GoPro Line of the Winter: Nicolas Falquet - Switzerland 4.14.15 - Snow

Rider: Nicolas Falquet
Location: Switzerland
Entry: #538

[bite_beat]

Thanks for this beginner-friendly tutorial on parallel turning.

[apothecurio]

This is one of the few videos that really properly shows how incredibly steep and difficult this kind of skiing is.

[justinmadair]

After watching this in 2015, I trained for seven years and finally, watched it again.... just now. What a feat!

[kylewatson]

This video would be 20x better if it also showed what he saw

[rambrasil]

I was feeling happy that I finally had the guts to learn skiing and did a green run. This guy is insane. Loved the emotions at the end.

[julia]

Him: Let's jump down
Me: *heart attack from watching*

[trifonasbitsakos]

When you know this is a terrible idea, but you cant really go back...

[dobbinish]

Wish there was another angle for this!

[clarencethomas]

It looks like that was just falling down a sheer cliff, and he happened to have skis on at the time Never the less, its pretty rad

[argsgsgsgnngndg]

im more impressed by the guy holding the camera who recorded while going backward on tiptoes

[suni]

0:00 - 2:38 trying not to fall from a cliff
2:38 - 2:46 skiing
2:46 - 2:59 falling from a cliff

[cpewkee]

my grandparents explaining how they got to school:

[digital]

I'm pretty sure he was falling instead of skiing

[BobbyForum]

Nearly thought this was real life for a second. Amazing game. 10/10 for the developers.

[xdsx]

he'd be pretty pissed if he forgot to press record

[MJLeger-yjww]

Many years ago, I skied all the famous mountain ski areas all over the world, and even heli-skied a couple of times, but NOT to the extent I see in the above video! Avalanches are deadly and take lives every year. There are places where they shoot cannons off to break off those ice shelves and snow banks, but it can still be dangerous. I know I wouldn't chance it now -- as you age, you take less chances with your life! I would never ski off a giant cliff like they do now -- for one things, I have a great respect for heights and have always had acrophobia since I was a child, have had to deal with it and overcome it at times, but you never completely get over it. I learned to fly years ago and it helped a lot, but that motor under you really helps! I still can't stand on the edge of something really high with no rail, because you get that feeling that it's going to pull you off and down!

[ConnectFork]

Up next; Man skis down the side of the Empire State Building

[seongwookhwang]

Fantastic skiing ability!No jump turn on such a steep cliff. With some pivoting and early weight transition,  it even looks very natural.Amzing technique!

[myfreetime]

fuck man that's borderline suicide. This guy's insane

[aggelosnts]

You can hear the fear and seeing him continuing is a big W...what a champ!