He is wearing skis because the jump was a promo stunt for a ski show and movie. They built a mini ski jump on top of the Silver Legacy from which the parachutists launched.
The guy in the picture landed okay. Another jumper, however, got a ski tangled in the ropes to where he couldn’t steer and landed in the street, just missing a building. He walked away, a lucky fellow. Maybe he should have gone right into one of the casinos before the streak ended.
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Nice shot. Happy WW!
That looks so dangerous: skiing and parachuting.
This is one sport I guarantee I will never try, in Reno or anywhere else. Wow.
I can’t quite figure out the purpose of the skis. . . but they look really cool.
He is wearing skis because the jump was a promo stunt for a ski show and movie. They built a mini ski jump on top of the Silver Legacy from which the parachutists launched.
Oh wow! Nice stunt. What I want to know is whether or not he landed where he was supposed to. Major ouch, if not.
The guy in the picture landed okay. Another jumper, however, got a ski tangled in the ropes to where he couldn’t steer and landed in the street, just missing a building. He walked away, a lucky fellow. Maybe he should have gone right into one of the casinos before the streak ended.