(CNN) — Less than a minute after carving down the slopes of backcountry Colorado, a snowboarder was swept up in an avalanche. He captured the adrenaline-pumping experience on video around 1 p.m.Avalanches are unpredictable and dangerous, and not every story has a good ending like Kervin's did. Over the last 10 winters, an average of 27 people have died in avalanches each season in the United States, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC). "I dropped my ax and my camera that was in my back hand and pulled my airbag, which helped me float above the snow," Kervin said. "About 90% of the accidents that we have are where somebody dies or somebody in their party triggers the avalanche, rather than a natural avalanche that hits somebody," he said.

Source: CNN January 17, 2021 19:18 UTC