Beware of a false sense of security when skiing close to the piste!

Staff writer
A father has shared footage of the moment his son was buried in the snow, and relived the horrific tale as a warning to other skiers.
A father has shared footage of the moment his son was buried in the snow, and relived the horrific tale as a warning to other skiers.

A British father has shared footage of the moment his son was buried in the snow, and relived the horrific tale as a warning to other skiers.

The family were in Chamonix and skiing close to the piste when, unbeknownst to the father, his 11-year-old son veered off course and was quickly engulfed by the snow.

It took a while for the family to realise the boy had not made it down from the mountain, and soon a terrifying drama unfolded.

Find out what happened in the video above.

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