Surviving an Avalanche

Surviving an Avalanche

A skier was rescued after being trapped in an avalanche on Fremont Peak in Flagstaff, Arizona. The Coconino county authorities said he was on the north side of the mountain when he became buried under the snow. The 36 year old Flagstaff man was forcibly pulled over a quarter of a mile and fell about 900 feet in elevation.

The group of three skiers was skiing in the area of Telemark Avalanche Path. This area is one of the San Francisco Peak’s most active avalanche paths. Shortly after the avalanche, a 9-1-1 call was made to emergency communications officials by one of the group saying that their friend was caught in an avalanche and buried alive. Not long afterwards, the man was able to dig himself out.  When the emergency services arrived, the unknown man refused treatment.