So you've got a shiny new Audi S5. So you want to hoon it up in the snow. So you like drifting. Cool. Don't do what this guy did.

The penalty for failure when dealing with low-mu surfaces is potentially high, especially when carrying enough velocity. Mix in a bus stop, a lamp post, and some observers with a video camera, and you have the video above.

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Needless to say, that Audi S5 isn't so shiny any more. It could have been worse, however.

There are many good places to go hone your hoon skills. Ice- and snow-slick city streets are not among them, especially if you're putting $52,000-plus worth of rather sexy hardware on the line.