Mountain etiquette says the rider/skier down slope has the right of way. That’s absolutely how it is but there is also a burden of responsibility on the downhill rider/skier if they are going to make huge turns across a run to keep an eye up slope just incase someone is coming down hot. That’s the lesson being talked about in this video.
Thank goodness there wasn’t an actual collision here as it could have been brutal. I will give props to both the skier and Cashy for having fast reactions to avoid eachother. This skier was super kind afterwards and apologized as did we to him. He did a great job of checking his speed and dodging her quickly and she did a great job of dropping to a stop when she heard Nick yell to her to watch out.
Now already on our other channels we have received a ton of praise for how this was handled but we are also naturally getting hit with the negativity of people saying “she shouldn’t be on this slope” or “she should be riding where the other kids are” or “we should be responsible if this did end up in a collision” among other things. All we have to say, as life long riders is that just because she’s a kid doesn’t mean the rules are different on the mountain. That although she is in fact a kid, she rides better than 75% of the adults on the any given mountain.
The main lesson here is for her safety. For her to keep her head on a swivel when riding because there are many things you CAN control and many things you CANNOT control. The ones you can’t control can typically be avoided with a little caution and awareness of others. Hopefully this video will also help others stay safe when they are out shredding 🤙🏼
Please keep it civil in the comments 🙏