[PHOTOS] Skier Escapes Unharmed After Being Carried 1,000 Feet by Large Avalanche in Chugach State Park, AK - SnowBrains

""While skinning up the upper face of Peak 3 I witnessed a slab avalanche break off and run roughly 1,000 vertical feet down the gulley. The crown of the avalanche, from my vantage point, appeared to be potentially 2 or 3 feet at its highest and as wide as maybe 100 meters. It started just below "Bail Out Rock," which is located high on the final ridgeline that runs east to west from the Peak 3 summit.""

""There were two other skiers on the mountain at the time. They were above and climber's left of me. The avalanche appeared to propagate from the first skier when he crossed the open face from climber's left to right. He was entrained in the slide and rode it all the way down till it stopped maybe 100 vertical feet above tree line near "Tax Day Rock." He remained on top of the slide, was not buried and physically unhurt.""

A slab avalanche released on a northwest-facing gulley of Peak 3 in Chugach State Park and ran roughly 1,000 vertical feet. The crown was estimated at 2–3 feet deep and about 100 meters wide. The slide initiated just below Bail Out Rock on a wind slab that had formed over faceted snow buried the previous day. The avalanche propagated when a skier crossed the open face, entraining that skier who rode the debris nearly to tree line near Tax Day Rock. The carried skier remained on top of the debris, was not buried, and sustained no physical injuries. The event was classified as a D2 avalanche.

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