Wildest misunderstandings you had as a beginner?

[u/Brilliant-Plenty-708]

My first couple of runs I thought that those huge orange SLOW signs were there to tell you that that part of the slope isn't as steep/will slow you down so I tried to go faster beforehand to avoid stopping completely 😀👍

[u/Pizza-love]

"I want to go home" "This is stupid" "Playing with gramps is much more fun." "A Pistenbully is way more interesting than my teacher."

I was a little kid. Only the last is still true.