Winter skills 2.5: how to ice axe arrest in the snow

Do you know how to stop yourself sliding on snow by using an ice-axe self-arrest? This is an essential skill when walking and climbing in the winter mountains. A slip in winter can result in you hurtling down a snowy slope very quickly, possibly with disastrous consequences. This short film shows how the ice axe can be used to bring you to a stop should you slip - a potential life saver in the mountains.