“You have to show how much, even knowing the Grave glacier, you can be fooled by dint of making descents in euphoria.'”
Shocking footage from the slopes of La Grave, France where a skier falls directly into a crevasse. Thankfully the man in his 40s was okay and was able to ski under his own power to the base. The folks at Les Powtos wanted to use it as an example that even skiers familiar with terrain can momentarily lose their way and end up in precarious situations. Moral of the story, if you’re skiing in areas with crevasses, be on high alert at all times: