That happened to me once. As I passed under the ski lift, flopping and flapping, all I could hear were voices from above shouting “Pancake! Pancake!” I was stunned and didn’t realize they were telling me to flatten out at first- just thought it was something you yell at a newbie skier falling down
My whole family (GenX parents and GenZ teens) use that quote whenever anybody does something that screws something up- yesterday we took the cover off the turkey breast at what should've been the final 30 minutes of roasting. Then we had to add 45 minutes to get it cooked to a safe t3mp- so it turned out dry. As soon as my spouse and I figured it out, I said we pizza'd when we should've French fried, and everyone knew exactly what I meant.
Starfish. Gotta be stiff like a starfish or you just keep on rolling. Hard lesson since as a other person said, the tendency to roll in a ball to protect yourself is a strong urge
YMMV though. If you know the terrain is safe tumbling a bit isn't that big of a deal. Trying to stop yourself and become stiff can lead to dislocation and / or fracture.
Sliding gives more resistance than rolling, it's the only way to slow down. It also lowers the risk of injury because you stop bouncing around and impacting repeatedly.
(You don't have to be dumb about it and instantly stretch your arms out fully while in mid air, but try to use your legs and arms to slow and end your roll in some way.)
If you still have any skiing/boarding equipment on try to press that into the snow, it's usually the best brake you have.
Falling on skis sucks. The long sticks tied to your feet really limit your movement options. Falling on short skiboards/snowblades is already much better.
(On the plus side: skis give you decent ways to recover before you actually fall, so you shouldn't be having this bad experience too often.)
Let the tale of my experience help keep you from having the same. If ever rolling down mountain- try to flatten out. But not too flat- as it’s been pointed out- can snap an extremity. When this happened, my ski-snob of a boyfriend just scoffed and said “yeah- of course you’re supposed to flatten out” -but as my instructor, he failed to mention this point.
Goddamnit!!! I JUST got this fucking song outta my head. I don't even know the full song. It's just been endless remixes of that single line over and over. Fuuuuuck
There was literally nothing he could do. If he got in front of he it could’ve severely injured or killed both of them. She’s probably 120ish pounds flying down the mountain, better to wait till she stops so there’s someone to call for help.
Unless they're about to go over a cliff or smash into something, do not help that person, they feel in like the best place you could hope for and you getting a concussion from taking a hit from the spinning person wouldn't help anything.
I can't believe you would ignore the obvious death throes of such laughter. She probably croaked minutes after; that isn't a normal laugh. It's agonal laughter...
I'm guessing that was a helmet mounted GoPro, or similar "recording the experience" device. I don't think he was standing there with his cellphone out.
It sounded like a mix of both to be honest. Probably elated at still being alive but not so high on adrenaline to not feel the mental and physical toll of wha happened
Wtf is he supposed to do? Hop in front of her then land a fatal ski boot roundabout to his dome so they had two victims to rescue instead of one dizzy wife?
As the husband seeing that I would've felt bad. Yes I know there's little that can be done but I probably would've tried out of instinct. Maybe tried to grab her with a hand and pancake? Just internal thoughts
Happened to me as a kid while skiing with my dad. Blue square slope that was all Incline. You had to zig zag. I got cocky. After the first few somersault I blacked out. Woke up with my old man hovering over me asking if anything was broke. Nope, just hurt like hell.
I really don’t think there’s much you can do to “help” in this situation without seriously injuring yourself and risking worse injury to the person tumbling
How? How is he supposed to help? Grab and join her in a tumble of limbs rolling down the mountain?
I been in both situations tho I never rolled like that I kinda starfish cling to the mountain while I slid and the other I was already down the mountain like this guy to flim them go down on skis but got stuff like this - by the time I got my skis of off - they were passed me
Pizza, Pancake, Liquid Courage noted. Yard Sale my fave. Anything else besides me cursing to snowboarders that actual skis have a back part past the binding and don’t run over them.
This happened to me one of the first times out with a buddy of mine when I was first learning. I wiped out at the top of the slope, woke up at the bottom and saw my buddy cracking up on the way down yelling how I tumbled like a rag doll the entire way down.
I am so glad people laughed at this. Years ago before my husband and I married, we were in Vermont and on a river that had iced over in January. I was with my sister, and he slipped and fell. I could not stop laughing to help him. I was laughing so hard I was crying and my stomach hurt so bad. My sister ran over and helped him get up. I kept apologizing, but I couldn’t explain to him why it was so funny. He started laughing cause I kept laughing. It was crazy.
She'll be coming 'round the mountain when she comes (choo-choo),
She'll be coming 'round the mountain when she comes (choo-choo),
She'll be coming 'round the mountain,
She'll be coming 'round the mountain,
She'll be coming 'round the mountain when she comes! (choo-choo)!
As husband, I would have still tried to do something. I can't imagine just letting my loved one tumble like that without trying to do something to help them out. Maybe I'm just different.
Well, as an older fellow with a decent amount of glacier, mountaineering, and other extreme environment experiment, who still works in environments like that, and who has a (lapsed) Wilderness First Responder certification, I’d have already assessed the situation, likely discussed options in advance if things went sideways, understood my partner’s ability and desires, and known that ensuring that at least one person is in a condition to render aid, go for assistance, etc. is paramount.
From her reaction you can tell these folks are experienced, know what they’re doing, trust each other, and have plans and backup plans in case things go sideways.
If there had been a boulder field, a crevasse, or something similarly dangerous the reactions of the guy and the plans and safety precautions would have been very different.
And your heart would be in the right place for it, but it would be the wrong decision to make and would only have made things worse. This guy is obviously experienced and knew that damn well.
Especially considering how smooth the gradient below them is (from when it cuts to them below at the end) there wasn’t any actual risk of her falling off a ledge or slamming into rocks or anything.
It sounds like you care more about your ego in regards to being a good and protective husband than about her actual safety. Your gesture of care isn't worth you both ending up with broken limbs on a mountain.
What do you think he could have done that wouldn't have resulted in them both being in a tangled heap at the bottom, unable to help each other, or facilitate getting help.
Now, unless it was a head mounted gopro, and he just didn't turn it off when he got to her....
That happened to me once. As I passed under the ski lift, flopping and flapping, all I could hear were voices from above shouting “Pancake! Pancake!” I was stunned and didn’t realize they were telling me to flatten out at first- just thought it was something you yell at a newbie skier falling down
....No, im more a waffle guy...
NO I'm MORE a WAFFLE guy
If you waffle when you're supposed to pancake, you're gonna have a bad time
Them: "Pancake!"
You:"...They're making fun of me because I'm a noob 😭"
🤸🤸🤸🤸🤸
Lmao i can just imagine your confusion
They were calling out their breakfast order for when the falling person reaches the ski lodge at the bottom. 🥞
Omg might as well
So many skiing tips rely on food names. Pizza slice, french fries, pancake. lol
“Ah, see you pizza’d when you shoulda French-fried. You’re gonna have a bad time….”
My whole family (GenX parents and GenZ teens) use that quote whenever anybody does something that screws something up- yesterday we took the cover off the turkey breast at what should've been the final 30 minutes of roasting. Then we had to add 45 minutes to get it cooked to a safe t3mp- so it turned out dry. As soon as my spouse and I figured it out, I said we pizza'd when we should've French fried, and everyone knew exactly what I meant.
Thank you for helping me feel perfectly relevant:) and now, ….”Pete Hegseth’s a Fucking Douche!”
Well stated
I'm so old, when I was a kid they called it snowplowing. They hadn't thought up the pizza thing yet.
That’s fine. I’m more impressed by the snow outfits they have now- you can actually move in them.!
What does that actually mean? Arms and legs tucked in or star fished out?
Starfish. Gotta be stiff like a starfish or you just keep on rolling. Hard lesson since as a other person said, the tendency to roll in a ball to protect yourself is a strong urge
TIL. That’s hard! You have to fight instinct while brain is sloshing at high speed??!!
YMMV though. If you know the terrain is safe tumbling a bit isn't that big of a deal. Trying to stop yourself and become stiff can lead to dislocation and / or fracture.
That’s what I wondered. The jury’s still out
Seems like a great way to break a limb
So does smashing into a rock.
Ah cheers, thank you.
Let the memory become indelible. You don’t want to forget this. 👍
Uh, so a friend of mine put his arm out stiff and broke it. Is the pancake thing meant to end like that?
Well I’m certainly no expert…. 🥞
Sliding gives more resistance than rolling, it's the only way to slow down. It also lowers the risk of injury because you stop bouncing around and impacting repeatedly.
(You don't have to be dumb about it and instantly stretch your arms out fully while in mid air, but try to use your legs and arms to slow and end your roll in some way.)
If you still have any skiing/boarding equipment on try to press that into the snow, it's usually the best brake you have.
Falling on skis sucks. The long sticks tied to your feet really limit your movement options. Falling on short skiboards/snowblades is already much better.
(On the plus side: skis give you decent ways to recover before you actually fall, so you shouldn't be having this bad experience too often.)
If I was in the middle of that I hope someone yells Star fish and not pancake because I would instantly know what that means.
So does pancake mean starfish-like or just flat like a board?
Starfish
I am still unable to visualise this tbh
I would've thought the same and assumed it was a mocking reference to a pancake, which is also flipped and flopped back down into the pan.
I know nothing about skiing, but i thought this would be the common sense thing to do. This lady turned herself into a human tyre.
Human instinct is to cover your internal organs from damage.
Hence the ball-shape…
Must of really had momentum. Didn’t look like transforming into a brick would’ve stopped her.
Have - must have.
Thank you. I see that one and someone spelling LOOSE when they mean LOSE. Either Drive me nuts.
I feel you :/
Sounds like it makes you loose your mind 🙃
Word and grammar police have entered the building. By the way, I agree because, after all, words are what we live by. Might as well get it right.
Yes, this is the grammar police, arresting all the “of’s” :)
You know- no one has every told me that but on the brightside I naturally try to cling to the mountain with as much area as possible like a starfish
I like that way of looking it it
She french fried when she should have pizza'd.
Yup, yer gonna have a hard time…..
I’m fucking dead 😂😂😂😂
Let the tale of my experience help keep you from having the same. If ever rolling down mountain- try to flatten out. But not too flat- as it’s been pointed out- can snap an extremity. When this happened, my ski-snob of a boyfriend just scoffed and said “yeah- of course you’re supposed to flatten out” -but as my instructor, he failed to mention this point.
Pizza!!
She'll Be Coming Round The Mountain When She Comes
Goddamnit!!! I JUST got this fucking song outta my head. I don't even know the full song. It's just been endless remixes of that single line over and over. Fuuuuuck
Well since its stuck in your head you should check out season 2 of Miracle Workers. You'll get an image to go with it. Lol
This is the BEST version of it and supercedes any other in my memory ever.
Verse 2: She’ll be wearing silk pyjamas when she comes, when she comes
She'll Be Coming DOWN The Mountain When She Comes
Ah you got me with that one
She'll be tumbling down the mountain. She'll be tumbling down the mountain. She'll be tumbling down the mountain when she comes.
Be sure to sing it like Alfalfa would in Little Rascals
She might be doing that with someone else after today
There was literally nothing he could do. If he got in front of he it could’ve severely injured or killed both of them. She’s probably 120ish pounds flying down the mountain, better to wait till she stops so there’s someone to call for help.
Unless they're about to go over a cliff or smash into something, do not help that person, they feel in like the best place you could hope for and you getting a concussion from taking a hit from the spinning person wouldn't help anything.
Yes, and if they’re skiing those are solid ski boots spinning around
Right? Trying to stop her would just mean two people tumbling down the mountain not one and both would be in a worse state than they are as is
Not to mention that the closest person available to help her with first aid etc after she stopped would probably be the cameraman here.
Yeah, but my wife is all about the effort.
This man husbands
True, but it feels like concern would be dialed up.
I can’t imagine watching my wife potentially die and react this way.
It’s weird right?
This was their fourth take trying to get it perfect so he was a little tired.
I mean, they are backcountry skiing. This probably isn't the most dangerous thing he's seen happen to someone.
Nope totally normal, in that people panic and make situations worse all the time.
Where do you get the potentially die part from?
From falling down a mountain head first and breaking a neck
Did this lady survive?
She's laughing at the end. Don't think the laughing was fatal.
I can't believe you would ignore the obvious death throes of such laughter. She probably croaked minutes after; that isn't a normal laugh. It's agonal laughter...
R.I.P. wifey.
But... I didn't see her shoes come off. That means she lived, right?
Was glad to see this. The best thing you can do in this situation is not try to help. It sucks but yea for those exact reasons you pointed out.
Of course, but he didn't need to film it.
Definitely not, but 90% of the videos you see in reddit didn't "need" to be filmed, it's just what people do now.
True
I'm guessing that was a helmet mounted GoPro, or similar "recording the experience" device. I don't think he was standing there with his cellphone out.
Ohhh I see. That makes sense.
To be fair, there is not much he could have done.
At least sound concerned! not just
I love how she's such a good sport about it 💕
It kinda looked like she injured her arm/elbow. Or was laughing? Let's go with that. 🎭
It sounded like a mix of both to be honest. Probably elated at still being alive but not so high on adrenaline to not feel the mental and physical toll of wha happened
You can probably guess she would have kept filming too if their roles were flipped.
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There she goes again...
Racing through my brain…
And she just can’t contaaaaaiiiiiin… her ass below her braaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiinnnnnn…
thank you
The fuckin way she goes boys
What exactly is the husband suppose to do? Evertume I see this video people call out the husband but I think if he jumps In the way they both get hurt
Right? How else is one supposed to collect insurance money
Hi Shelly
Bye Shelly
Uhhh hullo?
This is a fantastic example of ‘tomahawking’
See you at home!
Aaaaas yoooouuuu wiiiiiish!
Brilliant! Might have to go watch it now lol
I was hoping she was gonna form into a giant snowball like in cartoons
Mad Martigan did the downhill snowball in Willow. It was pretty dope.
I think trying to get in the way or grab someone falling like that would just make things worse.
a. how does that even happen?? b. HOW WAS HE NOT CONCERNED AT ALL???
He was very concerned... filming it.
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Wtf is he supposed to do? Hop in front of her then land a fatal ski boot roundabout to his dome so they had two victims to rescue instead of one dizzy wife?
Aaaas yooooouuuuu wiiish
I died laughing at this
Comin down the mountain!!!
As the husband seeing that I would've felt bad. Yes I know there's little that can be done but I probably would've tried out of instinct. Maybe tried to grab her with a hand and pancake? Just internal thoughts
Then they could tumble together!
Happened to me as a kid while skiing with my dad. Blue square slope that was all Incline. You had to zig zag. I got cocky. After the first few somersault I blacked out. Woke up with my old man hovering over me asking if anything was broke. Nope, just hurt like hell.
What was he supposed to do? Stopping her would've probably been dangerous or at the very least painful for both.
My back and neck hurt just from watching that
She should've stopped earlier
Wrong sub, the fuck are you going to do throw yourself in her path?
Maybe not yourself but maybe some snow to try and soften the impact? lol
Really not how that works 🥲
She's adorable and I want her to be my wife!
Jill just tumbling after Jack!
Omg my wife is tumbling down a mountain lololololololololol
Shelly? SHELLLY!!!??
She must be aussie or kiwi
How tf do you help with this? God this sub has gone to shit.
I really don’t think there’s much you can do to “help” in this situation without seriously injuring yourself and risking worse injury to the person tumbling
That noise 😂
I really thought she was going to turn into a giant snowball
I wish i knew, let alone was with a lady this awesome. What a great attitude after a scary adventure
r/donthelpjustfilm
How? How is he supposed to help? Grab and join her in a tumble of limbs rolling down the mountain?
I been in both situations tho I never rolled like that I kinda starfish cling to the mountain while I slid and the other I was already down the mountain like this guy to flim them go down on skis but got stuff like this - by the time I got my skis of off - they were passed me
Why at 0:12 did she make the generic “female player character injury” sound? 😂
So by helping you probably get hurt and both continue down the hill. Follow and then help
Pizza, Pancake, Liquid Courage noted. Yard Sale my fave. Anything else besides me cursing to snowboarders that actual skis have a back part past the binding and don’t run over them.
He was probably like “damn! Next time”
Nice catch. Oh, wait.
"Oh Shelly" 🤣🤣🤣
🎶 She'll be tumbling around the mountain when she comes.... 🎶
hold my cheese.
This happened to me one of the first times out with a buddy of mine when I was first learning. I wiped out at the top of the slope, woke up at the bottom and saw my buddy cracking up on the way down yelling how I tumbled like a rag doll the entire way down.
r/donthelpjustfilm
I am so glad people laughed at this. Years ago before my husband and I married, we were in Vermont and on a river that had iced over in January. I was with my sister, and he slipped and fell. I could not stop laughing to help him. I was laughing so hard I was crying and my stomach hurt so bad. My sister ran over and helped him get up. I kept apologizing, but I couldn’t explain to him why it was so funny. He started laughing cause I kept laughing. It was crazy.
Nah dude that's just freestyle skiing. Chill.
i mean, to be fair. cant really meaningfully help out here
Why doesn't the husband try to intervene as his wife tumbles toward him? Seems he could have been very helpful in slowing her roll.
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That's... where we are
His reaction is crazy 🤣🤣🤣
r/lostredditors? The cameraman is literally doing everything they could possibly do to help
Laundry: Now she knows how it feels!
Education is very important.
I don’t mind the sun sometimes, the image that it shows. I can taste you on my lips and smell you in my clothes.
Then there was that ever famous football player rapist...
I’m glad someone got it
XD ROFLCOPTER
She'll be coming 'round the mountain when she comes (choo-choo), She'll be coming 'round the mountain when she comes (choo-choo), She'll be coming 'round the mountain, She'll be coming 'round the mountain, She'll be coming 'round the mountain when she comes! (choo-choo)!
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White not Tokinght
Clearly AI
Dude, why didn't he AT LEAST stick his foot out to try and stop her? That's messed up.
You want two people on a mountain with broken limbs?
There was nothing below her to run into, so the softest thing she could have hit was the snow she was already tumbling through.
As husband, I would have still tried to do something. I can't imagine just letting my loved one tumble like that without trying to do something to help them out. Maybe I'm just different.
Well, as an older fellow with a decent amount of glacier, mountaineering, and other extreme environment experiment, who still works in environments like that, and who has a (lapsed) Wilderness First Responder certification, I’d have already assessed the situation, likely discussed options in advance if things went sideways, understood my partner’s ability and desires, and known that ensuring that at least one person is in a condition to render aid, go for assistance, etc. is paramount.
From her reaction you can tell these folks are experienced, know what they’re doing, trust each other, and have plans and backup plans in case things go sideways.
If there had been a boulder field, a crevasse, or something similarly dangerous the reactions of the guy and the plans and safety precautions would have been very different.
And your heart would be in the right place for it, but it would be the wrong decision to make and would only have made things worse. This guy is obviously experienced and knew that damn well.
Especially considering how smooth the gradient below them is (from when it cuts to them below at the end) there wasn’t any actual risk of her falling off a ledge or slamming into rocks or anything.
🙄🙄🙄
It sounds like you care more about your ego in regards to being a good and protective husband than about her actual safety. Your gesture of care isn't worth you both ending up with broken limbs on a mountain.
Yes, kick the woman pretty gently rolling through some of the softest material on earth. That'll help.
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What do you think he could have done that wouldn't have resulted in them both being in a tangled heap at the bottom, unable to help each other, or facilitate getting help.
Now, unless it was a head mounted gopro, and he just didn't turn it off when he got to her....
Please explain how you would help...
Ex.