Skier cartwheels down mountain after jump went wrong 

  • The daredevil’s friends shouted encouragement as he stood at the top of drop
  • All seemed well until he landed and his ski tips seemed to dig into the snow
  • This tipped him forward at force, and he tumbled in cartwheels down the hill
  • The spectacular fall was filmed on a mountain, believed to be in the USA

A skier had a harder landing than he hoped for when his jump off a giant rock send him cartwheeling down the mountain – without his skis.

The daredevil’s friends shouted encouragement as he stood at the top of a large drop, believed to be in the USA, ready to jump.

All seemed well as he flew through the air but when he landed his ski tips seemed to dig into the snow, tipping him forward at force.

The man tumbled in cartwheels down the hill, like a rag doll tossed down the staircase.

 His friends, who were watching nearby, filmed the entire, spectacular fall.   

The ski jumper’s friend shout encouragements to him as he stands at the top of a large drop

His descent looks reasonable and as he flies through the air it looks as if he will land it

His descent looks reasonable and as he flies through the air it looks as if he will land it

But as he lands, the tips of his skis seem to dig into the snow, flipping him forward

But as he lands, the tips of his skis seem to dig into the snow, flipping him forward

He tumbles forward and immediately looses his skis as the safety mechanism detaches them 

He tumbles forward and immediately looses his skis as the safety mechanism detaches them 

He then starts a very rapid descent of the snow covered mountain side, tumbling down quickly

He then starts a very rapid descent of the snow covered mountain side, tumbling down quickly

He cartwheels down the mountain - minus skis and  poles - sending powdered snow flying

He cartwheels down the mountain – minus skis and poles – sending powdered snow flying

The dramatic fall was filmed in its entirety by his friends who were watching nearby

The dramatic fall was filmed in its entirety by his friends who were watching nearby

 

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