Pro snowboarder Meesh Hytner shows off the Float airbag that saved her life last weekend in Montezuma, ColoradoWhen a female pro snowboarder was riding down a Colorado mountain, she triggered a terrifying avalanche that sent her tumbling to the floor.
But Meesh Hytner, believes her life was saved when she was able to deploy an airbag, so she could remain on the surface of the giant slab as it broke out above her.
It meant she could stay upright with her back and feet downhill for the entirety of the slide.
Unaware of danger: Meesh Hytner was snowboarding down a Colorado mountain, when she triggered a substantial avalanche that sent her tumbling to the floor
Just in time: As the snow swept over her, she managed to deploy an airbag, which she believes saved her life
The airbag allowed her to stay upright with her back and feet downhill for the entirety of the slide
After being rescued she said 'I felt like I was riding a mattress down the stairs'She told Backcountry Access: 'I felt like I was riding a mattress down the stairs.'
She had been riding near the Snake River drainage on January 25 in Montezuma, Colorado when it happened.
Afterward the terrifying experience she was picked up by a snowmobile.
She had been riding near the Snake River drainage on January 25 in Montezuma, Colorado when it happened
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