Skier and Avalanche in Tignes, France

Tignes, France, 25th February 2011, adjacent to Grand Huit. Skier off piste causing avalanche.

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Sports

Tags:

• Avalanche
• Tignes
• France
• Ski
• Snowboard
• snowboarding
• skiing
• freeride

[darksinthe]

whats with the guy in the background? "avalanche, avalanche... avalanche. avalanche. avalanche. avalanche. have you seen my baseball?"

[skirodent]

What an idiot, could he not see the snow was unstable just be looking at the wind deposited snow on the surface.

[aroryboreallen]

@skirodent I think he was just trying to make the ski cut

[imuzaq1]

looks like some1 done sick

[camothecrazy]

How do you land/stop?

[8te8ter1]

Never stop in the middle of a hill you retard...

[eddzk1fight]

une petite coulée...

[98sander7]

Damn fucking ugly filming 

[northface9]

textbook shot of a windloaded slope.... if your skiing in firm deep snow but the ridge right beside you has minimal cover you should evacuate asap

[Penthesileya]

Every year people have to risk their lives trying to dig out dorks like this; skiing off the regular pistes when they get caught in an avalanche. I lost my uncle doing his job, searching for 3 people when a second huge avalanche got off while the team was trying rescuing the 3 guys.