Afterwards he spoke about the ordeal with Pisthors.com:
“In spite of all that the statistics are there, in 25% of cases, you will already be dead, squashed by the weight of the snow, a horrible experience, almost impossible to describe.
“I was lucky, very lucky, I don’t wish anyone to go through what I did that day so ski intelligently, think of those closest to you, that’s it.”
Terrifying footage as skier falls trying to escape avalanche
NATURE IS AWESOME.
So, despite the art-house French commentary to this clip, it pretty much explains itself visually better than we could put into words.
Long story short, skier Julien Lopez is trying to outrun an avalanche, but falls.
He stands up, turns around and watches the mountain fall towards him.
YouTube credit: julien lopezTV
Afterwards he spoke about the ordeal with Pisthors.com:
“In spite of all that the statistics are there, in 25% of cases, you will already be dead, squashed by the weight of the snow, a horrible experience, almost impossible to describe.
“I was lucky, very lucky, I don’t wish anyone to go through what I did that day so ski intelligently, think of those closest to you, that’s it.”
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