Some people just can’t handle the tow rope.

Falling is just part of learning to ski or snowboard. Believe it or not, sports that are built on the basis of “let’s slide around on snow and ice” end up having a lot of people falling flat onto their asses — and in the process of getting good at them, you’re going to end up with a lot of bruises.

For the most part, a fall on the hill is no big deal (you land in the snow, after all). What *makes* it a big deal is when your fall results in someone else falling — or in this case, everyone else falling.