I filmed this video last week on a snowshoeing trip in the Cascade Mountains, I also put together a photo gallery on my blog:

https://illuminationsfromtheattic.blogspot.com/2019/02/snowshoeing-in-cascade-mountains.html

The snowshoeing was a lot of fun, and the forst was spectacular under a thing coat of sparkling snow. Flying was tricky due to the fact that the mountain where we were snowshoeing was lost in clouds and fog. After about ten minutes of flying the Mavic 2 started behaving oddly, and kept losing altitude while hovering, then it tried to auto-land while the controller emitted a warning noise. I managed to pilot it back, and this is what I found!



The lesson here is that you must be especially cautious of cold and wet conditions! However, it was worth it for shots like this:



I'm planning to a lot of skiing over the next few months, and am going to be doing a lot more flying in the snowy mountains!

Nice Video

Nice video

Awesome video. Good thing you got it back in one piece.

It's an icing phenomenon.
The ice on the propellers causes the Spoiler to lose power, leading to a crash.
Anyway, thanks for sharing a nice video.
Fly safely.

HI Illuminations, awesome work! Enjoy and always fly safely.

Very nice video and great picture! Wonderful work!

Cool video, glad you got the drone back safely. Thanks for sharing

Amazing video! Thanks for sharing.

Yeah, about that icing issue... it happens on planes as well and causes a dramatic reduction on lift. Glad you got you Mavic 2 to land safely.

Good to watch out for clouds in cold weather.

Doc Ozzy Posted at 2-28 07:41
Amazing video! Thanks for sharing.

Yeah, about that icing issue... it happens on planes as well and causes a dramatic reduction on lift. Glad you got you Mavic 2 to land safely.

Thank you - it often seems like the worst weather is the best weather for dramatic and unique photos and videos!

Stunning footage - the effects of ice on the blades is very real as your shot shows.

Very nice video

Wow!!! Didn't see someone snowshoeing in ages now.... seems like everyone switched to ski touring. Triggered a bit of nostalgia in me. Nicely done!

Illuminations Posted at 2-28 23:26
Thank you - it often seems like the worst weather is the best weather for dramatic and unique photos and videos!

How true that is.

Stunning video, very nice work, well done!

illuminations - nice video, very nice scenery, glad your craft made it back and no damage.  Looked like y'all were having fun, thanks for sharing.

eYeSkYeYe Posted at 3-1 04:08
Wow!!! Didn't see someone snowshoeing in ages now.... seems like everyone switched to ski touring. Triggered a bit of nostalgia in me. Nicely done!

Thanks! I really enjoy snowshoeing , it's a long time family tradition.

Great tiny planet! I've flown many times in winter weather and never had an icing issue. Must be lucky.

Bing Err Posted at 3-1 22:51
Great tiny planet! I've flown many times in winter weather and never had an icing issue. Must be lucky.

Thank you! I've only encountered the issue once before - conditions seem to have to be very particular for it to occur.

HH1 Posted at 3-1 10:43
illuminations - nice video, very nice scenery, glad your craft made it back and no damage.  Looked like y'all were having fun, thanks for sharing.

Thank you! It was a lot of fun, went snowshoeing again today but it was way too windy to fly.

Illuminations Posted at 3-1 17:09
Thanks! I really enjoy snowshoeing , it's a long time family tradition.

You are welcome...

Wow, very nice video, seems you have so much fun, glad you get the drone back, maybe you can write a thread about how to fly in cold weather and the tips

DJI Panda Posted at 3-5 01:40
Wow, very nice video, seems you have so much fun, glad you get the drone back, maybe you can write a thread about how to fly in cold weather and the tips

Thank you! That sounds like a good topic - might make a good subject for a video too.....

Planning to fly out in the mountains again this weekend! Also, tomorrow I'm going to publish a video about flying in cold weather.

Very nice work