Originally Posted by
ericferret
More likely it rolled over and the blades cut the front off.
Front seaters very lucky.
Indeed, undercarriage still looks ok (I know it can take some G's), and not a big impact area which would support a hard landing on the nose. Tailrotor looks like it hit the snow with very low velocity.
whiteout landing gone wrong...? or
right landing gear sank in the snow during engine Idle, not enough lift to correct but still enough inertia to ruin a day....