Terrifying moment snowboarder clings onto a rock face for dear life after he got stuck on a snowy cliff in Canada
- Video shows the moment a snowboarder got stuck in a snowy cliff at the Whistler Blackcomb ski resort in British Columbia, Canada
- The incident took place ‘a couple of weeks ago’ at the famous ski destination
- The man was seen clinging onto a rock face after his board got stuck
- He was stuck precariously balanced on the cliff for about two hours
- Ski patrol finally arrived to rescue him & he was reportedly uninjured in incident
A snowboarder clung onto a cliff for dear life for two hours after he got stuck on a mountain at the Whistler Blackcomb ski resort in Canada in a harrowing moment all caught on video.
Video shows how the snowboarder got wedged on a steep cliff in the Spanky’s Ladder area of the famous ski resort where he desperately clutched onto a rock face to keep himself from falling.
Ski instructor Olivier Roy, a coach at Core Snowboard Camps at the Whistler resort, shared video of the incident that took place ‘a couple weeks ago’ on Instagram.
A snowboarder clung onto a cliff for dear life for two hours after he got stuck on a mountain at the Whistler Blackcomb ski resort in Canada in a harrowing moment all caught on video
Video shows how the snowboarder someone got wedged on a steep cliff in the Spanky’s Ladder area of the famous ski resort where he desperately clutched onto a rock face to keep himself from falling
It’s not clear how the man got stuck on the cliff as it wasn’t in the area of a trail
‘I was coming out of the Spanky’s Ladder zone on Blackcomb with the group I’m coaching, when we saw a bit of commotion and, eventually, this poor guy perched halfway up a nasty cliff with no way up or down,’ he said.
‘I had with me the camp video camera, so I was able to get a few good close-ups of him hanging on for his life,’ he added.
In the clip someone is heard saying ‘hang in there buddy!’ as the camera zooms in on the man’s board precariously balanced on the cliff.
Ski instructor Olivier Roy, a coach at Core Snowboard Camps at the Whistler resort, shared video of the incident that took place ‘a couple weeks ago’ on Instagram
In the clip someone is heard saying ‘hang in there buddy!’ as the camera zooms in on the man’s board precariously balanced on the cliff
Spectators pictured watching the stuck snowboarder as help arrived
A zoomed out view of the mountain where the snowboarder was trapped pictured above
Ski patrol pictured with ropes coming to the aid of the struck snowboarder
It’s not clear just how the boarder got stuck on the rock that appeared to be not directly on a trail. Eventually six to seven patrollers arrived with ropes to rescue the man.
‘I heard that after 1-2 hours they managed to get him out of there. He was seen later having a beer with his buddy at the GLC. He’s alright!’ Roy wrote.
The man was reportedly uninjured in the incident and later that same day was seen enjoying a beer in the town.