Guy survives FOUR HOURS buried in avalanche at Stevens Pass

[Friedrich]

https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/find-my-saved-skier-trapped-4-hours-avalanche/281-31496e1a-69b9-415b-b4e5-395236bb152d

Took a brief break to browse for some good news. Check this out- guy survived an Avalanche FOUR HOURS buried.

I've never heard of anyone lasting this long. Long enough for his wife to drive up to Stevens pass and tell the ski patrol where he was.

I'm 100% sure they KNEW, not thought, but KNEW it was a body recovery situation. But there he was, still alive.

It's perhaps a miracle, but more likely he was buried near the surface and there was enough air transport through the frozen snow that he didn't die of C02 poisoning.

He reported creating an air pocket around his face, and his body temp dropped to 70, so he basically went in to hibernation. Still. ya gotta breathe occasionally, right?

I think the key was he never gave up, wanted to survive, prayed, and his mind and body went into a "I will survive by hibernating" state. Fantastic.

Or, it's a miracle. Good for him and his wife, anyway. 

Does anyone know, is this a record? 4 hours is INSANE
-Friedrich
 

Edited 4 hours ago by Friedrich

[olyclimber]

It’s good to get some good news these days! Thanks for sharing!