Watch Sam Smoothy's Near Death Crash 

Adrenaline kicks in when you're in a rescue situation.... In a car crash on highway 89 in Tahoe... I found myself orchestrating the entire situation.. I'm calling a guy out of his truck to help me get a lady in her car out of the middle of the highway, Just stopping traffic going 55 60 miles an hour with him. Clearing the highway of debris with another man with a shovel, letting these two men know that we can't leave that woman alone... She was days and might get out of the car and water into the highway. So we took turns checking on her. Reassuring her, like getting her to the hospital was our first priority, and that an ambulance was on the way. Staying while CHP administered first aid to her. Waiting for paramedics to walk over to the ambulance. After I saw her safely get in the ambulance to be driven away, After shaking and feeling like I was going to vomit. CHP asked me for a report... And what I thought the woman was doing. I told them I could ponder that but I have no idea. Paramedics told me the nausea was from adrenaline. I am the least likely person to keep my cool in a situation like that. I'm the one who would go into shock or be crying, need reassuring... queezy at the side of blood... Says it's crazy to me that I could do all that in an emergency. Freaking weird but adrenaline can do. Cry later oh hell yeah... When they adrenaline wears off

whats the matter with people being impressed by professionals? lmfao

Badcid a close friend said he was taking a last run and died by hitting a tree on the way down.

Yep never say it. It could very well be

@@happygnomev2576 well yeah, cause if you didn't screw up. And wanted to go again it wouldn't be "the last run"

I had a life altering last run accident my sophomore year of hs. Ended up with 2 plates in my left arm, 18 screws, 2 surgeries and a TBI.

Your brain is juiced but your legs are toast....we always make the last 3 runs cruisers....

Same!

Seriously. But, it does make me feel a bit better about the sounds I make in a crash

Noah isaac dude real talk

I'd agree, but it did look like he basically got himself to the point of being cliffed out except for the line he tried. Do you think, given that he was at this point, that it would have been a better choice, all things considered, to down climb or climb up and find another way out, rather than force that line?

dog of war yeah I woulda hiked out for sure. This is exactly how people die.

I'm pretty sure he was trying to ride the spine out and caught an edge...

Even the most professional and most experienced people make mistakes. Sometimes Passion can override the critical decision making part of the brain. Yes there were things that he could have done much better but you also weren't in his head and you also weren't riding that line.

He just feels really early when he is doing the mistake, so he realizes directly that he messed up and cant change it anymore.

@@lebrocken1613 he probably could have held up at the top of those cliffs and got the heli

@@micahreese982 i dont know if their heli is able to do that, so they would have neeeded to call the ambulance heli for that but the main reason will be that he probaply thought that he still can carefully ski his line, which would have been the best szenario: no extra effort and nobodys hurt but yeah one small mistake and its over...

They are the real heros, not this silly skier. Hope the gambling thrill seekers paid for that service.

@@aaronalto3034 No one is looking to be a hero hear.. I think both the "silly skier" as u call him and the rescue team are out their because each party is passionate about what they do in one way or another. Another point I would like to point out is the skiers are not just out there trying to be reckless thrill seekers, its much more than just that.. Also I would confidently say both the skiers and the rescue team understand the risks and the nature of what they do. I'm just glad there's people who do both :)! And don't get your panties in a naught they definitely payed a hefty fine for the rescue.

louis paille where was he going? Even after watching the video multiple times, there is nowhere to ride.

@@louispaille1084 What else is the silly skier out there for; some income generation from producing a rad vid? Tell me about these other important aspects of this kind of skiing that are not associated with thrill seeking ego hunger?

@@aaronalto3034 I feel like that's a very outside looking in outlook. This type of skiing is extremely dangerous and there is magnitude of risks.. however this type of skiing also takes you to place of extreme beauty that most of the people in this world wont ever have an opportunity to go and experience, so these videos that are just made for income generation as you say are also sharing an absolute wonder of our world. Also another aspect just to throw it out their is that its a great chance to hangout in the mountains and create life long memories with friends. So as you can see there definitely other aspects that drives these riders. Its not just about thrill seeking ego hunger lol or income generation either. However don't get me wrong i do understand there is a side of thrill seeking in this sport I'm not denying that I'm just saying there are other drives behind there actions as well.

I think he was trying to ride down the spine and when he turned upwards his skis just slipped.

sshhh now

Im thinking more like 80-90

It was there before the avalanche changed the topography. I feel there is a lot of lessons to be learned from this video.

Azora Low don’t get it, seemed they had radio so could have informed him...

Like I stated before. A lot can be learned from watching this video. Truth is several mistakes have to happen for a crash like this on. Obviously that sheet hadn't been properly probed for starters.

I mean they broke the last run rule to start. You call for two more and bag the last one.

Azora Low even with some snow ontop of the rocks it would have been really shady imo

Standing ovation for you

Home safe... or in a body bag... we shall continue until its a body bag, or old age. We are everywhere!

VACUI VIBE hindsight is 20/20

VACUI VIBE but wouldn’t the spine have actually been the easier line?

boooo! :D

He may have died on a board At least the skis come off

Bad taste bro, he is a brother in the mountains at the end of the day... save that kinda banter for your mates that ski, as I do for my mates who board...

Trash

In general should be easier with a board you just need to stand and slide, like Jeremy did here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lZCCY_lECDw.html . But at the part where he had to jump and he then fell, i don't think there is anything you can do there.