Having spent plenty of time on ski slopes over the years, Ira Riklis has noted an interesting, if somewhat disturbing, fact. Some skiers seem to think the laws of physics somehow don’t apply on steep, snow-covered mountainsides. Either that, or they’re under a delusion that they’re much better skiers than they actually are, or that they’re so privileged that everyone else must yield the right of way to them. Or (perhaps the most likely) they never learned proper manners or courtesy.
A case in point was once when Ira Riklis was speeding down a short, but narrow funnel. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of another skier barreling towards him from above and to the left. An expert skier, he made a quick, hard turn to the right to avoid the skier. Fortunately, he was able to avoid a collision that could have injured them both. Unfortunately, the slope was too steep and the snow too hard for him to hold the tight turn. Ira went down hard, and (grateful that he was wearing a helmet) skidded to a bruising stop. The other skier? He stopped just long enough to shout out something rude that indicated he took no responsibility for his actions.