very easily have gotten stuck trying to do it. You also need to drive forward to start the turn, and the moose absolutely can outrun your snowmobile in that snow, so if it attacks you're going to have a problem.

Reverse isn't always available on snowmobiles. Even if this one had reverse, in this loose snow it would likely dig in and bury itself. I guess you've never ridden a snowmobile?
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thatwasunusual 1109 days ago
> The snow is too deep on either side, [...]

Too deep? It's maybe 30-40 cm max. A snowmobile handles that without any problems. At the end of the video, you can see that he drives "off road" off the trail without any problems.

> It might work, but he could very easily have gotten stuck trying to do it.

If that were so, don't you think that person has feet? Or is the amount of snow too much for him to walk as well?

> And since you're stereotyping him as an American above, without any knowledge or experience in such a situation on your side,

I'm from Norway. Heard of it? We have moose, snow, snowmobiles etc. You can google it.

Also: where's the guy in the video from? Do you know?

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a4a4a4a4 1109 days ago
> At the end of the video, you can see that he drives "off road" off the trail without any problems.

"off road" at the end is like 5cm deep powder on top of compact snow, which has been exposed to sunlight. The snow at the beginning, where he could have tried to turn around, is completely powder because it's sheltered by trees and looks to be more like 60+cm deep. His turn radius also would have likely led him into a tree: https://imgur.com/a/bDLV2lL. Then he would need to get away from a potentially charging moose, which can top out at 56km/h. You wouldn't be able to go that fast on this narrow and winding of a trail -> the moose will catch him if it charges.

> If that were so, don't you think that person has feet? Or is the amount of snow too much for him to walk as well?

If you expect someone to get in a footrace with a charging moose in any conditions, let alone 30-40+cm deep snow, I don't know what to say.

You come across as a deeply unhappy and unpleasant person, and I wish you luck with your life.

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thatwasunusual 1109 days ago
> If you expect someone to get in a footrace with a charging moose in any conditions, let alone 30-40+cm deep snow, I don't know what to say.

The OP article actually says that it's the thing to do: "Unlike with bears or even dogs, it is usually a good idea to run from a moose because they won't chase you very far."

Say yes or no to this question: do you think the human in the video is the most aggressive animal?

> You come across as a deeply unhappy and unpleasant person

I understand that, because I care more about wildlife than idiots.

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