“Felt the Fear in My Body Watching This”: Terrifying Resurfaced Video Shows Skier Falling Into a Glacier, Leaving Millions Stunned

No matter how high the adrenaline spurs up watching skiers ski on the ice-capped mountains, one can’t deny the high risks and mishaps they may encounter along the way. Oftentimes, there have been tragic incidents of skiers losing their lives by falling off the lofty mountains or getting engulfed by heavy snowstorms. In a resurfaced video, a similar mishap of a man falling into the cracks of deep glaciers was shared on Twitter. Needless to say, it was a complete shocker for netizens.

A Twitter page shared a scary video of a French skier losing control of his skiing prowess and falling into a deep glacier chute. The heart-pounding clip gained massive traction on social media and became viral in no time. Check it out.

The French skier fell into an approximate 15-meter-deep glacier

The video captured a 360-degree view of the unfortunate incident. In the beginning, the skier was seen smoothly skiing on the icy mountains. However, suddenly, he fell prey to a deceiving snow circle that turned out to be a massive crevasse. Failing to ski in the right direction, he slid into the dark crevice. His deep fall appeared to be absolutely unreal in the video. Moreover, his GoPro captured chilling glimpses of the densely fragmented snow.

Luckily, he managed to prevent himself from falling any deeper by wedging his skis into the sides of the glacier. As soon as he stopped on a silver ledge, he began panting and took out his climbing equipment from his bag. Moreover, he was also heard mumbling something in French that indicated he was thanking the almighty. The Twitter page that shared the video, captioned it as “Watch as a skier falls into a glacier”

But did he make it out safely?

FOX News revealed that the man narrowly escaped any injury. It identified the survivor to be a 36-year-old man named Les Powtos. He shared the video on his Instagram handle a week ago. Moreover, the place was recognized as Meije Mountain which is above the La Grave village, France, in the Swiss Alps.

A Mirror.co.uk interview with one of Powtos’s friends, Thibaut Arnould, revealed that the incident took place a year ago. He added that the video was shared this year to spread awareness about such mishaps while skiing.

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Further, he recalled that he and his friends impatiently waited for 20 minutes while they were on the ski lift to reach Powtos. Mr. Arnould estimated the icy chute to be more than 15 meters deep. He explained that Powtos had gone out to ski alone. However, at the time of rescuing him, ten male and female companions came together to secure their friend with a rope.

Netizens can’t keep calm after watching the shocking skiing video

As netizens watched the 23-second video, they felt every instance of the skier’s fall highly terrifying. This user felt that their froze up at the sight of the fall.

This Twitter user was surprised at how collected the skier was once he could found some footing after the fall. They were quick to point out at the skier’s “presence of mind.”

Oftentimes, a harrowing incident such as this leaves the viewer in splits thinking about similar experiences. This user too was reminded of the Alaskan glacier tours they had visited in the past and can’t help but get the chills.

While tagging the skier’s handling of the situation as “amazing,” it left this netizen wanting more.

As this user rightfully pointed out, it was a matter of good luck that seemed to save the skier.

Incidents such as this are not uncommon. And the video here serves the purpose well. Safe to say, it is highly crucial that skiing enthusiasts ensure their safety while skiing to avoid scary mishaps.

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