As we've been reporting, an avalanche at Palisades Tahoe left one man dead and three people injured on January 10.

However, one man who came out of the avalanche with nothing but a dislocated knee tells us his incredible story on how he got out of there.

The 52-year-old man is Jason Parker.

Yesterday, Parker and his fiancée were setting out to enjoy a nice day out at the slopes.

However, a fun time turned into a life altering experience.

The couple took the slopes, excited that the KT-22 lift was now open for the first time of the season.

After splitting paths momentarily, the rush of snow came down hard. 

"It wasn't more than five seconds later I got smacked with the avalanche," Parker said. "It just dropped me on my back," 

Parker recalled that as he was colliding down the mountain, like a river, he was trying to swim to stay afloat.

Once buried in almost a foot of snow, which seemed manageable to break through, more snow continued to fall. 

When he found himself buried in nearly four feet of it, a gut instinct may have been the difference between life and death.

"I punched a small hole in front of my face, and I then started screaming for help," Parker said.

Punching that hole gave Parker some space to breath.

After being in the snow for almost 10 minutes, Parker thought the end of his road was near, until a light shined through the winter powder.

"At that moment and I'll never forget, I felt this jolt in my back, and I heard 'we found him'," Parker said.

Once freed, Parker hugged his fiancée, the ski patrol, and the locals that helped out.

Also, if he can, he would like to pay the debt forward, specifically to Alex in ski patrol and Luke who was snowboarding.

"I would like to find those people that were a big part of saving me and reach out to them and buy them dinner, just talk it up and get their side of the story as well."

Given the tragic situation he was in, he has advice for those planning to hit the slopes, so they don't end up in a scary place like him.

"So, I think for word of advice for a lot of people going out there, going up in the mountain, especially back country, you want all the gear, the beacon, the probe, and the shovel. Know how to use it."

Parker says if he had the beacon on him, he could've been found much quicker, and for people in that situation, seconds matter.

Parker plans to take a break with skiing, but not for too long.

"I think at some point get back on the horse and get back out there," he said. "I don't want to sit back and dwell on this too long I want to move on from it."

Parker says when does hit the slopes again, he wants to go back to where the avalanche took him.

He says this will bring some closure to the situation he was in.