Wouldn't it have been better if he had left the snowboard on? That way when he landed, the force of his feet hitting the floor would have been spread out more?
I also thought, couldn't the other guy have lowered him down a little? Using the safety bar as a kind of rail to lean against?
Didn't it snow a lot? They could have dropped 30 ft into fresh powder and falling 30 ft into water would have provided greater impact. Doesn't anyone ski? For crissakes, I've jumped off 30 ft embankments sink a ft and keeping going. Once in a while I've landed on my ass and the most difficult think is getting started again. Even if the snow was Sierra Nevada wet, snow is still a cushion until it ices over.
shareAgreed.
"I am the ultimate badass, you do not wanna `*beep*` wit me!"- Hudson in Aliens.
Yeah that's true!
Either way, skiing is pretty dangerous! haha
Exactly, that's the reason he jumped anyway, because it had been snowing a lot and there would've been a thick layer of fresh snow to land on. I mean he would've landed in fresh snow, not hard ground.
shareThere was a hail storm, and the temperature dropped dramatically. That "fresh" snow was frozen by the time he jumped.
shareWouldn't it have been better if he had left the snowboard on? That way when he landed, the force of his feet hitting the floor would have been spread out more?