Speed Rider Dies at The Savoy Landing Zone

; explained the lieutenant-colonel Stéphane Bozon of the High Mountain Gendarmerie Platoon (PGHM) in Chamonix.

Speed Riding/Flying is a hybrid sport that has combined elements of paragliding, parachuting, and even skiing to create a new sport. Like paragliding, speed flying is done by launching from a slope with the wing overhead, already inflated by the incoming air. The main difference between speed flying and paragliding, is that speed flying is meant to create a fast, thrilling ride close to the slope, while the point of paragliding is usually to maintain a longer, gentler flight.