After the slide was deployed, passengers were temporarily stuck onboard until engineers were able to manually detach the chute, which took around an hour, according to the New York Post.
—
Kirsty Hatcher,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
Areas like the Headwaters and the legendary Big Couloir—a steep, epically long chute that requires a sign-out with ski patrol—are the stuff of legend.
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Share