Watch Video of Snowboarder Outrunning an Avalanche on Mt Washington

I'm not a skier or a snowboarder, but if I were and suddenly saw an avalanche barreling down Mt Washington's Tuckerman Ravine at me, I would need to change my underwear.

Avalanches Common on Mt. Washington

According to the Mount Washington Avalanche Center, each winter averages 280 inches of snow, and with strong winds, snow can pile up to depths of anywhere between 10 and 40 feet.

There are avalanche cycles for Mt. Washington times when avalanches are most likely to occur due to conditions. The mountain sees 20 to 30 avalanche cycles each year.

Avalanche vs Snowboarder Captured on Video

On March 11, 2025, at approximately 1:30 p.m., an avalanche occurred in Tukerman's Ravine that was captured by a webcam placed at the summit of Wildcat Mountain. The video was shared on the Mount Washington Observatory's Facebook page and if you look closely, you'll see a snowboarder heading down the ravine just ahead of the avalanche. Look at the top left of the video for the moving dark speck against the background of the snow. That's the snowboarder.

The snowboarder manages to stay ahead of the avalanche as it chases the snowboarder down into the bowl at the bottom of the ravine.

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That was a close call by the look of things. Luckily there were no injuries, but I bet that snowboarder was a little freaked out by being chased by an avalanche. I hope their underwear is clean.