![](https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2023/05/avalanche-header-1-300x157.jpg)
Heart-Stopping Footage Shows Skier Getting Caught in Two Avalanches
A professional skier filmed the heart-stopping moment when he got caught in an avalanche -- while his friend was seriously injured trying to save him when he got swept up in a second avalanche that dropped him 1,600 feet at a speed of 50 miles per hour.