Tough day on the slopes for speedflyer Kristoffer Hofstad who clipped the wall while attempting a daring descent down a tight chute. His blunder ended up in a trip the hospital and Hofstad shared his experience to help other refine their risk management in the mountains.
Like many accidents in the alpine, this crash was precipitated by “several small human stupid choices.” Hofstad was candid in his Instagram post about the incident citing several contributing factors including changing his flight plan just prior to takeoff, this only being his second flight under a new wing and the first wearing skis with the new wing.
Moral of the story, when your playing in life threatening terrain don’t get too caught up in the moment…“Fly safe, there will be a day tomorrow too.”
Kristoffer Hofstad:
“I got a little too excited during a flight. Ended up crashing down a chute, helicopter to hospital, full trauma room, CT and the whole package.
Short story: The cause of the incident was a combination of several small human stupid choices that resulted in the accident. Changed original flight plan right before takeoff, second trip with new wing, first trip with skis on legs with new wing. Noticed at the start of the turn that this wasn’t working, but at that point I couldn’t cancel (No plan B!).
Got a reality check, but luckily escaped with only a gap in S4 and S5, and sitting for a few weeks after the incident. Fly safely, there will be a tomorrow too.”
