We can all appreciate the destructive power of an avalanche and the dangers involved in being in an avalanche zone but its rare we get to peacefully absorb the momentary natural beauty of one bursting off a cliff and cascading down a sheer face, provided its viewed from a safety zone. Here we have a natural slide on at Black Prince in Alberta, Canada that inspires awe in its spectators.

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