Video Of The Week - Skier's Extreme Jump Instigates Avalanche

By Meera Dolasia on May 9, 2011

All French extreme skier Matthias Giraud had planned for the morning of April 25th, was a run down a slope in the French Alps to build up the speed he needed for a parachute-assisted jump off one of the cliffs.

He did all that and more! His movements instigated a terrifying avalanche that followed him all the way down. Luckily for him and us, his friend Stefan Laude a local paraglider and speedflyer, managed to capture the entire scene on tape.

Resources: telegraph.co.uk, espn.go.com

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  • eric11/11/2012
    i want to try this
    • ERic11/4/2012
      this is amazing and i love skiing
      • anonamus10/11/2012
        lol
        • anonamus10/11/2012
          dis is funny
          • q7/23/2012
            that was soooooooooo AWESOME !!!!!!!
            • q7/23/2012
              That is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo AWSOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
              • A7/16/2012
                I LIKE SNOW BOARDING
                • Dion4/20/2012
                  lucky
                  • A.B.4/18/2012
                    He is so lucky
                    • Gabrielle3/15/2012
                      I love to S-K-I

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