@singlemaltgirl my pole planted in the ground and my face planted into the pole. I lay on the ground with the crimson blood drops making a pattern on the white snow. Then I heard the sweetest voice say "oh my gosh, are you OK?" The girl, Mandy, rode down with me with the ski patrol (on a sled with my head immobilized) and stayed with me while they looked at my nose. I was OK with no concussion but to this day I don't know if I broke it and the black eye it left was monumental. /2
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EPILOGUE: At first my friend was on the other side of the slope thinking "this guy is the best actor I've ever seen." He slowly realized that this was not a performance and came over to help me out. More importantly, he got Mandy's digits for me!