Yikes! Thanks for posting this. What incredible luck...esp that long underneath the snow - and considering the amount of snow in the avalanche and the amount of power that thing released...wow. That is one serious crown.

One thing that strikes me about the pictures are the other ski tracks down the face...seems the skier just hit the sweet spot (the rocks perhaps?). An example that even though there are tracks the slope isn't necessarily safe.

I'm with Jim...I'm more scared of avalanches than class 5 rivers or 5:11 rock.