A skier in B.C. is lucky to have survived after an avalanche knocked him off a cliff.
The skier was headed down his third run of the day at the Whistler Blackcomb resort last month when he switched from the Diamond Bowl run over to the Ruby Bowl.
Suddenly, in a video captured on his helmet camera, the snow cracks beneath him, sending him careening over a 15 to 19-metre cliff (watch the video above).
He was the only person caught in the avalanche, and escaped without any serious injuries.
In January, a snowboarder ended up in a similar situation in Whistler, where he ended up being saved by an inflatable airbag.
"That was a little scary," Australian boarder Tom Oye says, in a video posted on his Facebook
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Canadian Forces Fight Avalanches In B.C.
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Open Image ModalCanadian soldiers are stationed in Rogers Pass throughout the winter season. Under the direction of Parks Canada's avalanche forecasters, soldiers bombard known trigger zones high up on the avalanche paths. (credit:Jeff Bassett/Canadian Press)
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Open Image ModalDanyelle Magnan, an avalanche technician with Parks Canada, walks through the Rogers Pass snow study plot on March 4, 2015. (credit:Jeff Bassett/Canadian Press)
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Open Image ModalParks Canada monitors and evaluates snow conditions at two snow study plots, one located at the Rogers Pass summit at 1,315 metres and another on Mount Fidelity at 1,905 metres, twice a day. (credit:Jeff Bassett/Canadian Press)
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