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Video from Mt. Washington Observatory shows snowboarder outrunning avalanche
“Yesterday’s above freezing temperatures are likely what decreased stability in the slab, causing the snow to slide."
A snowboarder managed to out-run an avalanche Tuesday in Mount Washington’s Tuckerman Ravine, a moment that was captured by a wildlife camera.
The video, shared by the Mount Washington Observatory on Wednesday, shows the moment the snowboarder starts to drop-in from the top of the bowl-shaped ravine. The Wildcat cam then zooms in to capture the snowboarder speeding ahead of the ensuing avalanche.
According to the observatory, no one was injured.
“Although it may look significant, this was a small slide, and everyone involved was ok!” the observatory wrote on Facebook. “Yesterday’s above freezing temperatures are likely what decreased stability in the slab, causing the snow to slide.”
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There were “multiple natural and a snowboarder triggered avalanches” reported Tuesday on the north, northeast, and eastern sides of the Presidential Range, according to the Mount Washington Avalanche Center.
A large naturally-occurring avalanche occurred in Tuckerman Ravine on Feb. 27, which followed another human-triggered avalanche in the area the day before.
Skiers and snowboarders have long made the hike to Tuckerman, particularly in the spring, to brave the snowy slopes — and the open crevasses, rocks, and avalanches — of the ravine. In March last year, a University of Vermont student died after falling into the ravine and two other skiers suffered serious injuries in falls the same day because of the hard, icy conditions.
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