VIDEO: Skier Survives Horrific 20-Foot Drop onto Highway but Suffers Serious Injuries

A spontaneous 6 meter ended what has been an awesome season. The crash fractured my right thigh, my pelvis three times and one rip. In addition I bruised my lung a bit. I've never been so scared before and never been so relieved to hear that non of the damages would be permanent. They might put up some kind of fence at this spot ; ) Big thanks to @lukasmuehlbacher and all the helpers, paramedics and doctors who saved me and put me back together. #sendit #fullsend #jerry @jerryoftheday #freeride #fail #drop #happytobehealthy #gopro #hero5session #lagravingtechiques

A post shared by Jakob Neuhauser (@jakobo_casa_nova) on Mar 18, 2018 at 2:35pm PDT

A fun day full of hooting and hollering soon turned into a horrific nightmare for Jakob Neuhauser as an accident left him with broken limbs and serious internal injuries.

Finishing an awesome day with his buddy, they skied down to the bottom and whilst his friend stopped, Jakob, unfortunately, skied right past him and over a 20-foot drop to the highway below, causing a fractured right thigh, shattered pelvis, and a bruised lung. The silence, then the moaning and screaming, are truly horrifying to listen to.

Not sure why there wasn’t a barrier there, and hope there is now, but we’re glad Jakob survived and is in good spirits.