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Skiers Trigger an Avalanche | National Geographic


Australian Andy Stafford and two friends

Australian Andy Stafford and two friends were flown high into the Alps for an

were flown high into the Alps for an

were flown high into the Alps for an adventure film but this time they chose

adventure film but this time they chose

adventure film but this time they chose the wrong mountain and the wrong

the wrong mountain and the wrong

the wrong mountain and the wrong challenge

[Music]

[Music] there’s no outrunning the monster as

there’s no outrunning the monster as

there’s no outrunning the monster as tons of snow come crashing down the hill

tons of snow come crashing down the hill

tons of snow come crashing down the hill at over 150 miles per hour

as soon as it when I thought I’m dead

as soon as it when I thought I’m dead that’s it it’s all over and it sound

that’s it it’s all over and it sound

that’s it it’s all over and it sound like someone dropped a bomb on us the

like someone dropped a bomb on us the

like someone dropped a bomb on us the whole thing fractured heavily and it was

whole thing fractured heavily and it was

whole thing fractured heavily and it was a large large cracking sound I mean I

a large large cracking sound I mean I

a large large cracking sound I mean I pretty much knew immediately that the

pretty much knew immediately that the

pretty much knew immediately that the whole thing broke up suddenly the whole

whole thing broke up suddenly the whole

whole thing broke up suddenly the whole thing was moving underneath I’m the one

thing was moving underneath I’m the one

thing was moving underneath I’m the one on the top left-hand side and I thought

on the top left-hand side and I thought

on the top left-hand side and I thought I’d go down and get out to the left the

I’d go down and get out to the left the

I’d go down and get out to the left the left-hand side I was getting enough

left-hand side I was getting enough

left-hand side I was getting enough speed but I guess I didn’t realize it’s

speed but I guess I didn’t realize it’s

speed but I guess I didn’t realize it’s avalanches we’re getting close to about

avalanches we’re getting close to about

avalanches we’re getting close to about 250 come here’s our plus

250 come here’s our plus

250 come here’s our plus [Music]

[Music]

[Music] that’s pretty much limey right yelled

that’s pretty much limey right yelled

that’s pretty much limey right yelled and screamed and enrolled all the rest

and screamed and enrolled all the rest

and screamed and enrolled all the rest of the way down

incredibly all three skiers survived

incredibly all three skiers survived their brush with death

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