Not quite closing it out, Ross came off onto the stairs, catching the tips of his skis.

Double ejecting, he failed to let go of the winch handle.

I snapped a few more photos.

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Ross, still in pain, eventually picked himself up on the ground.

The crew broke down the lights, winch and generator and headed out.

I said goodnight and crawled into bed a little past 1:00 a.m.

3:30 a.m.

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The light came on in my room and Geoff was standing in my doorway.

Cell to his ear, he asked me the address of my apartment.

A police cruiser arrived in a matter of 3 or 4 minutes.

Almost as quickly as they had arrived, the emergency crews departed and the din and lights subsided.

I hope you enjoy it.