Mt. Washington Avalanche Center

“It’s not the gear that will keep you out of trouble, it’s the right mindset,” said Jeffrey Fongemie, director of the Mt. Washington Avalanche Center.

The skier was swept 500 vertical feet down a narrow gully before coming to rest buried and unable to move anything, except for one hand.

Both people escaped injury. The location of the avalanche was about 4,800 feet up on the mountain.

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