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Never been scared during an actual event, I tend to stay completely calm, afterwards I might get the shakes - but you have to push it to the back of your mind, no point in dwelling on the fact that you might've died. You didn't, life goes on and if you had, well you'd know nothing about it now. Loosing your head during the middle of the situation just makes it worse, the trick is to distract yourself with small immediate goals, don't give yourself time to panic.
Thinking about dying is one of the few things that is best bottled away in the deepest recesses of your mind, otherwise you forget to enjoy life.
Surprised at the lack of snow based terror. the only time iv ever truly thought that it was the end was feb this year. had been skiing the best powder day of my life in austria where i work as a ski tech. way off in the back country, good times.
Back in the resort in the afternoon the temperature had risen. traversing along the top of a gully full of wind blown snow. before i even know whats happening the whole slab had broken off and i was cartwheeling down what i can only describe as very heavy polystyrene balls. the feeling of helplessness will stick with me forever, your just in for the ride at that stage. it still gives me chills.
Anyway it all stops moving and im buried, not sure how deep at the time but i couldnt move. its very quiet down there. i just had to lay there hoping that my mates would find me in time. thank the heavens above i and my mates were wearing pieps and they knew there stuff. had me out after a few of the longest minutes of my whole life. i still love to ski but it has totally destroyed my nerve off piste and i just dont see it as worth the, lets face it, very high risk. the next day two highly experienced ski guides died in the same resort in separate avalanches. be safe out there and always take your transceivers, probes and shovels.
At 21, I had never been on a roller coaster.
So, after walking a fair few miles to Alton towers, I hopped aboard one which started to accelerate backwards.
There was a loud rumble from the rails as it got up to speed and then the rumbling stopped!
With the sudden lack of vibration, I figured that the carriages had gone right off the rails and i braced myself to land heavily from 200 feet up.
And then it started to go back down. along with rumbling sensations, through the loop and up again.
Bit pathetic, but I was on all fours as I got out the carriage!