Skier Soars Across Lake In Breathtaking Video

There are pond skims, and then there are lake skims. The former is an organized affair involving pristine ponds tailor-made for skier use, crowds, and ski patrol supervision, whereas the latter does away with guardrails and offers an imposingly simple premise: cross a large body of water on skis -- if something goes wrong, you're on your own.Watch as professional skier Essex Prescott attempts the ever-daunting lake skim.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Essex Prescott (@essexprescott)