Begin your story with a character crashing into something (or someone) while skiing.

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“Wed or Dead” by PJ Aitken

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The bullet ricocheted off Kaz’s ski sending it skimming off her foot and causing her other ski to dig into the icy slope, flipping her body into the air. A million thoughts flew through her brain, as she attempted a triple axle with broken ski routine, trying to understand exactly how she missed the fact someone was trying to kill her. Something had been off for the whole weekend but she’d hoped it was just nerves rather than her usual intuition kicking in. In the space of a few milliseconds, or the time it took for her body to hi...

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“Lost and Found” by Mary Catherine Kingfisher

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We reached year forty as a gang, with each of us hitting the milestone painfully yet sporadically throughout the year. First Alison in January, then the rest of us in February, April and July. None of us were despondent about meeting this bump in the road, though the cracks in our lives were starting to show. We planned to celebrate our collective aging with a ski vacation to Utah in February. So, it was a pleasant surprise when someone suggested a mini-reunion that fall. It was a quick trip to our hometown and, as the one still l...

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“Piste of Passion” by Greg Gillis

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The sun glistened off the powdered snow-covered mountainside as Darren and his friends exited their vehicle at the ski resort. Hundreds of people made their way from cars or from the chalet with one purpose in mind; to take on the snow-covered giant before them. Darren and his best friend, Shane, decided to grab a hot cup of coffee before hitting the slopes. Jack, their other sidekick, headed straight for the li...

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“It started with a crash” by Nikolle Mack

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A thump, twin shouts of surprise, and the sight of a lone ski continuing on after it had escaped its owner. It all culminated in Amy laying on her back in the snow, staring up at a blue sky. After a moment, her vision was blocked by the helmet of the other skier she’d run into. “You alright there, hun?” Amy lifted one hand in a thumbs up, “right as rain. You?” The other woman let out a snort, “a sight better than you I think. Let’s get you out of the snow before you become an ice cube.” Amy let herself be pulled upright and steadied as...

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“The Accident.” by Alaska Maxwell

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I let out a small gasp. I choked on the cold, unfamiliar air. I immediately shivered, my teeth clenching and my body shaking. I opened my eyes quickly and observed my surroundings. I squinted but all I could see were blurry blobs of blue. Then I tried blinking a few times and my vision finally cleared. I was obviously looking at the sky and I noticed I was lying on my back in icy snow. It appeared to be dawn and I need to get somewhere safe before night arrived. I was disoriented and confused. Where was I? My head throbbed with excruc...

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“Sweet Slopes” by Brenda Butler

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He didn’t see it and because he didn’t, he crashed into it. He didn’t feel he had hit it that hard but apparently, he hit it hard enough to cause a trip to the ER with a concussion and two days in the hospital. When he woke up, he could only remember small bits and pieces of the entire trip. Charlie Juste and his two buddies Rich and Phil had come down to take on the slopes of Colorado. Phil was an expert sort to speak but the other two were newbies. Charlie and Rich had joined the gym to begin muscling up for the trip almost a year early. T...

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“Accidental” by Cardaisha Johnson

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Amy wanted to go on this skiing trip. She really did. So why? Why was she cursed with bad luck? “Amy?” Sandy asked, slowing to a stop in front of the downed black girl, her pink hat askew and lost somewhere beside her. “Y’all alright?” Right. . .she hadn’t moved yet. Mostly because she plowed directly into her crush coming down the mountain. Brian. He had smooth dark skin and a megawatt smile that made Amy’s heart do somersaults and currently. . .currently she was on top of him in a post haste attempt to stop herself from getting injured...

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“The Color of Winter Sky” by VJ Hamilton

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In the wincing bright light of a winter morning, Amir glided up the ski lift for the third time to the top of Jackrabbit Hill. All clear below, except for a stand of trees off to one side and one gray-green rock off to the other. Amir stepped off the lift, his skis crunching the snow with a voracious appetite. Ski vacay, hooray! He squeezed his knees and lifted his poles. A rabbit bolted from the trees, at first barely visible with its white on white, but startling him enough to begin sliding before he was truly ready. The gray-green rock wa...

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“Off-Piste” by Nicole Farmer

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OFF-PISTE By N. D. Farmer Edward Draven slid to a stop halfway down the slope. The mountain laid out a natural obstacle course ahead of him, offering a line of trees, shrubbery, and bends challenging experienced skiers. Below the mountain lay more rolling white hills and tucked away private cabins dotting the Blue Ridge landscape. Edward wasn’t sure if his nerves or the multiple layers of clothing he wore caused him to feel a bit too warm. Sweat pressed his t-shirt close to his skin and made the back of his sweater damp. The chilled wind...

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“Grandpop's Stutter” by Louise Muller

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“There’s s-s-something in them w-w-woods,” Grandpop whispered with the usual quiver in his voice. His eyebrows were untamed and gray. His lips trembled as they always did when he spoke about the woods. He had stuttered for as long as I could remember. My sister and I asked him about it once. “The c-c-creature in the w-w-woods took my s-s-speech,” he answered with solemn eyes,” along with your M-m-mama and G-g-grandma. No m-m-man can recover f-f-from an encounter like that.” We never knew a time before Grandpop’s stutter, a time with Grandma ...

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“Live and Let Ride” by Barbara Romines

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Live and Let Ride During the 1984-85 Ski Season, Breckenridge Ski Resort in Colorado was the first major ski area to open the mountain to snowboarders. Snowboarders had been trying to get access to the mountain resorts for years, and after a few resorts hosted snowboard contests the - opening of the slopes became inevitable. In 1985 snow boards were shorter, slimmer, pointed and made of wood and thought to be potential weapons of destruction in the traditional skiing world. Many skiers worried about the sa...

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“Back In Time” by Tanya Smith

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As I headed up the side of the mountain on the ski lift, I couldn’t help but stare at the beautiful view of the sun hitting the fresh patch of snow. I jumped off of the lift at the top of the mountain. I started skiing down and my ski hit something under the snow, I started falling…. The next thing I knew I woke up in a hospital. Have you ever sat down and thought about your life, where you have gone, what you have done and if you would do anything different? Well I ha...

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“Summer In Winter” by Malik Coley

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It was just below 10 degrees, while my legs swiveled side to side as if they were dancing. I — was attempting to ski for the first time ever in my life. I can’t believe I just said that! Trying anything new was never my style, as old and fashioned fitted me perfectly. The idea of just even listening to new music or just experimenting with new television shows even made me hesitate. So what made me decide to ski down the biggest mountain I’ve ever known to exist? My best friend Aaron! Oh boy, what an extrovert could make an introvert do, huh?...

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“The Rice Moon” by John F. Duffy

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Skish, skish. Skish, skish. Skish, skish, shkizzz. He strained his leg muscles against the fine layer of ice that glazed the snow. On powder, balance was easier, but on ice, he was able to glide further with each push. His aunties laughed at him. Skis were for white boys. Natives snowshoed. His mother hushed their taunts. She was proud that he felt such connection to the land, and to the fish who gave their bodies to nourish people during the cold and hungry depths of winter. In the...

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“Winter Dreams” (A 'Christmas Dreams' sequel)” by Katharine Johns

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Jessie crashed into a metal post trail-marker while skiing.This predicament all started in her first days of high school. Fifteen-year-old Jessie, lover of Christmas, found a new infatuation: fellow classmate, Greg Hammond. She first saw him about eight lockers down from hers in the first days of school. He wasn’t anyone she went to school with before. He walked right by her one day as he focused on his class schedule and school map, trying to figure out where to go. She should’ve said something but forgot her manners in her wonder over him....

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Begin your story with a character crashing into something (or someone) while skiing.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 30 stories

“Wed or Dead” by PJ Aitken

“Lost and Found” by Mary Catherine Kingfisher

“Piste of Passion” by Greg Gillis

“It started with a crash” by Nikolle Mack

“The Accident.” by Alaska Maxwell

“Sweet Slopes” by Brenda Butler

“Accidental” by Cardaisha Johnson

“The Color of Winter Sky” by VJ Hamilton

“Off-Piste” by Nicole Farmer

“Grandpop's Stutter” by Louise Muller

“Live and Let Ride” by Barbara Romines

“Back In Time” by Tanya Smith

“Summer In Winter” by Malik Coley

“The Rice Moon” by John F. Duffy

“Winter Dreams” (A 'Christmas Dreams' sequel)” by Katharine Johns

🌟 Similar prompts

Write about a skier who accidentally strays off-piste.

Set your story in a snowed-in chalet.

Write your story from the point of view of someone learning or teaching an extreme hobby.

Your character runs an inn for resting mountaineers. It’s a calm life, until they encounter a twist of fate.

Contest #129

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Contest entries

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