Skiers Tame Alaska's 'Magic Kingdom' - Extreme Skiing Video | The New York Times

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  • In this first episode of Behind the Line, Ian McIntosh and Sage Cattabriga-Alosa make first descents in the Neacola Mountains of Alaska.
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  • @crystaldreams9461
    @crystaldreams9461 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1540

    There’s a point where “steep” becomes “oh my god I’m falling down the side of a mountain”

    • @TruettD
      @TruettD 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Ella Carroll this is that point

    • @blakewebster3362
      @blakewebster3362 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      “Controlled falling” LOL

    • @katydid917
      @katydid917 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Blake Webster Or as Buzz Lightyear and Woody would say, “falling with style.”

    • @anelson8293
      @anelson8293 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      every extreme sport has that one point of an "oh my god" moment... how a person deals with that moment.. is what makes them a pro in their respected sport.

    • @ejkom3478
      @ejkom3478 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      illigeagly underrated

  • @Waluigi_
    @Waluigi_ 6 ปีที่แล้ว +795

    And GoPros make every thing look flatter

    • @heightsofsagarmatha
      @heightsofsagarmatha 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      it's very hard to picture size and angle in nature.

    • @abaemperor893
      @abaemperor893 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      that's already pretty steep with the gopro

    • @Killemgrillem00
      @Killemgrillem00 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Never sext with a go pro , and Go Pro has been making 60 foot surf look head high for years.

    • @peytonvaneik737
      @peytonvaneik737 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Waaht Ever ya right damm

    • @crystallxix1493
      @crystallxix1493 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well tbf it IS flat. Its simply also veritcal

  • @Lizarddd_
    @Lizarddd_ 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1048

    ''That was nectar dude''

  • @Openwrt2023
    @Openwrt2023 3 ปีที่แล้ว +173

    I consider myself an avid skier, but these guys are at the level I can't imagine possible. Wow.

    • @Christrulesall2
      @Christrulesall2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What slopes do you frequent?

    • @Openwrt2023
      @Openwrt2023 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Christrulesall2 I mostly stay on Blue these days but often go on Black trails. I used to ski fast, but not anymore, after having a few injuries. Ski safe, my friend.

    • @Christrulesall2
      @Christrulesall2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Openwrt2023 Likewise.

  • @nytimes
    @nytimes  10 ปีที่แล้ว +706

    "I'm scared now" does seem like the right thing to say when you're skiing down this mountain.

    • @twofanny496
      @twofanny496 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      えk8

    • @phildurre9492
      @phildurre9492 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That is something your wanna do when you plan to suicide rather then when you wanna have fun...

    • @hansjud7104
      @hansjud7104 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The New York Times Magazine

    • @santosnehagarg5815
      @santosnehagarg5815 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      The New York Times

    • @augustoagnelli5102
      @augustoagnelli5102 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Va

  • @BrettMcNary
    @BrettMcNary 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1746

    Dear "The New York Times"......You don't EVER "tame" mountains. Sometimes they're just nice enough not to kill you.

    • @lauraastle3548
      @lauraastle3548 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      So true... This is a movie about our boys who were killed in a resort in Austria Off Piste Tragedy in the Alps on Vemeo
      vimeo.com/300630599

    • @lisaelliott3864
      @lisaelliott3864 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@lauraastle3548 Sorry for your loss Ms. Astle.

    • @Leokipo
      @Leokipo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Laura Astle I am so sorry. May God bless their souls.

    • @neamatullahhussiani3658
      @neamatullahhussiani3658 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@lauraastle3548 hi

    • @gotedits8747
      @gotedits8747 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@lauraastle3548 beautiful documentary on the importance of having proper information and training. I'm so sorry for your loss, you guys had some amazing boys.

  • @SgtJelly27
    @SgtJelly27 9 ปีที่แล้ว +429

    Thats the freakin dream! Skiing the gnarliest line of your life with your bud, and going home safe and sound with one HELL of a freakin story to tell! Awesome!

    • @nj6359
      @nj6359 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      My dream too!!!

  • @G2thesecondpower
    @G2thesecondpower 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2387

    What they call "sluff" is what normal people call an avalanche.

    • @MegaBanne
      @MegaBanne 5 ปีที่แล้ว +137

      A sluff is a type of avalanche, but not the kind that most people think of. The by far most dangerous and by far most frequent type of avalanches are the slab avalanches.

    • @demetresaghliani9048
      @demetresaghliani9048 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Also it's pronounced "sla-oo".

    • @cubedcorgi6034
      @cubedcorgi6034 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      No

    • @charlesritter6640
      @charlesritter6640 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@MegaBanne thanks for the info brother.

    • @Th4t_guy_
      @Th4t_guy_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Slough

  • @Toersk1
    @Toersk1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +205

    “Am scared now”
    Dude I was scared before hitting play on this video

  • @future4you
    @future4you 8 ปีที่แล้ว +195

    I don't think the video really does any of that justice to how intense that stuff really is! I'm not say I've been there but, if I was it would be a state of paralysis frozen to that wall. They would be forced to come pick me up with the helicopter.

    • @future4you
      @future4you 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      The guy doing this is a very experienced skier. If your not very experienced, they might be scrapping you off the wall. LOL!

    • @youdontneedtoknowthat3249
      @youdontneedtoknowthat3249 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      future4you k

  • @tedoricha1
    @tedoricha1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +216

    And I was screaming on green route. Wow

  • @90Ferd
    @90Ferd 5 ปีที่แล้ว +417

    One of those clips that make you realize how boring life you have. These guys truly live to the fullest.

    • @Solphoenix
      @Solphoenix 4 ปีที่แล้ว +91

      up untill they dont

    • @bikeamour
      @bikeamour 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Geef mijn portie maar aan Fikkie

    • @Jakeoneee
      @Jakeoneee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      I prefer living boring instead of going down a wall like that lol

    • @linanicolia1363
      @linanicolia1363 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      if they need that sort of stimuli, not to be bored, imagine having to listen to their stories.....and not want to get away from them ? they have desensitized themselves from anything "normal". Thrill junkies is what they are.

    • @forrestl5597
      @forrestl5597 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Solphoenix live 100 days, or live none?

  • @1ironaut538
    @1ironaut538 8 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    That's the life I want to live someday, just riding the sickest of lines with your buds and getting paid. Sage and Ian are legends, and they inspire me to send it 24/7!

    • @meijenn2578
      @meijenn2578 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      skivikepra 117 don’t do it, it’s dumb af

    • @smnckl8602
      @smnckl8602 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      problem is there is a good chance you pay with your life

    • @1ironaut538
      @1ironaut538 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@smnckl8602 oh my god this comment is 6 years old?? Crazy.
      Funny thing is, you guys aren’t wrong. I did have many years of successful trick and riding progression, but in March 2020 I ended up fracturing 2 vertebrae in a bad crash. Luckily, the injuries healed without surgery and I’m back to full strength and able to ski again. I learned an invaluable lesson in safety and risk assessment, and a new appreciation and view on life. Stupid? Maybe. Would I take it back? Absolutely 100%. But I am thankful and much better off than many others who have suffered chasing their passions, and love life everyday.

    • @user-bs3oo3zq2y
      @user-bs3oo3zq2y ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@1ironaut538 omg dude you replied with your experiences of 6 years. Just wow thank you so much for that.

  • @rustysquire1895
    @rustysquire1895 9 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    Seen a lot of skiing in my lifetime and that was some of the best - good job you guys

  • @scottklomps1916
    @scottklomps1916 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    You guys are either crazy or lets say crazed...props to the pilot, he's an artist!
    These videos are very inspiring. Thanks

  • @nedimayvaz6536
    @nedimayvaz6536 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Dude, this is a thing only the best of the best can do, I have been skiing for about 5 years now and I also try some black slopes sometimes but that is next level. Huge Respect!

    • @Shadow-zi3xc
      @Shadow-zi3xc ปีที่แล้ว

      Bro I snowboarded for 6 days with no prior experience and was doing double blacks and jumping cliffs😭. Granted I did break a bone but it was worth it

  • @Tmac327
    @Tmac327 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Both are such great guys and amazing skiers!!!

  • @pf6875
    @pf6875 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    4:18 "I love being in the mountains with you, man" that's what it's all about

  • @yoyusung7096
    @yoyusung7096 5 ปีที่แล้ว +339

    isnt that called falling?

    • @MikeGreenwood51
      @MikeGreenwood51 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Controlled fall on skis above the fluffly snow. Even going down a 1 in 20 nursery slope at 7 miles an hour is falling. Falling or using the gravitation fall line is what a lot of ski is about. So whilst there is some falling it's called sking. Nadia Komenech was falling as she won Olympic gold. But what may look like a fall to some was her controlled dismount.

    • @superslick9251
      @superslick9251 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Michael Greenwood wooooosh

    • @alexl2857
      @alexl2857 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@superslick9251 not really a woooosh but kinda ig

    • @vbfrenz
      @vbfrenz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Michael Greenwood wow, what a reply!

    • @stankygeorge
      @stankygeorge 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      No! It is called; controlled falling!

  • @FAMBEEZO
    @FAMBEEZO 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Is nobody talking about that expert heli pilot and his madman landing at 1:42?

  • @troyottosen1557
    @troyottosen1557 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    just awesome Alaska! simply put, no place compares!!!

  • @matthennagersguitarlessons
    @matthennagersguitarlessons 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Amazing job guys! Congrats to the NYT for some honest reporting.

  • @StirlingSpencer
    @StirlingSpencer 10 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Absolutely incredible! Exciting! For all you skiers and boarders out there!

    • @KrishnaVinod
      @KrishnaVinod 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Wow. My pulse got racing just watching this.

  • @hugohackenbush1554
    @hugohackenbush1554 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    There are not enough superlatives to describe just how good this is.

  • @2204JCM
    @2204JCM 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Im obviously not the skier these dudes are but its amazing as you get better what used to seem impossibly steep eventually becomes not a big deal.

  • @jonloftness5210
    @jonloftness5210 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You two are absolutely insane! I can't imagine trying to ski where you guys do.

  • @blackthought6133
    @blackthought6133 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Im 50 and i ski a little bit. Seeing u young dudes get down like this is amazing . Seriously im loving it . Live ur best one 🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟

  • @PoetMountain
    @PoetMountain 9 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    OMG. I feel the rush in my imagination.

  • @maximilianomendoza645
    @maximilianomendoza645 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Un desafío increíble, !Felicidades¡

  • @buttercream1232
    @buttercream1232 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You deserve the amount of likes
    You DONT deserve the dislikes..
    By the way I skii and trust me..If they out me down there....I'll run back into the helicopter and say ,'no way I'm risking my life .."

    • @M_Faraday
      @M_Faraday 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      word! Who would dislike a thing like this?

    • @buttercream1232
      @buttercream1232 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@M_Faraday yea

  • @g-man5809
    @g-man5809 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You two are mountain warriors, I salute you

  • @Jack7967
    @Jack7967 10 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    That was pretty awesome.

  • @Rambler4ever1
    @Rambler4ever1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love it .. right on!

  • @RickCosmo
    @RickCosmo 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Crazy! You guys are without peer!

  • @isldsnow
    @isldsnow 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That was hard core bonding session brah! Loved it!!!!

  • @LanceWinslow
    @LanceWinslow 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That's insane - the run of a lifetime - OMG - adrenal rush like no other.

  • @user-ff1mx4gm1d
    @user-ff1mx4gm1d 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks for this tutorial for beginners man!

  • @stevenhaff3332
    @stevenhaff3332 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow, very impressive video quality and great experience for two courageous friends.

  • @billlasett6474
    @billlasett6474 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I have skied stuff about 20% as difficult as this and had snow sluff all around my shoulders. It was only a quarter mile at most and while it was exciting, I will never do it again. These guys are amazing!

  • @user-xs9mc3op5e
    @user-xs9mc3op5e 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    У ребят, точно стальные яйца!) Уважение таким людям!!!

  • @ShivaShiva-nw6hy
    @ShivaShiva-nw6hy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wonderful skiing video, thanks for sharing 🙏

  • @williamwhite2908
    @williamwhite2908 ปีที่แล้ว

    More power to them! Amazing!

  • @keokijohnston6113
    @keokijohnston6113 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Yeah that double black scared me enough thanks

  • @priyanto2027
    @priyanto2027 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One word: amazing.

  • @larryfisher5929
    @larryfisher5929 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is a rocking ski video

  • @snot8783
    @snot8783 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That was freaking nectar dude

  • @Thankful_n_Grateful
    @Thankful_n_Grateful 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Incredible
    Thanks for sharing

  • @mero40k
    @mero40k 7 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    "f'in nectar dood!"

  • @jamesoneil5529
    @jamesoneil5529 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    WOW! That's amazing.

  • @Speeds1486
    @Speeds1486 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    1:40 Says something like, "Can't see the line w/o good light." Made me remember snowmobiling on a sunny day and not seeing a 5-7' drift until it was 20' in front of me - no shadows. Gave it everything at 70 mph at landed it, but still stopped for a half hour to analyze/confirm how lucky I was. 7 others stopped after I went flying.

    • @boiofbois4232
      @boiofbois4232 ปีที่แล้ว

      They don’t call it snowstationary for a reason

  • @dav1d_
    @dav1d_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video!
    Keep up the good work!

  • @darl67
    @darl67 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    poetry. thanks for sharing.

    • @slixnix9698
      @slixnix9698 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      no, thank you for sharing

  • @justdev8965
    @justdev8965 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nothing to dislike here...
    Kudos!

  • @SkiMachineAlpineEngineering
    @SkiMachineAlpineEngineering 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is next level! Wow

  • @sivayamsiva9343
    @sivayamsiva9343 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Breath taking performance congratulations 👍

  • @YVO007
    @YVO007 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    many more guys thank you.

  • @SenjaAldee
    @SenjaAldee 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    so pretty and lovely video.. the helicopter the snow the expereicen.. so great brother dunne

  • @iainbagel
    @iainbagel 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The bromance is the most beautiful part in my opinion

  • @tomigigglewithme1239
    @tomigigglewithme1239 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Don't know what to even write. Insane but insanely talented!

  • @luked5001
    @luked5001 ปีที่แล้ว

    “That was Fkn nectar dude!”
    Lol

  • @josephearth1551
    @josephearth1551 ปีที่แล้ว

    ABSOLUTELY GREAT

  • @Killemgrillem00
    @Killemgrillem00 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great stuff.. !!

  • @danburnes722
    @danburnes722 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice! That looked like fun.

  • @nickoff-skiing5590
    @nickoff-skiing5590 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic!

  • @michaelthomas366
    @michaelthomas366 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    That's awesomely!

  • @hand-heldblender8107
    @hand-heldblender8107 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great job!!

  • @Mr31max
    @Mr31max 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love my life right now. Really, sitting in front of a computer all day long, now there’s a real kick.

  • @giorgosvita7741
    @giorgosvita7741 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Some real heavy balls right here gentlemen

  • @Wyndu777
    @Wyndu777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    TOTAL DUDES!!!!! RIGHT ON!!!!

  • @4-SeasonNature
    @4-SeasonNature 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Incredible.

  • @elenadawson7121
    @elenadawson7121 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    that looks fun

  • @eatoatmeal
    @eatoatmeal 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    awesome

  • @edgardosoriano2377
    @edgardosoriano2377 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing

  • @janec.9706
    @janec.9706 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome!

  • @languagefreeassangeteacher5338
    @languagefreeassangeteacher5338 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh my ... How Crazy and Great is this :)

  • @russellhawkins366
    @russellhawkins366 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    “.....nectar Dude!” - Indeed.

  • @shanshanli5094
    @shanshanli5094 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is way to good❤❤❤❤❤

  • @maureenoconnell8181
    @maureenoconnell8181 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome video!

  • @max-packages3276
    @max-packages3276 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Go all out Mate! Every turn skiing get magic moment 🎿

  • @ronl7131
    @ronl7131 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice...good to finish safe....pilot & crew too

  • @elenap8981
    @elenap8981 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That's insane - but amazing :)

  • @AndrewLauJunyong
    @AndrewLauJunyong 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    my hands are sweating just watching this omg

  • @as48507
    @as48507 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    So many new words.. very interesting.

  • @tomislavbogdanovic5604
    @tomislavbogdanovic5604 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Super!

  • @user-cu8oj5zg1t
    @user-cu8oj5zg1t 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Какие же бесстрашные!!!респект. Россия

  • @stevedcohen
    @stevedcohen 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was nectar!

  • @Tribeshimalayas
    @Tribeshimalayas 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great job 👍👍👍

  • @thoone2746
    @thoone2746 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    wow crazy stuff!

  • @celticpridedrums
    @celticpridedrums 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    unbelievable!

  • @probablystalkingyou
    @probablystalkingyou 10 ปีที่แล้ว +186

    How in earth did that helicopter land up there?

    • @mihnea56
      @mihnea56 9 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      it didnt, just dropped him off

    • @Romans8-9
      @Romans8-9 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      look at 1:43 it def landed.

    • @ONCEuponAtime999
      @ONCEuponAtime999 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      he didnt drop the collective fully

    • @Breyfogle126
      @Breyfogle126 5 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Basically the pilots keeps some power/lift to the rotor and balances it. So, it's landed, but if it slips he can gun it.

    • @badlandskid
      @badlandskid 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Just hovering with the skids on the snow.

  • @stevenmd6834
    @stevenmd6834 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Helicopter skiing ⛷? Who’s been? Dang!!!!!! Mercy..

  • @Will-zc8tz
    @Will-zc8tz 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sooo goooood!

  • @hendrixfirstone8975
    @hendrixfirstone8975 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    beautiful

  • @mikehazelwood6106
    @mikehazelwood6106 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Where extreme skill
    meets extreme insanity!

  • @yuh3277
    @yuh3277 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    One of my basic rules to myself for skiing is that if there is no resort where you want to ski, there is probably a reason for that

    • @gabesolomon4887
      @gabesolomon4887 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No roads, no electrical grid, no nearby towns, no infrastructure... there's plenty of reasons you can't build a resort in places where the skiing itself is wonderful. That's the whole point of backcountry skiing.

  • @philc9940
    @philc9940 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    As a former skier (both hips now artificial), I'm in awe. The only ridgelines I skied were in Jackson Hole, and they were tame compared to this. The only fear I had was missing the last shuttle at the bottom of the Hobacks, and having to walk out lol.

    • @timc4765
      @timc4765 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jackson Hole in New Hampshire?

    • @gnardrop1006
      @gnardrop1006 ปีที่แล้ว

      Been a while since your comment but are you skiing again? I had both hips replaced 12/12/22 and it feels like can make turns again for sure. Glad I went thru with it. I was in major pain before surgery.

  • @ystrength9904
    @ystrength9904 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    When the Helicopter Pilot needs to be just as talented as the skiers, that's extreme.

  • @lightfestivaldancecostumes8785
    @lightfestivaldancecostumes8785 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Crazy crazy !!!

  • @user-cv6ew7nl9n
    @user-cv6ew7nl9n 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very nice guys ....

  • @loganmcclinton4492
    @loganmcclinton4492 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was nectar duuude