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| He was saying that you actually fall harder on a flatter slope than a steeper slope . Which made some sense to me but being non-scientific myself just questioning whether this makes sense. This was not about beginners not knowing how to fall but the pure mechanics that at the same speed your fall has higher impact on a beginner slope than an advanced slope | |
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My husband also says this. Falling on a steep slope results in a rolling tumble and, provided you don't hit anything during the tumble (people, trees, pylons, flying skis) you eventually come to a halt in an undignified heap, covered in snow but relatively unharmed.
Tripping over your own skis on the flat can result in one big bump which rattles and jars you right down to your teeth.
Having been a seasoned tumbler and also a ski-lift queue bum planter, I can vouch for both!