– Just when you’re in it, you just think “oh hell, I just have to get up and breathe”. There were some dramatic seconds there, says Hedvig Wessel to news. A ski trip in Alaska took a dramatic turn for freeskier Hedvig Wessel. On the way down a mountain in the American state, she was caught in an avalanche. IN ACTION: This is how we are water to see Wessel. Photo: Valentin Flauraud / AP – For the first time Skiprofilen is currently in Alaska due to the filming of several films. It was in connection with the recording that the accident occurred. In a video, which Wessel has shared on social media on Tuesday, you can see her being hit by an avalanche from behind, only to immediately become trapped under the snow. Then the 27-year-old was forced to do something she has never done before. – It’s just such a survival instinct. It’s the first time I’ve had my airbag go off in a proper situation. In the end, it was inevitable to get stuck under the snow. – After a few seconds, there was no more sky to be seen. Then I thought that now I’m pulling the airbag, she repeated. In the picture, you can see the airbag inflate behind her and the Oslo girl pull herself up from the large pile of snow. This was the third time she had been exposed to a landslide. – You don’t know how much snow will fall on you and whether you will be buried or not. Every now and then I thought: “how can I get up from here, shit this is not good”. It’s like everything stops and everything is quiet in the head. It is completely quiet, but still complete chaos, I remember. In the post she wrote that the trip was the second of the day, and the snow had been good and stable. When she discovered the landslide behind her, she tried to swerve left and right around each other to avoid being hit by the slide. PROFILE: Hedvig Wessel used to be involved in ball driving, but in recent years has concentrated on free driving. Photo: Terje Bendiksby / NTB She describes the airbag release as an instinct, and that it felt natural and easy. She also had a guide behind her, as well as a helicopter that followed her. Nevertheless, the experience gave her a wake-up call. – I learned a lot from it. I was able to see the reality of it and the seriousness, but still feel confident and know that I have the knowledge I have to go out and drive again. – Absolutely terrible Several places in northern Norway have also been affected by avalanches in the last week. On Friday, a series of avalanches occurred in Troms, where a total of four people died. – What is a bit special about avalanche terrain is that it is difficult to see and experience the risk. I think this film illustrates this with the beautiful ski run, and then in a few seconds it turns into something absolutely terrible, says avalanche expert and researcher at the University of Tromsø, Audun Hetland. LANDSLIDE EXPERT: Audun Hetland. Photo: Ingrid Wester Amundsen / news – The fact that you do not experience the risk means that you expose yourself to risk without knowing about it, and that is a bit scary, he continues. Meteorologists have recently recommended that you check Varsom.no if you are going on a long trip. On Tuesday, a warning was sent out about significant avalanche danger in Nordenskiöld Land on Svalbard. On the same day, there were two avalanches that were triggered by skiers on the south side of Tamokdalen on Sjufjellet in Balsfjord in Troms, the police reported. None of the people were caught in the landslide. – There are thousands of people who are in the mountains every day throughout the season. Many of them go on avalanche-safe tours, many go on avalanche terrain, but are conservative, and then there are a very few who are unlucky and trigger avalanches. They are the ones we are talking about, but the very, very most of them do this safely, conservatively and sensibly, reminds Hetland. Wessel comes with a clear encouragement for those who are going on a trip. – Take in as much knowledge as you can and know that a “dealer” has great powers. You must have equipment, but above all knowledge of the area. You have to know where you are and what to do if something happens.
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