The two survivors of an avalanche southwest of Marble are recovering from the trauma of enduring a large slide that not only left them with serious injuries, but also took the life of a good friend.
The slide broke on the afternoon of March 17 on an unnamed summit near Chair Mountain.
The trio then decided to continue up to an unnamed summit on the main ridgeline, tour south and descend a lower-angled slope in the upper end of the drainage. They discussed some concerns and possible wind-loading, but devised a plan and decided to continue. CAIC noted that the group's plan morphed through the day and eventually ended on the goal of summiting because they had seen no signs of instability.
The avalanche swept that skier about 2,500 feet and over three cliffs. He remembered that the avalanche"felt like getting thrown around in a washing machine and I had no control. I remember being airborne as I went off cliffs. I was able to wiggle as the avalanche was slowing down and felt I was close to the surface," according to the report.
The avalanche, as detailed by CAIC, was"a very large soft-slab avalanche" and, while small relative to its path, produced"enough destructive force to bury and destroy a car, damage a truck, destroy a wood frame house, or break a few trees." It broke four to six feet deep, 400 feet wide and ran 2,500 vertical feet over three cliff bands, CAIC reported.
He then spotted the rider about 1,000 feet above him and the two were able to connect over radio. The rider repeated over and over that he"was really messed up," the report reads. He started to make his way down the hill and disappeared into the trees. The skier decided he had to leave the scene since he was struggling with pain, exhaustion, hypothermia and frostbite. He walked downhill and found their tracks from that morning. About three-quarters of a mile from the slide, he needed to rest and dug himself a small shelter under a tree, according to the report.
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