My View From the Cheap Seats

Watching Lindsey Vonn crash was a ⛷️brutal reminder of how unforgiving downhill skiing really is. She’s always preached “ski fast, take chances” and even “to turn is to admit defeat.” That mentality is exactly why she’s a legend—and also why the consequences are so violent when things go wrong.

The irony? You earn a helicopter ride at full speed… and instead of a backcountry lap in waist-deep powder, you get strapped to a board and flown to a hospital.

That’s downhill skiing. Inches matter. Gravity always wins. And the mountain doesn’t care about résumés.

Respect to anyone willing to live by that code.

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