“You can study snow all you want, but if you want to understand it, you’ve got to be out there in the mountains,” says Kevin Fogolin, an avalanche consultant who works with hydroelectric companies and other utilities to forecast, monitor and control for avalanches. In March 2009, the helicopter in which Fogolin was flying was taken down by an avalanche, and his harrowing story is captured in Mike Douglas’s new documentary SNOWMAN. Here’s an excerpt from the film, equal parts footage of pow skiing and immensely terrifying avalanches. “There’s a strange feeling of control and power you get from doing this work,” Fogolin says. “All the sudden you release the mass of this potential energy and in a split second, you’ve changed the landscape.”
The Controller – Salomon Freeski TV S8 E05 from Salomon Freeski on Vimeo.
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