A massive avalanche was triggered by the explosion, as the Yeti jumped into its path and covered the O""Connells to protect them when everything was buried.He also became romantically interested in Vicki, Wayne""s girlfriend, after ogling her picture ("A lovely beast like that running around could put steam in a man""s strides").[Note: Forman himself noted that the asylum was a metaphor for the Soviet Union (embodied as Nurse Ratched) and the desire to escape.Grabbing one of Spaulding""s hand-guns, the Professor akes aim at everything and everybody in the lobby, clearing the place quickly.During a slapstick escape sequence (with ragtime music), the doctors were caught (and rendered unconscious before being taken away), while Miles evaded capture.