Avalanche
An avalanche caught and nearly fully buried a skier in the East Vail Chutes in Colorado on Sunday, December 22nd, 2013. ย His brother captured the rescue on his GoPro camera. ย The East Vail Chutes are located between Vail Pass and Vail ski area.
The skier caught in the avalanche, Edwin, received a knee injury.
“Once I started sliding headfirst down the hill it sunk in that I was in a big avalanche, and this was really happening, and I might die.”
“I was trying to swim as hard as I could to get to the top. ย I was immensely relieved when I realized that my face was above the surface, and I could breathe.” –ย Edwin LaMair, the brother that was partially buried
The avalanche danger on the day of the avalanche was “Considerable”. ย 18″ of new snow had fallen in the Vail area the previous 4 days.
The avalanche rating was rated at “moderate” the day of the avalanche, but was raised to “considerable” the day after.