New Delhi: In one of the luckiest and miraculous escapes in skiing history, a professional skier survived a terrifying fall of 1,600 feet.
A video showing Pro skier Ian McIntosh falling down a mountain in the Neacola range in Alaska on 10 April has gone viral. McIntosh tumbled down more than 1,600ft (488m) in under a minute.
McIntosh fell into a trench near the beginning of the run. "From there, my slough took over and there was no way to stop, I pulled my airbag to help prevent against any possible trauma injuries as I tumbled to the bottom," he said.
McIntosh, while filming for a film in the Neacola range, dropped into a line he thought he had studied thoroughly enough, only to fall into an unseen five foot deep trench on one of his first turns.
"From there, my slough took over and there was no way to stop, I pulled my airbag to help prevent against any possible trauma injuries as I tumbled to the bottom," he said.
While attempting to regain his footing, Mac lost a ski and cartwheeled over 1,600 feet in under a minute.
“It surprised the heck out of me,” McIntosh told ABC News. “I had no idea that was coming, I knew at that point it was game over and I was going for the ride of my life.”
Here is a video of the miraculous fall:
