whistler girl falls in couloir

[@joynthis]

If you can't cause an avalanche, be the avalanche.

[@madnessmoments5815]

joynthis only if ur white lol 😂

[@devinlovell]

She must have been under the snow!

[@00calimon]

*snort!* 🤣

[@boyzinthewood1]

haha brilliant

[@radu5247]

😂😂😂

[@OzrikKnob]

All that hesitation is everything they should have all paid attention to. A little anxiety is good, but that level is an indicator that a person is out of their element. Glad she wasn't physically hurt.

[@HellyeahRook]

Yeah, her body was so tight and stiff, she could barely move. I've seen it a lot. I've even been her! When our bodies do that as a response to anxiety it's called "armoring".

[@Mark-em5zm]

Was gonna say the same thing. If you are that apprehensive about a run it’s not going to end well. Great to push the limit but this is just asking for hurt.

[@dionysos9080]

She should pay attention to where she sits down

[@johntobin3235]

As soon as I saw her you can tell she's out of her league. I did the same thing. knew I shouldn't take it due to icing but listened to a friend who went before me. I went after him over a hill and saw him down and hanging on for dear life. Hit the ice and proceeded to cartwheel down and off a cliff half way down. Broke my skis, tore my jacket to shreds and beat the hell out of me getting wedged into an ice boulder field. Never skied anything tough again.

[@conorlinehan4434]

@@johntobin3235 sounds sendy

[@TheTruthKiwi]

Pretty good of her friends to take off without her basically peer pressuring her into going down and then didn't even rush to see if she was ok.

[@laminak1173]

No, they've been waiting for her at the car lol.

[@TheTruthKiwi]

@@laminak1173 Lol!

[@va4807]

Guy behind the camera was super nice though - the way he joked with her at the top to make her feel like her fear wasn’t crazy. So awesome and chilled

[@Spookykidshow]

thats what happens when you are on the moutain its the cloeset thing to heaven you can get to

[@paolonovello6055]

Ma sio mati veci e tose be e ndar nel pericolo!!!! Nde" casa a Ciavar sacranon !!

[@johnstark5404]

I think she's got a touch of common sense Girl slides head first past him at 40mph

[@chriseffpunkt4333]

:')

[@76cruiser30]

I laughed my ass off at that.

[@refefeahgeha]

"looks like she's got a touch of common sense"... then just fucking tumbles. Pure comedy

[@devinlovell]

That was perfect.

[@jasonwadsworth1160]

Well... you've got to come down some way !! Yes.?

[@SHMOUSEY86]

That moment made me laugh so hard. Absolutely perfect timing.

[@bp2352]

I am Woman hear me fall!!

[@sandrakiefler4649]

IKR 😅 ? Perfect timing 👍 That shit was absolute comedy gold right there 😉👌…..amazing

[@scottlong4278]

As a former instructor, one of the first things I taught was to NEVER take your skis off. Skis have edges, boots do not!

[@coldgrowthfarm]

You've never heard of down climbing?

[@Rompack]

For that reason crampons exsist... :-)

[@cameronbooker445]

Yeah better to hit the tree at 80 miles per hour than walk into it.. I agree..

[@Eddie07S]

@@cameronbooker445 Do you honestly think Scott Long meant to leave the skis on and point them downhill? No, you side step or side slip. At least that way you can control your descent. If you fall you have a good chance of being able to use the edges of your skis to get stopped. If you don’t have skis there is little chance to dig boots in and get stopped. Without skis on you are sure to become an out of control missile as she did. If there are trees, and hit one, you are screwed. So, no, never take your skis off to get down a hill...

[@Pabloesc571]

@@cameronbooker445 so dumb XD wonder if any student got hurt. Escpeciali that this coluoir was not steeo nor technical. Looked pretty safe to walk down

[@blammy15]

As a skier for many years I hated seeing people trying to ski beyond their ability level. Not only are they putting themselves at risk but also the patrollers often required to rescue them. And I had absolutely no time for more experienced skiers who take them into these situations.

[@25oneworld]

yeah, I stood at the top of this run a few times and said "Nope, not for this intermediate skier"!!

[@andrewdinns1746]

Someone on rental skis on blacks with a local always pissed me off. Everytime they were on terrain above their ability level.

[@francoislepine4698]

In the "old days"... after the Peak Chair was first built there used to be a snowcat operator who used to push that cornice into the couloir at EVERY new snowfall....a very "exciting" procedure (for the operator)...that eventually increased the coverage and also reduced the height of the initial drop-off.

[@CodeGrayHere]

Awesome, I didn't think it would be possible to get down that slope on skis! But then I'm a green circle skier. Thanks for sharing!

[@glennpace9783]

Sounded more like a Quebec girl falling down a Whistler couloir. It happens.

[@SsmAnyfeSt]

Haha yeah! Tabarnak!

[@lukalele9992]

any experienced skier should know not to jump into something without your skis on because then there is no stopping if you fall. :) luckily shes ok tho.

[@haldorasgirson9463]

That was so obviously above her skill level. That was obvious seeing her standing at the top. Those people are not her friends.

[@sashaspano588]

@@yahopostinguy429 it looks worse than it is. couloir is actually not that difficult even in chopped up conditions.

[@stefanradmacher1269]

@@sashaspano588 it‘s more than worse, maybe not the spot but to have friends like them……leave her alone ?!?

[@3DiFilms]

@@stefanradmacher1269 he says to her at the end "my buddy is gonna wonder where I am so I better get going" so seems like they don't know her

[@owtena]

Agree! I went to vacation to a friend in France and she took me to Alps and took me with her and her boyfriend to a blue level (i think it was 12 km long) with a crazy drop in the beginning. But it was only my second time skiing and first time in real mountains 😑 let's just say that i had a lot of bruises, thanks God i know how to fall. Also some mountains instructor saw me and explained about colors and the rest of the day i was enjoying skiing on green slope without falling ⛷️

[@castor2000]

@@owtena A blue run isn't usually dangerous so they may have thought it would be a good teaching to you. a steeper slope (in the limit of what's doable obviously) usually make you learn faster. but it all depend on the person it's just no luck it only made you have a bad time

[@maddaxy]

I worked this mountain for years the amount of these people I would take to hospital was crazy.....way above her level

[@tdiler12]

If you hesitate that much you have to back off. You’re so tense at that point.

[@jjwallace666]

How an advanced skier could see her struggling and terrified before and still let her drop in is beyond me...

[@philhey8847]

Because she's an adult and it's her decision.

[@coldgrowthfarm]

Please Joe Wallace. She wasn't terrified. She did what she thought she needed to do and is a better person for it today I'm sure. As a wise rugger once said, that which does not kill us makes us stronger.

[@jjwallace666]

@@coldgrowthfarm doesn't make you stronger if you break your leg and do permanent damage. It's irresponsible to encourage someone to do something beyond their skill level

[@coldgrowthfarm]

@@jjwallace666 My opinion=you are incorrect sir. Fact=You wouldn't have learned to walk if you had that attitude when you were a wee lad.

[@nowisthetime12]

@@coldgrowthfarm I hate that saying. It's lame. Does a car accident that leaves someone a paraplegic make them stronger? No, it makes them unable to walk for the rest of their lives. That she's in over her head is belied by the way she's clinging to the snow and her hesitation.

[@boudibla4011]

Pull the chute Jerry! She gone...gone down...down fast : first at the bottom... Like a rocket...head first...the wrong way...sketchy from the get go...downward spiral into the abyss afterward...hard to watch but satisfying at the same time...Keep them coming jErry!

[@dwork9451]

That is called the toboggan maneuver, easiest way down. A lot of people use the toboggan maneuver because it is fun, and technically if you still have your skis on, it is skiing.

[@carolusmalleus1243]

I felt sad when I saw her falling, nice to know that she is ok.

[@geeknee551]

friends don't let friends drop in with their skiis off!!

[@evictioncarpentry2628]

Friends don't let friends ski.

[@millsy5094]

I cant believe buddy just left her up there by herself when she was clearly uncomfortable going down, which almost always ends bad. I get that you fall when learning, but that drop is deadly if you make a mistake.

[@richardgrillo2447]

Have looked over the edge of the Couloir abyss every time I visit WB. Never dropped in. Too old now!

[@Hojiii]

If someone you're riding with is sketching that hard pick another line fellas.

[@bosshadowrock]

So much wrong here. When I saw her lying on the cornice, I thought this was going to be a video of her triggering an avalanche . . .

[@michaelfox6240]

standing on a cornice is smart

[@marcusjensen835]

for real wtf

[@bkl8804]

Haha. Yep.

[@NinjaThatLongboards]

So is standing under a cornice that someone is standing on

[@shaloon64]

Cornice. Thats a first

[@JudgeDredd_]

I dunno what cornice is

[@npl47]

She was so afraid! And still did it. Damn how crazy is that? But also how freaking badass can you be? That girl is an idiot hero😅

[@ghost2coast296]

from what I gather she took her skis off and tried to walk down, so I'd only agree with the idiot part

[@brady_a981]

This is certainly one of Whistlers hardest drop ins, skied past it multiple times but haven’t tried it yet myself

[@BCmtb]

What run is it?

[@emvv3784]

@@BCmtb i cant sat for certain but i think this is either one of the chutes around Stefans or it might be the cirque or The Couloir up at the prak of Whistler. Ill be there up there on saturday and revisit to confirm.

[@spork8051]

@@emvv3784 is called the couloir when u went two days ago there was an avalanche so I think the cornice is smaller than usual at this time of season

[@ezpznoob8092]

it looks very different now cuz glacial ice melted but its "the couloir"

[@spork8051]

@@ezpznoob8092 yea, it hasn't changed as much as the saddle. It's gotten so different that they had to change the rating of the run

[@bba935]

She had no business being up there. That was the most Jerry thing I've seen today.

[@elizabethc.7426]

This is crazy this girl should not be on it I Ski it but it is only for very advanced skiers so you’ve got to make sure you can really ski it or it can be dangerous

[@frasergauthier4135]

This is as close as the average whistler dude will come to picking up for many many months.

[@bigchungasbigchungas]

Lol

[@pdtech4524]

Seems like the first dude had her back and took more care of her then the 2 idiots that were with her! 🤔😯⚠️

[@YREHCorp]

So it's not hard to fall When you roll like a cannonball 🎶

[@lord.have.myrcene]

She fricken FLEWW I couldn't even see her the first time I watched it

[@mikahist4155]

The girl was totally right to trust her gut instinct. Nice job girl, nothing to be ashamed for.

[@00calimon]

Um, did you not watch the entire video?

[@Youknewthatalready]

@@00calimon 😂 Perfect, thank you

[@michaelmclaughlin8474]

That was extremely nice of the guy to help her out sometime to get skiing up on the high mountains avalanche style skiing and people flyby without stopping !!!

[@OmmerSyssel]

If you can't handle that level of difficulties alone, you are the one in wrong environment, not others. Remember, even superwomenz has to deal with the consequences of their choices ...

[@leopold_44]

PROPS to the snow border, who has to climb upp to get the one ski on his hands and knees.

[@vasilispapaioannou7425]

I'd say that the conditions seem to be more than perfect for this ride... The quality of the snow is very good as well the weather conditions... So why not trying it that day? The fact that she was scared is ok, fear is always respectful, and her choice walking - sliding down finally seemed to be much safer than skiing down and just crashing somewhere... The only point is that the guy should stay last for safety reasons. If she had an accident at the top, it would have been much easier for him to approach her! However I am pretty sure that next time she might try it!

[@Generalpickaname]

The best part of this is when he smacks her over the head with his ski pole at @4:07.

[@mloiaco]

Hahahahah

[@plumbnplumber]

The only sport where you can fall 15’ slide 200’ and say “yeah I’m alright “

[@theonlysquirrelybird]

"I think she's got a touch of common sense...Oh shit.."

[@terryallen9546]

Our cameraman has a kind heart...and skills. The stunt woman? Well...if you like being Wiley Coyote all the time...

[@colinwoods9601]

Probably safe to assume that if you’re taking your skis off in that situation, you’ve got no business dropping in on that line. Not a group I’d want to be pushing boundaries with.

[@glennocean1586]

She will never ski with you again!!! Nor will she ever fully trust you... Were you trying to break up with this girl??

[@natelarge]

she falls at 2:35

[@racketyjack7621]

I have never mastered skiing. Matter of fact, the last time I skied, I broke my best friend's thumb in a collision. Hot chow!

[@MonthlyFails]

Hello edudikstno, is it possible to contact you regarding this video (i.e. via email)? We would be interested to discuss a license to use this video if this is generally possible to discuss? :) Cheers, Felix

[@judd0112]

Was at that same spot with 3 buddy’s and you all clearly had much better snow than we did. And it was not fun! Basically one wrong move and you would be comin down like she did and the nasty snow we were on would have killed somebody. Friend was a local and were all great skiers and snowboarders but should’ve gone after fresh snowfall. She’s lucky she had some speed

[@BWT599]

Man that is some steep chop!

[@etrou4]

Certainly a girl from Québec. That looks very steep!

[@pkeelan56]

That must be steeper than it looks

[@Mrseriousdude]

Ehh the Whistler Couloir is pretty chill honestly same with the Saudan Couloir, But the Extreme Couloir is a whole nother-story..

[@andyradlgruber5315]

Not the funnest way to the bottom, but then again in the words of Wayne Gretzky, you'll miss 100% of the shots you don't take. At least she tried and didn't get hurt. I never got to be a good skier by not pushing myself.

[@boudibla4011]

She was not skiing as she was holding her skis in her hands... I think she just practice falling off a cornice...or maybe she was practising how to become an emergency department customer...

[@cranegantry868]

She should NOT have been last. The way they left her wasn't safe or good.

[@willawrence27]

Ah, I've had a rough time in there before too lol

[@HarBosSar]

4:08 LOL *i got so scared, I thought he smacked her on the head for a sec*

[@sixstringedthing]

Now I'm not a skier... but just what exactly did the genius who tried to put himself in the path of her slide think he was gonna do? Arrest the fall of an adult human who was travelling at high speed down a mountainside? Do his ski poles also function as magic wands?

[@TheBoomtown4]

Just a bunch of gorbs stopped, hanging out in the middle of couloir for some reason, side slipping the snow down it. That’s a run that when you drop in, you ride through it and get out so someone else can try to enjoy the snow you’ve now scraped off it weirdly. Etiquette.

[@fugitivephilo]

I tomahawked backwards down this after my ski dug into the snowpack on a mandatory 10' drop in one year. I've been skiing Whistler all my life and the mountain reminded me who is boss - the fall cracked my ankle. It's steep, more than 45 if not 50 degrees some years at the top. This looks doable. Some years it is a real horrorshow with that cornice.

[@lason6563]

Just had that happend on Dave’s in mammoth. Tumbled 200feet not fun

[@mpichora]

I did that on Excitation about 10 years ago. I was riding demo skis and one popped off when I dropped in. Things did not go as planned but fortunately no injuries.

[@ezpznoob8092]

@@lason6563 Dave's on ice is not fun 100%

[@poonholder5643]

1:32 "you going to go down?" 2:35 "I think she's got a touch of common sense."

[@SeppiStiegler]

Haha. She was cookin'

[@krakenfan4life418]

And this is how people die.

[@sofaking952]

@ 4:08 it looks & sounds like he hit her in the head with his pole (did not happen) turn on your sound and check it out

[@eugeneboyarskiy7694]

Nice warmup before loving

[@daveb8810]

I see someone who shouldn't be where she is Be safe girl 😎

[@ainemairead4542]

One of my Friends is Type-A ...personality and loves Sking like this. A definite Type-A run.... Lol

[@rex_rabbit]

Lucky that there was no rocks on the way down.

[@Chainyanker007]

Looks like avalanche waiting to happen. Not smart being up there.

[@snowsurfr]

I guarantee the part of the cornice that had been dropped in on 100 times was very stable.

[@brianmclaughlin4419]

Everyone in this vid is out of their depth, playing at being advanced expert level. Good way to meet a pretty nurse.

[@rchard6345]

Its so muuuch irresponsible to go that slope with someone who is very obvious not a good skier - you all have more luck than brain - that nobody is injured or inside or under a big load of snow ! Its a really steep slope Overrating own or other ones skills is a dangerous mistake . If you like/love each other than take care of each other ! tbh - this video looks like this kind of people who would point even an unloaded gun on someone else .. just for fun ..oopsy "didnt know it was loaded" 👀 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️😑

[@midi510]

If you're that sketched about a line, you don't belong there. If I can't see it all happening the way I want it to in my head, I don't drop.

[@searching4adventure85]

She was haulin ass. Wow.

[@yuhboris304]

This is honestly hard to watch. With that much snow, I would jump right into that. These people need to take advantage of their powder. Maybe by whistler standards that isn't good, but by Vermont standards that is a powder day

[@bjbhehir]

East Coast skiers are so much better because we learned to ski on ice!!Those turns should be really easy in POW!!

[@Max-ro7sz]

The girl in the video is a East Coaster, the way she talks it's easy to know she's from Quebec. She was just not experienced enough to do that couloir.

[@tomwesfog]

Exactly my thoughts, in NZ this would be blue ice

[@zacha7403]

A touch of common sense! Looks left and shes tumbling at mach 5 down the steep as run..

[@Ghostrider-71]

I wouldn’t mind trying this run someday…..I have been skiing for 40 years and have always tried to challenge myself a little more each time I ski. I would need to work my way up to this slope for sure and definitely NOT do it on the first or last run of the day. Glad to see she made it down ok, people have suffered far worse. Paying $$$ for a day with an experienced instrctor is money well spent IMO, especially when trying tackle a run like this.

[@ezpznoob8092]

I've been there, its a lot tougher now cuz Whistler peak is on a glacier and the ice has melted a lot so its rocky and steeper. Still possible 100% but a lot more sketch

[@gang1798]

I just did the run a week ago and the camera doesn’t do it justice. Standing up there on the edge is a crazy feeling. I went down the extreme one at black comb.

[@jayr7836]

😳🤣😂💀💀💀💀how perfect that comment on and I quote "a touch of common sense".......and ......😳😂🤣💀cut to that😂🤣 💪😈🤙

[@slayer8actual]

While I admire that guy's noble attempt to stop her from sliding, it was better that he missed. At the speed she was going down head first, if she had hit him in the legs, not only could she have severely injured his legs, knees or ankles, she could have gotten injured as well. Head, neck and shoulder injuries were a very real possibility is she hit him. At the rate she was sliding down that slope, she was just a 120lbs cannon ball. Now instead of just one person sliding down the mountain, you have two and both with possible serious injuries. She wasn't sliding towards rocks or a cliff and had a better chance of survival the further down she went since the incline was less severe below them.

[@willwagner2252]

That was wonderful!

[@jasontyler940]

That was dangerous, but honestly she looked like she had more fun than anyone else that day lol. She was hauling ass down that slope.

[@workslob]

She's not experienced enough I could tell in 5 seconds of this vid

[@ezpznoob8092]

If you're hesitating that much its above your skill level. Also not cool of her friends to just leave her lol.

[@msmysticstorytime]

Bunch of negative nellies in comments. I just would like to say the gentleman, and i say gentleman because thats exactly what he was, was kind, helpful and considerate. She would of been in trouble if he and the others had not of helped her. If she doesnt have the confidence or skill level to ski this area, then its on her, no one else

[@danielparent4412]

not as steep as it looks. I fell only once there cause my ski binding decided to release during my first turn. I laughed all the way down. It's not the kind of place that if you fall you die. I know it looks pretty steep on the video but it is really not bad at all.

[@shrimpfriedrice494]

My friend's mom fell down the entire run and ended up with a terrible concussion. You can definitely hurt yourself pretty bad on it if you go up when the snow is lackluster, but other than that this run is a breeze. Confused as to why she went down the run without her skis on. Doesn't seem like a great idea on any run, let alone the steepest one on blackcomb.

[@mesk412]

Yeah just like they always say "It looks wayyy steeper on video'

[@bobscu]

that's how you learn.

[@bjbhehir]

No it isn't!! She's putting other skiers in danger by doing stupid stuff that she can't ski!! She's an idiot and could've hurt someone else!!

[@johns3106]

@bjbhehir I'm not a big fan of people being where they shouldn't be, but getting in over your head every once in a while is the only way to push your limits...and I don't see that she really put anybody else in danger

[@bjbhehir]

@@johns3106..... but if she got hurt now about 3 ski patrol have to save her and that puts them in danger because of her stupidity! I agree with testing your limits but she was in way over her head, clueless!

[@johns3106]

@bjbhehir Yep...if I was standing there waiting on her, I would probably be pissed at the delay, and muttering under my breath that she shouldn't be there...but hey, we're entering a slippery slope when we start saying who should and shouldn't be in spots like this, because when you really get down to it: should any of us be jumping into a steep couloir?! Wouldn't it be safer for everyone if we just stayed on the couch?! As far as patrol being in potential danger on a rescue...THAT'S THEIR JOB! If they don't like it, they can always find something else to do. As someone who works a dangerous job (when I'm not skiing) I have very little tolerance for people working potentially hazardous jobs whining about the fact that they may have to put themselves in danger. If the danger aspect of your job really bothers you, you need to find another career!

[@lindacarruthers3423]

Oh what fun skiing seems to be .

[@Alexey_ru]

That’s right you needed snowboarder in your group! 😂

[@johngillies6345]

If you cant do a solid jump turn on 135cm skis, stay well away from couliors. That said, I use to jump turn 216s and get stuck sideways between rocks 🤣.

[@damienkeijzer2954]

Wow, when and why did you have 216s. Longest I skied was 190, and that was for giant slalom/super g.

[@johngillies6345]

Was in the days of 'longer is better' Glen Plake was using 208s in the bumps so i thought 'bugger it ill get 216s n power down big alpine lines. Trees and tight spots were far from ideal but at 40 degrees plus gradient you can near jump turn anything.

[@mikeg8127]

that was a crazy ride he said hahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[@circomnia9984]

I'm glad common sense just touched her, and not kick her into another blood type, like it normally does when it's so blatantly ignored.

[@normalizedaudio2481]

OMG. Snow that is not groomed. Just go for it. You will get hurt more backing out.

[@joza3077]

4:08 i thought he wacked her at first. I felt even more bad.

[@computerbob06]

Skiers! Take up the board and ride it like a toboggan, when it gets too much! Boarders perogative!

[@Slushyykk]

Standing on that cornice was real smart yknow

[@ponderosaoutdoors]

Maybe all of the hippies here in Jackson will go on this all at once and the mountain will eat them. Would fix a lot of problems.

[@nefariousjohnson8851]

Looks like Whistler bowl There's always Peak-to-Creek way down Still lotsa fun

[@mpichora]

It's Saudan couloir on Blackcomb

[@ezpznoob8092]

no its "The couloir" on whistler peak

[@mpichora]

@@ezpznoob8092 you're right

[@raphaelr8703]

Easy peasy. Nuttin in the way makes the slide just some play. Don't cannonball or cartwheel and just have a blast. Where's da toboggan? Jesting of course..

[@VM-yd6zq]

Honestly, growing up skiing, this looks terrible but it is a rite of passage. We may have gone down them on our bottoms but we had bragging rights that we made it!

[@DJ-iv2xo]

She sent it.

[@at6686]

With friends like these…

[@twisttwister8254]

Awesome video bro. Im jealous. Keep rockin