Chapter 491 - 286 Avalanche Occurs_2
"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?"
"Moreover, I have seen in documentaries where scientists have calculated that an object hit by an avalanche can experience a pressure of forty to fifty tons per square meter. Even if someone is lucky enough to be swept along without facing the full brunt of the impact, being buried under several meters of snow without quick rescue would still mean a certain death."
The leader wasn’t without reason the most experienced among them. After his explanation, he might as well have pronounced a death sentence for Li Ang.
"Alright, after watching the avalanche, let’s set up the tents we just packed away. The current situation is unstable, and we should prepare ourselves to possibly spend the night up here."
At this very moment, Li Ang’s speed had soared to nearly three hundred kilometers per hour. Keep in mind, the world record for the fastest speed in normal skiing is only 255 kilometers per hour, and that’s on specialized slopes.
Reaching such a speed was not Li Ang’s limit, but it was the environment’s limit.
"Damn it, still not faster than the avalanche!"