tundra twin track
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Got caught in a avy last spring ,dropped into bowl on NW aspect was down about 100' when entire slope turned to cottage cheese.Pulled the trigger on the bag and hammered the throttle,was confident with speed that I ride threw it to the bottom.But a 100' down slope a 3' wave boiled up in like 1 sec. it appeared that quick.Was full throttle at this point when I impacted the wave got my face slammed into the bars and blacked out.My partners on the ridge said me and the sled flew 30' down the slope when at that point I was thrown in front of the slide and the sled blew right threw every thing and ended up upright down on flat terrain.When I come to,my legs were sucked under the slide.The wall of the toe of the slide pushed on the bags and pushed me down the slope till it stopped,it felt like it was pulling my bibs off.At that point 2 guys on the ridge were going to drop over to help me,one fellow told every body not to move as they could see the orange bags 1000' below and could see I was not buried.I was able to free myself got on my sled and climbed out where it had already slid and joined my partners on the ridge,the slide was 900' wide and ran for 800'.That was my 4th winter wearing the ABS pack and my advice to anybody wearing a pack if you think your trouble pull it,then try to ride out of it.First big slide to be involved with in 22 years riding the high country.I hope more sledders will start wearing airbags,when your buried you have just put your life in your riding partners hands.