Riding up the chairlift I have the perfect view of a person about to go down the mountain. This person is dressed up in baggy snow-pants and ski jacket that are made of obnoxious neon colors. You could tell from just the way the kid was standing that he was going to try and show off how good of a skier he was. He does a small jump turn and starts to head down the mountain. I grab my sisters attention and tell her to watch this person ski. The trail that this skier was going down was the most crowded trail on the mountain. Everyone from bginers to experts were on this trail but they were all taking it easy. This kid starts to fly down the mountain not making any turns; it is clear that he has lost control and is headed wherever the skis want to go. He accidentally launches into the top of the mogul field and is now bouncing violently from mogul top to mogul top. Somehow still on his feet, his knees are bouncing so hard it looks like that are hitting him in the face every time that come in contact with the next mogul. Alittle further down the trail there is a person in the middle of the trail going much slower then he is. He sees that he has only a few more moguls left before he slams into this person. All of the sudden slam! He hits a mogul that was much bigger then anticipated. His body now looks like a tomahawk flying thru the air head over heals, head over heals. The skier below him has no idea what is about to hit them. Then Boom the two skiers connect and it looks like a yard sale in the middle of the mountain. There are skis pole and all sorts of snow apparel all over the mountain. I guess nobody taught this kid self control.
If you could take anything away from this story it would be to take it easy on you first day of skiing. Also you realy should not push your limits to the extent that you hurt someone other than your self
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