Surreal video captures rare avalanche crashing down San Jacinto Mountains

SAN JACINTO, Calif. (KABC) -- An avalanche was captured on video crashing down the north face of the San Jacinto Mountains over the weekend.

The surreal scene was captured by Joyce Schwartz as she and a friend were driving on Interstate 10 on their way to Palm Springs.
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"I started taking video just as she said 'Hey, that's an avalanche.' I was trying to zoom in on it," said Schwartz.

The President of the Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit said that an avalanche is a rare occurrence on Mount San Jacinto due to the slopes and amount of trees found in the location.
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"From what the trails report, the reporter said that it happens, it's just not very common for people to get an opportunity to record it," Schwartz said.