Canadian ski icon JP Auclair dies in avalanche

I wonder what he was thinking as he lay there dying - was it worth it, dying for something he loved or not? I used to say I wanted to die in an avalanche just for that reason, until I thought about what the death would probably be like. Certainly when I've been climbing I've always asked myself if dying right now would be worth it, and the answer was no. But then climbing isn't nearly the same rush as a good line down the steep and deep, for me. As long as death had been fairly quick, that did always seem worth it to me. Still, kinda silly to die for thrills.

I used to do a lot of downhill like this. I didn't think about the risks. Although I have trouble walking some days, I don't regret the thrills. I think I'd regret not doing something just because it was risky. The rewards are so much greater!

That first video was shot in my neck of the woods...