Talking to one of the other instructors; turn round; catch edge of ski; fall over.... Opps.
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Posted this one before.... but it might help Sofia deal with the embarrassment.
I don't fall much, but when I do it is usually worth the effort. Ideally there will be a ski lift stopped overhead and at least three people with video cameras. Managed a perfect one a couple of years back at the end of ski school slalom race. Lift had stopped over the run and most of the mountain video guys were covering the entire run. Unexpectedly clipped a gate with my pole about halfway down. This pulled the pole out of my grip, but was still attached by the strap. Next gate was OK as the pole was on the outside, but as I tipped in for the next gate the pole went between my legs and under the outside ski. After that I was a complete passenger. Flailed wildly towards the next gate, arrived at it with the pole and my left elbow between my knees, one ski on either side of the gate, face perfectly lined up for a thump. I decided the face first into the gate might hurt so I tried to get my body to go in a different direction to my skis. This worked up to the point that my face missed the gate, but my ski didn't. Lost that ski and did a 180, still upright. I tried skiing switch on one ski, but I didn't really like it, so I waited for it to dig in and tried a backflip instead. Got a round of applause from the punters on the lift as I gathered up the trail of ski gear, and then when we got to the pub that night found that I had won crash of the week after the video guys had put it on the big screen in a slow mo, frame by frame loop.
(OK - to be totally honest, without the video, I wouldn't have known what was happening after the pole stuck under my ski - I remember thinking Aaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrgggghhh!!!!!!!!!!!! and seeing various repeating views of mountains, valleys, sky and snow)
I can't wait to try it again
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
you have to still have it on video! if you do, get it up!
Following the OP's confessional tone I have to confess to a mate (who we told had a clear landing) that there might have been an issue with a small tree in the landing zone. We did tell him to keep to his left! The fall was spectacular and he lived. So no harm done.