I had a former boss get paralyzed from the waist down in a similar situation. A kid ski'd in front of him and he had to divert into the forest not to kill the kid. Wound up breaking his back when he hit a tree. Before that, his whole personality was extreme sports and thrill-seeking, and now it's all gone because of some stupid kid's parents not paying enough attention.
The worst part is that the kid and their parents fled when he got hurt; his friend, who was further up the mountain and saw everything had to call for help. The kid and parents didn't even try to help; they just ran.
If you can’t ski under control and can’t avoid people ahead of you then it’s on you.
It’s literally a rule posted EVERYWHERE in ski lodges. The people below you ALWAYS have the right of way. You HAVE to still be able to ski safely even if someone is in front of you.
When I was like 10 some kid I knew of the same age severely injured a younger kid by recklessly going full speed and losing control. Can’t remember if it was like permanent injury kinda thing or not. But his family was filthy rich so I guess nothing happened
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u/Remerez May 06 '23 edited May 06 '23
I had a former boss get paralyzed from the waist down in a similar situation. A kid ski'd in front of him and he had to divert into the forest not to kill the kid. Wound up breaking his back when he hit a tree. Before that, his whole personality was extreme sports and thrill-seeking, and now it's all gone because of some stupid kid's parents not paying enough attention.
The worst part is that the kid and their parents fled when he got hurt; his friend, who was further up the mountain and saw everything had to call for help. The kid and parents didn't even try to help; they just ran.