My Harrowing Fall on Alpental's Adrenaline & Mid International
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- Опубліковано 25 лип 2024
- This incident occurred after five hours of intense skiing at Alpental. By the time of this run, my legs felt fatigued, yet I believed I was still in good enough condition to tackle Upper International and Adrenaline. However, during a seemingly easy turn, I fell, and only then did I fully grasp the steepness of the slope at Adrenaline/Mid International. I began tumbling forward, sliding headfirst downhill at an increasing speed. The visibility was zero, and the thought of potential rocks in my path was terrifying. My skis detached, and I lost my ski poles during the slide. Eventually, I flipped onto my belly, using my hands, then my fists, along with the toes of my boots, to slow my descent and finally come to a stop. Despite the shock, evident from my nervous laughter, I was unharmed. The fall lasted about 20 seconds, from tripping to stopping. The slope was so steep-around 40-42 degrees-that as I walked/climbed up, I could touch the snow directly in front of me.
After the fall, I couldn't understand why I had suddenly fallen. Reviewing the footage, I realized my technique, especially turning left, was very poor; my outer ski often led and crossed over the inner ski. On the final turn, my outer ski caught the inner ski, causing me to trip. This had happened before, but never with such severe consequences. I now aim to practice and improve my technique, pay closer attention to the state of my leg muscles, and take longer breaks to allow my muscles to recover after intense skiing.
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00:00 Upper International Moguls
00:35 Upper International
02:17 Adrenaline gate
02:36 Adrenaline slope
04:24 The fall & tumble
04:44 In shock
05:16 Talking to people
06:33 Walking up
06:55 The Crash (slow motion replay) - Спорт
That was quite a fall, I have skied that running many many times though the years, usually there has been a better snow pack. In all my skiing cutting all the way across upper Adrenaline and making that first left turn above the lone tree skiers right is one of the most thrilling turns to make. Then staying over on the right side as long as possible. Years ago one of my best ski buddies lost it over there and he thought he was gonna die also. Not only did he lose both skis and poles he even ended up having his foot pull out of one of his boots. Worst fall I have ever seen. People can say what they want about Alpental but if you look for it you will find some of the most difficult terrain in bounds as pretty much any where. Nice post.
Thank you, I appreciate your comment. Very interesting to read! I hope to improve my technique and not trip like that anymore.
I tumbled off a smaller cliff twice in the back bowls out of Elevator a few weeks ago off Rock Face. Caught some ice and slid and couldn’t stop. Pretty scary. Walked away a little sore and some loose bindings on my board. The first tumble was fine. The second one scared me. Glad you’re okay.
Wow, I'm glad you're okay. After this fall I realized just how dangerous my previous fall was in the back bowls. I fell and stopped but then rushed to try to get my skis under me, and I started sliding, and quite close there was a huge cliff. That was very scary. After this fall in this video I realized I was very close to a serious trouble. That fall in the back bowls is also on this channel, you can check it out:
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@@SeattleDiverSkier I watched that one a few days ago too. I bet a lot of people have close calls back there. I know my way around the terrain pretty well too but it never fills in the same, never looks the same, and one wrong turn can be disastrous.
I was at the same spot last week, and even though it was a powder day at other areas on Alpental, that particular area was icy and sketchy. I am glad you were okay.
Thank you for sharing, I enjoy all your uploads!
This is literally an adrenaline kind of a run 😱🏔
Right! When the man said you were on adrenaline, first I thought he meant my current condition (which was very much adrenaline). Then I realized he was asking my route up to that point. I have another video with a minor fall on the Adrenaline slope. And this time I was thinking "good I passed that point, I'm doing nice and smoothly". And pretty soon - that fall! I was able to arrest my descent and stop only when I flipped to my belly, started pushing down with my fists and toes. I stopped essentially in a plank - this allowed to apply enough force to a very small surface area, and let my hands and toes dig in deeply in the snow. I could later see those long tracks of my breaking with my bare fists in the snow in the video at 6:16 all the way to the standing man and maybe higher. I was also thinking that going head first like that is super dangerous because even if it's not a rock but a firm mogul - it can kill you anyway.
Broooo!! That was sketchy looking. I was suprised how steep Alpental can get. Challenging and fun but yeah, careful on the edge transfers....and bro no gloves?!
I had been expecting freezing temperatures, but it was sunny and I was very hot with all the physical exertion. My jacket was unzipped, so I collected a lot of snow while sliding down. Even after the fall my hands didn't feel cold when I was climbing back up. Thankfully the insignificant scratches on my hands are gone by now. I was lucky to avoid anything serious.
good job i was skiing at alpental yesterday with my friend as well roughly the same time my friend also had a fall and slid in between the moguls for 20ish feet
Yeah, thanks. After reviewing the video I realized that even when I managed to flip to my belly and start breaking with my fists and my toes, it took me ten yards to stop. Overall, I probably traversed more than a hundred yards on the slope. My skis did not detach at once, and then they tumbled down a bit, and look how far up the skis are. Scary.
That was dangerous fall, glad you were able to ski away from it.
Thank you, I appreciate your comment man.
As a season pass holder at Alpental I enjoy your videos, so keep posting. Maybe I'll see you up there next season. No more skiing for me this year as I see a specialist tomorrow about my knee, all the best 👍
Thank you. Tomorrow they start selling passes for the next season for the existing passholders. Good luck with your doctor visit
@@SeattleDiverSkier Thank you.
Gloves and a video about how to self arrest and you can send it!
Thank you. It was a very scary feeling to find myself accelerating downhill on my back head first. I started hearing my voice with heavy grunts when I was starting hitting moguls and it was knocking my breath out of me, and then I started actively fighting to brake and stop.
Thats a gnarly fall, I have done this run many times and made videos like you, only a skier will know how a slight off balance can ruin your run. Hope you had helmet on, next time if its hot outside just put thin gloves but some protection against these unfortunate falls. Glad there werent any rocks or even branches in your way.
Thanks for the tips! Even my thin gloves made me very hot. Even after all that pushing snow with my bare hands, my hands didn't feel cold. Yes, I was wearing a helmet, and, fortunately - ski goggles! I'm so happy I decided to ware the goggles against just waring my regular transition glasses (the ones that get dark). Those goggles saved my eyes and my face from a lot of snow. The first thing I did when I stopped, I removed my goggles because they were all covered with snow that was stuck on them. I forgot to remove the snow from the camera though.
@@SeattleDiverSkier Glad you had helmet and goggles on
@@akash-khudia Thank you!
“Why did I fall?”
Because you’re in an area above your pay grade and made a simple weight transfer error and also forgot your gloves. Great sound effects!
Not exactly the kindest formulation yet, but correct. As I wrote in the description, I realize it all - it was a combination of fatigue and poor technique.
You could tell fatigue was a factor. We’ve all been there. Glad you weren’t hurt.
Thank you. At that moment I was in adrenaline shock and I could not recall how I fell and started tumbling. Only when I reviewed the video I recollected how it started. And now it's cringy and shocking to see some of my other videos where I do the same thing (without falling). I need to work on not crossing my skis and managing my weight transfer properly while turning.
Keep your body and tips pointed down the fall line and when you have the moment of unweighting, stay forward in an almost falling way while feeling your feet come around underneath your body. If your skis get perpendicular to the fall line it’s more difficult to make that transfer in steep terrain. Keep your upper body calmer and you will be fine.
Alpental is no joke! Keep practicing and you’ll be ripping it before you know it
Thanks for the words of support! I almost thought I was already ripping it before this crash. It was a humbling experience.
@@SeattleDiverSkier well I mean you were! But we can always improve! I’m still trying to get better every time I go! Shred it up!
Completely agree, brother!
lol I bet you wish you kept the gloves on
I was really hot. I still some scratches on my hands - surprisingly few though.
Stick to the greens
Hey, I checked your channel! Sick videos! From a skier like you the phrase "stick to the greens" sounds quite deserving concerning my clumsy skiing. LOL