# Skiing cliff dive in the Alps

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/skiing-cliff-dive-in-the-alps/211741>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [April 27, 2011, 3:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/skiing-cliff-dive-in-the-alps/211741 "2011-04-27T03:13:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 12\
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**Author:** ![Random\_Hero](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/random_hero/32/5235_2.png) [@Random\_Hero](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Random_Hero)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 3:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/skiing-cliff-dive-in-the-alps/211741/1 "2011-04-27T03:13:24Z")

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[http://www.grindtv.com/snow/blog/26377/skiers+amazing+avalanche+cliff+jump+becomes+internet+sensation/](http://www.grindtv.com/snow/blog/26377/skiers+amazing+avalanche+cliff+jump+becomes+internet+sensation/)

Pretty amazing!

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**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 4:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/skiing-cliff-dive-in-the-alps/211741/2 "2011-04-27T04:55:06Z")

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Meh, McConkey did it for years… until it killed him. RIP SAUCERBOY.

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**Author:** ![MT\_325is](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@MT\_325is](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MT_325is)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 10:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/skiing-cliff-dive-in-the-alps/211741/3 "2011-04-27T10:14:46Z")

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Yea I guess this guy makes it a point to start avalanches when he does this which is sort of different. Shane had wayyyy better aerials before he opened the shoot though…RIP Shane

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**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 10:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/skiing-cliff-dive-in-the-alps/211741/4 "2011-04-27T10:38:15Z")

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Shane never did any skydives before his first BASE jump. Fucking Death Camp, man… Crazy…

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**Author:** ![OneFastMonkey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onefastmonkey/32/7241_2.png) [@OneFastMonkey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OneFastMonkey)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/skiing-cliff-dive-in-the-alps/211741/5 "2011-04-27T10:41:00Z")

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[http://unofficialnetworks.com/gnar/](http://unofficialnetworks.com/gnar/) - Great tribute to Shane

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**Author:** ![MT\_325is](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@MT\_325is](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MT_325is)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/skiing-cliff-dive-in-the-alps/211741/6 "2011-04-27T10:41:53Z")

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^ Was that the one off of Mandalay Bay? I guess he got signed by redbull for doing crazy stuff right after that ahha

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**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 10:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/skiing-cliff-dive-in-the-alps/211741/7 "2011-04-27T10:46:48Z")

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> [@OneFastMonkey](#):
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> [G.N.A.R. the movie - Unofficial Networks](http://unofficialnetworks.com/gnar/) - Great tribute to Shane

Holy Shit good find!!! I have searched and searched for Mcocnkey footage and never seen that!

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**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 11:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/skiing-cliff-dive-in-the-alps/211741/8 "2011-04-27T11:04:07Z")

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> [@MT\_325is](#):
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> ^ Was that the one off of Mandalay Bay? I guess he got signed by redbull for doing crazy stuff right after that ahha

Nah, his first jumps were at perrine. The same place mine will be in June.

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**Author:** ![Jeller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@Jeller](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jeller)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 11:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/skiing-cliff-dive-in-the-alps/211741/9 "2011-04-27T11:11:21Z")

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> [@OneFastMonkey](#):
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> [G.N.A.R. the movie - Unofficial Networks](http://unofficialnetworks.com/gnar/) - Great tribute to Shane

Going to watch that later, actually have work to do, but it looks good.

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**Author:** ![Bigairskier1580](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bigairskier1580/32/7612_2.png) [@Bigairskier1580](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bigairskier1580)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 4:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/skiing-cliff-dive-in-the-alps/211741/10 "2011-04-27T16:04:31Z")

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> [@MT\_325is](#):
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> Yea I guess this guy makes it a point to start avalanches when he does this which is sort of different. Shane had wayyyy better aerials before he opened the shoot though…RIP Shane

I’m not 100% positive, but I HIGHLY doubt he purposefully triggers a slide. The news is reporting a lot of sensationalized misinformation already.

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**Author:** ![Quattro\_Krant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ac91a4/32.png) [@Quattro\_Krant](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quattro_Krant)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 4:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/skiing-cliff-dive-in-the-alps/211741/11 "2011-04-27T16:11:17Z")

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> [@Jeller](#):
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> Going to watch that later, actually have work to do, but it looks good.

Work like making up the for sale ad for the 335i?

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**Author:** ![Random\_Hero](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/random_hero/32/5235_2.png) [@Random\_Hero](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Random_Hero)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 7:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/skiing-cliff-dive-in-the-alps/211741/12 "2011-04-28T19:51:18Z")

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> [@OneFastMonkey](#):
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> [G.N.A.R. the movie - Unofficial Networks](http://unofficialnetworks.com/gnar/) - Great tribute to Shane

Just finished watching it for the second time…awesome.
