New video shows the moment a snowboarder narrowly escaped an avalanche on Mount Washington in New Hampshire: 'It was just luck.'
"With temps below zero and Mt Washington Avalanche center forecasting considerable chance of avalanches at that elevation and on eastern facing terrain, we were not sure what to expect," he wrote."We were expecting something epic and were not disappointed."
"It looked like he was basically sliding down the mountain," Phipps said, adding that he was surprised to see the men out there and"super concerned because there are a lot of fatalities that come with avalanches." Jeff Fongemie, acting director of the Mount Washington Avalanche Center, said the avalanche was unintentionally triggered by the skier, who had backcountry experience in multiple snow climates and mountain ranges. Because of recent snow storms, Fongemie described the potential for an avalanche in Tuckerman Ravine on Saturday as considerable. This one had the potential to"easily bury and kill a person," he added.
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