Some say that certain people can ’ t see the forest for the trees . But a skier in Kiroro , Japan proved that you can ’ t always see the trees for the ski slope either after one appeared to come out of nowhere and wipe him out on a mountain . Videoed skiing towards a slight lip in the piste , the skier gets a remarkable amount of air as he propels himself into a forward flip . But as quickly as the footage begins looking impressive , it begins looking painful as he ploughs straight into a tree upon landing . The failed stunt is repeated twice more in slow motion , which shows in greater detail the moment the man spots the tree and braces for impact . Crashing into it , the tree ’ s branches sway violently and its entire dusting of snow disappears into the atmosphere . The skier approaches a slight gradient in the slope before he jumps up into the air to attempt a foward flip . A close up shot of the man in the tree shows how tangled within it he is as one of his skis looks genuinely stuck . He looks relatively okay however considering the force in which he collides with it . The clip concludes with a doctor at the hospital utilising a rather ingenious app that translates his Japanese into English . Hurtling through the air the skier gains a surprising amount of height and initially appears to be pulling off an impressive flip . He asks the man : ‘ Are you dizzy ? ’ to which he replies with a nod , circling his face with his hand as if to indicate where he is feeling pain . The doctor , now sitting in front of what seem to be X-rays of the man ’ s skull , then appears to say : ‘ Three days ’ . Perhaps suggesting the amount of time the man should refrain from skiing for . The man realises his mistake while hurtling through the air and braces himself for the impact of the crash . While not an obvious place to ski , Japan has some 600 ski resorts and some impressive sites including Niseko , known for its international clientele . Japanese slopes are not as steep as some of the better known places to ski , but they are generally much cheaper to enjoy . And because of the lack of tourism to the skiing areas , they are sometimes occupied by only a handful of people . Watch out for that ... The man crashes into the tree and becomes tangled within it as its branches sway violently .
Skier attempts impressive front flip and hurtles through the air . Before spotting a tree , bracing himself for impact and crashing into it . Close-ups show the man tangled in its branches but he appears okay . The video was captured on a ski slope in Japan , Kiroro .