"Actually, when you think about it, we were quite lucky, weren't we? If we had been any slower, it would be us screaming to the heavens without response, and pleading with the earth to no avail."
"I thought I saw him jumping down on his skis. Do you think, is there any possibility that he could ski faster than the avalanche? What if he could escape it?"
Suddenly, a voice asked curiously.
The leader, a middle-aged man, shook his head in response:
"You probably don't know much about avalanches. Let me explain: an avalanche can reach speeds of 20 to 30 meters per second quite soon after it starts, and as it continues to fall, its speed can even surpass 100 meters per second, which is equivalent to a velocity of three to four hundred kilometers per hour."
"What does this speed equate to? It's one third of a force-twelve typhoon. Do you think a person skiing can outpace an avalanche?"
