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Watch Kopala and Schirmer Go Hard in the Fingers Couloir

This one doesn’t take long to crank into high gear.
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Avalanche!”

That’s the first word of dialogue in this ski and snowboard video with Nikolai Schirmer and Krister Kopala, and it’s the first thing that happens in it.

Less than 10 seconds in, a swath of mountain snow cuts loose on Kopala. Pressed for options, he goes with the flow — and just keeps riding.

Watch this one for good times and other times I’d imagine Kopala might describe as “scary bananas.”

Runtime: 9.5 minutes

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