Video: Josh Daiek Blasts Down A Big Sierra Couloir

If there’s one thing we’ve come to expect from pro skier Josh Daiek, it’s full-throttle skiing in some super-gnarly terrain. So of course, the POV he recently shared online is no different, featuring a pretty sizeable and consequential couloir somewhere in the Sierra. This time though, he admits it almost went really wrong.

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This POV always makes me laugh a bit. I was so focused on my first and second turns that I didn’t give the drop in much thought. I rolled my skis toward the fall line as I dropped and instantly found myself getting pulled from my right arm, rotating back up the hill. Not a very ideal start to a line. Haha! Turns out my ski pole was wedged between two rocks atop of my line and I didn’t notice when I dropped in. Luckily my pole released, and the rest of the line went according to plan. I’m constantly learning in the mountains. I laugh it off now as a joke, but it’s important to always pay attention and be alert out there. Don’t take anything for granted, this tiny error could have resulted much worse. Stay safe, have fun.