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See skier soar off sheer cliff near Lake Tahoe, deploy parachute at Lover’s Leap

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  • Viral footage shows Kasey English skiing off Lover’s Leap and deploying parachute.
  • The Dec. 29, 2025 video, licensed to ViralHog, circulated widely on social platforms.
  • English, a pro wingsuit pilot and BASE jumper, launched from Strawberry’s Lover’s Leap.

Dramatic viral video shows extreme athlete Kasey English skiing off the sheer granite face of Lover’s Leap in Strawberry, California, and then successfully deploying a parachute to land in the valley below.

Lover’s Leap is a well-known granite cliff near Highway 50 in Strawberry, which is 19 miles from South Lake Tahoe and 83 miles from Sacramento.

The footage from Dec. 29, 2025, was licensed and distributed by ViralHog and shared via The Sacramento Bee’s content provider VideoElephant.

The ski BASE jump video, shot from the perspective of English, gained significant views on social media platforms.

English is a professional wingsuit pilot and BASE jumper whose content has been featured by GoPro.

Kasey English skis off Lover’s Leap on Dec. 29, 2026.
Kasey English skis off Lover’s Leap on Dec. 29, 2026. Screenshot of ViralHog video

This story was originally published January 13, 2026 at 2:45 PM with the headline "See skier soar off sheer cliff near Lake Tahoe, deploy parachute at Lover’s Leap."

David Caraccio
The Sacramento Bee
David Caraccio is a video producer for The Sacramento Bee who was born and raised in Sacramento. He is a graduate of San Diego State University and a longtime journalist who has worked for newspapers as a reporter, editor, page designer and digital content producer.
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