Recounting My Worst Whistler Wipeouts

[@brazilianambassadordale8223]

More high level skiers with youtube channels need to drop fail compilations lol. Fr now, too many people rely on whether or not they fall or fail in some way while skiing to determine whether they're good skiers or not but in the end, if you want to become better and explore new facets of skiing you need to push yourself and falls will be inevitable... You can't let insecurities related to failure ruin your progress. You also can't let other irrational fears get in your way. Start small/slow and build from there! All Im gonna say is that falls and fun go together like riseandalpine and hot sauce. At least when I ski, I'm always experimenting with ways to improve and sometimes they just don't improve my skiing... It's not always fun to fall (especially if injuries beyond a couple bruises are involved...) but it's part of that experimentation process and once you find something that takes you to that next level, it is so damn rewarding, even if it's just equipment related. Good equipment is important as much as old heads with their skinny racer skis may say otherwise lol. When trying out new things start slow but don't be afraid to progress. As long as you keep it as safe as possible, take calculated risks, n go bigger little by little, you'll more likely than not be fine. Also, when you're just starting, get lessons... Seriously, go to a smaller resort and get someone to teach you the basics. If you're lucky enough to know a friend or family member who's an experienced skier who's willing to teach you stuff, do that instead. As long as they aren't the type to stick you on a double black to mess with you lol.

[@riseandalpine]

Amazing tips and an even better mindset! Really love this comment and hope others adopt your approach.

[@brazilianambassadordale8223]

@@riseandalpine Thanks man! I didn't expect anyone to read all this lol but I really believe in it.

[@itsdavidpurcell]

so stoked...24 days...can't wait!!

[@riseandalpine]

Almost there! I'm slowly integrating hot sauce sips into my workday to ensure that my gullet is ready for the season.

[@TheSonOfAspectInHisBasement]

I’m Aussie and our season just ended, wish you the most fun

[@DirtBikeDuo]

@@riseandalpine hahahhaha

[@jacquesduplessis7201]

24 more days!!!!

[@riseandalpine]

Soo close. Dreaming of pow turns every night !

[@jacobsimpson347]

Ski community is so scared of falling. You're the first in here I've heard say if you ain't falling you ain't learning

[@riseandalpine]

Gotta keep it honest. I'm falling almost every day I'm out there!

[@enderboygamer3248]

Hug a tree I remember

[@riseandalpine]

My leg is still scarred! Without a doubt, the worst impact of the year.

[@enderboygamer3248]

Yeah

[@robsay24]

Do you workout off-season with injury prevention in mind? Or just roll out of bed straight into ABD mode?

[@riseandalpine]

Dude great question. I wish I rolled out of bed into ABD mode 😂😂😂. Fitness is a big part of my life but I don't really talk about it much on the channel. Could be an interesting video to break down what I do. Working out, moving a lot and staying fit is 100% key to preventing injuries!

[@reddofly]

@@riseandalpine I would be really interested in this sort of content. How you stay in shape during the off-season etc. (As well as the "how to edit vids" and "basic ski maintenance". I think you get the balance right with fun stuff and good info. :)

[@mobilebeast6736]

Someone had a yardsale under my chair and their ski flew up and nearly missed me

[@riseandalpine]

You're kidding me hahaha. How high was that chair? Must have been an insane smash!!!

[@mobilebeast6736]

@@riseandalpine the chair was about 20 feet up. I think the ski got stuck on a bump, and instead of snapping, it was like a slingshot straight at my chair 😂

[@gregvanosch969]

I got a nice set of Salomon 997 Driver bindings with din to 21 to keep you in your ski , lol . Ran them for years on my 205 Rossy 7S's . thinking of getting Prior to make me my last skiis custom for the backcountry , retire the Bandit XXX

[@swoee6120]

the sound of a tree limb waking the shit out of my helmet is always a wonderful reminder that I am glad I wear one

[@riseandalpine]

100% and the googles too

[@jackcosgrove8531]

Instructions on improving unclear, cranked my DIN down and ejected out of my skis immediately upon dropping in off Saudan's couloir...still looking for my skis :(

[@riseandalpine]

Cranked it down? Losing a ski on Saudan is such a nightmare..... Glad you made it out unscathed.

[@jackcosgrove8531]

@@riseandalpine hahahahah this was a sarcastic comment, I appreciate the concern though

[@conniesisk]

Love your videos! They make me feel happy. Love your hair, too.

[@riseandalpine]

Thanks :)!!!

[@DirtBikeDuo]

The whistler village today is puking!!!!! 🎉🎉 there is soo much snow falling atm and soo much has accumulated (3rd of November)

[@riseandalpine]

Almost there boys and girls 🤘🤘

[@will3057]

Some of those falls are scary bro like damn you almost fell of a cliff

[@riseandalpine]

I know bro! My mother is going to hate this one 😂

[@robertcampbell9364]

Pow releases should be rare .wind up thee bindings...I am 100kg. 11 toes and 12 heels. And you? Like your video and positive vibes!!! However the cost was on a series of 3 drifts at Reve. 1st pitched me forward. 2nd compression put full tension on my hamstrings. 3rd tore the common origin tendon. About 1/3 of it left. 2 years limping and all good now but I do not resist those forward falls anymore. Just eat it and go with the flow. I only ski POW!!! Happened first run...yes I skied the day out...had to compensate a lot but you can still ride with some serious injuries. Not recommended.

[@puregsr]

Wow, I thought you never fall at all

[@riseandalpine]

I fall wayy too much hahaha

[@HawgRiderBC]

My worst double ejection was last year when I crashed at 65 kph and broke my neck. I also did a really bad back slap a few years ago where I got a bad concussion and had double vision for 3 weeks (I got lucky, I know someone who did the exact same thing, and their vision never returned to normal). While we all know the risks, but the rewards outweigh them, and I got back on skis for a 4 day Whistler trip in early December. First day was a bit sketchy, but by day 4, I completely forgot about my accident last year.

[@riseandalpine]

Those are some serious & gnarly injuries Robert. Stoked to hear you're healthy, back on the saddle and shredding the pow once again. The rewards truly outweigh the risks!

[@kingparker2101]

I went to whistler this Easter and skied saudan Couloir right after the race and I was turning down the carved out track and my ski ejected but luckily I didn’t go flying down the rest of the run. I only went for the three day break so I didn’t have many falls and most were just trippin over my skis on flat.

[@riseandalpine]

Epic!!! Any fall on Saudan usually turns out to be a long slide down you're super lucky haha

[@kingparker2101]

Yeah on the same run someone came from false face and had a bad turn and slid all the way down face first and one of his skis got stuck standing straight up in the snow and the other one got caught on that ski.

[@ianclark8934]

I'm loving your videos. Thanks for creating them! If you're looking for new skiis, try DPS from Escape Route in Whistler (by the Keg). I bought a pair last year and they are the nicest skis I've ever been on and I've been skiing for over 50 years. I shared a link for your KZbin channel to 30 of my ski buddies. Looking forward to more videos!!!

[@riseandalpine]

Yo Ian! I've heard some really good things about DPS. What model are yours? Also - huge thanks for sharing my channel with your buddies! Lot's more awesome videos to come :)

[@TheSonOfAspectInHisBasement]

Here in Australia, our season just ended, I wish you the best of luck and fun with yours!

[@riseandalpine]

Thanks King!

[@DirtBikeDuo]

This wasn’t in whistler but this perisher Australia ski season I was skiing down a steep hill quite fast and then there was a burm kinda thing so I went around it and there was a lot of ice so I lost control and went over a mogul and jumped like 2.5 meters and fell down the really Steep hill and went over a lot of moguls on my back faceing down the hill and was going really fast and couldn’t stop myself and went off a few meter high cliff. Fortunately I only sustained a sprained ankle (I don’t really know how I sprained it in a ski boot but I did)

[@riseandalpine]

Holy balls that sounds insane! Nothing is more brutal than bouncing off moguls... and you did it in reverse hahha. It's nuts that you sprained an ankle - glad you're okay!

[@DirtBikeDuo]

@@riseandalpine cheers

[@lovetoride9646]

Risks are for the love of the game.....I love watching your videos but you shouldn't risk injury to yourself just to get another thumbs up on KZbin. Ski Heil!

[@riseandalpine]

Don't worry about me - I'm always skiing within my wheelhouse. If I get injured then I can't ski. Gotta keep things tight so I can keep getting pow turns in :)

[@renuvatos1325]

This is a late reply for this video. You just skied delirium dive . I caught an edge 2 years ago and did a full on cart wheel yard sale on the dive. Did tear meniscus a bit .. still skied the rest of the day.

[@riseandalpine]

Skiing on a meniscus tear! That's animal. Scary spot to fall!

[@stormpetrol]

Man, about 10 years ago I had to most mediocre fall you can imagine but I landed ass first on a block of ice and cracked my coccyx which wasn't fun

[@riseandalpine]

I just had to google what a coccyx was.... that sounds miserable dude. It's always the awkward ones that get us!!

[@billarmatage5858]

Excellent! I loved it! That is the video. Not the falls - they were brutal! 😂

[@riseandalpine]

LOL glad you liked it :)

[@gabrieldeschenes607]

I just started skiing last season and had the great idea to ski off my roof 8ft to flat ice. Ate poo hard twice before I finally landed the third time. Also whipped out lots hurting my heals trying 360s. Another good one id when I was skiing one of those east coats super tight tree trail and went flying off a bump straight into a big tree

[@riseandalpine]

Dying laughing about the rooftop gap to flat ice! I have to admit I've tried very similar stunts in the past with poor results lol. You're a legend Gabriel. Keep up the stoke this season and watch out for trees :)

[@tankhistoryfordummies]

My craziest experience was veering off a cat track because I was quite tired, it was the 3rd day of my trip and my body gave out & went into the back seat. Luckily, one ski ejected and the other one wasn't in a very awkward position. It was about 70cm of pow so it was quite difficult to get back on the run. This happened at Revelstoke.

[@fmbjmf]

Feb this year (2023) Pow day through Gun barrels.(pushing my ability) I have no idea what happened, but fell hard enough to whack my head into something behind me, saw a flash of light and heard a crunch in my neck. Scared the hell out of me, got checked out by the ski patrol seemed ok but took the rest of the day off. I've skied back home many times since, but the neck still hurts. Oh yeah, and bark sandwich split lip at my local hill too. Didn't fall though and skied the rest of the day. Like you said, helmet and goggles are a must for the trees. Thanks for all the cool vids, I should have binged on them (and Onecut) before I went out there, not after LOL.

[@riseandalpine]

Sound like an epic bail dude! Sorry to hear that neck injury is still persisting. I've done some neck strengthening exercises after big falls and I find that it can really help. Thanks for watching my content and One Cut's (rick is a great dude). You'll have to come visit again!

[@fmbjmf]

@@riseandalpine Oh I'll be back LOL. I'm 60 and coming back to skiing after 30 years off. That crash came at the end of a 5 day trip where I got to experience steep (I know gun barrels isn't steep on the "Whistler scale" but it's steep to me) powder through the trees. What a gas! I'm so jazzed to come back and ski some more of that! You and Rick have really opened up how Whistler can be skied depending on your ability. Thanks to you both for doing that. BTW a major contributor to that crash was being a bit too wigged out by the spectre of tree wells.

[@skymedium1366]

😂 good stuff

[@brazilianambassadordale8223]

That tree slap was fucked lol. Those branches are always way stiffer than they look😅. Also yeah they can be submerged under snow n catch your ski. It happened once to me n busted my ankle...

[@riseandalpine]

Dude. Trees bite the hardest. That was one of my worst wipeouts ever. Still have a bump on my shin 2 years later. How’s your ankle healed up?

[@brazilianambassadordale8223]

@@riseandalpine I'm fine thx for asking! It wasn't terrible but I couldn't ski for a couple weeks. In the end I basically just sprained the hell outta it... coulda been a lot worse lol

[@Seezymultimedia]

The great wall of pow hahahaha big OUCH

[@riseandalpine]

What's up Sep!! You know I'm always putting the body on the line for the pow.

[@raphaelhemmerle786]

Thanks for sharing 😂

[@riseandalpine]

Thanks for watching!

[@gasstation4931]

Ive had a number of scary falls on the high alpine in blackcomb. One of em was a tumble all the way down ruby bowl and another one was small fall down Molly’s reach. I fell on surfs up one time on a really scratchy day. Idk there’s been many falls lol

[@riseandalpine]

Ooof - Ruby and Surfs up are long and steep slides! Glad to hear you've always got your foot on the gas pedal :)

[@martinrupp3919]

So much fun to watch!! Keep it up!!

[@riseandalpine]

Thanks Martin - nothing beats watching someone else take some tumbles! PS - are you the Martin from Greg's?

[@austinarnold6421]

Loved this video

[@riseandalpine]

Thanks Austin!

[@KZ-yu4jz]

Great video. Completely agree, if you never fall, you are not trying hard enough to improve... I have blown a knee out and broken a shoulder in skiing so I have been clearly trying....

[@riseandalpine]

Glad to hear you keep your foot on the gas pedal and keep on getting back on the saddle regardless of injuries!!! Keep shredding my friend!

[@adamnchicksadventures]

lol my favourite was Who Put That There 🤣

[@riseandalpine]

stupid trees always getting in the way of my skiing :)