Write about a skier who accidentally strays off-piste.

Posted in Adventure on Oct 26, 2022

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“Your Side of the Mountain” by Violet Steele

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Jamie shoved his hands deeper into the pockets of his jacket, the tips of his ears sticking out from under his hat. No matter how many layers he had on, he remained frozen to the core. He begrudgingly followed his father from the warm car, everything he needed for the next week crammed into the backpack he carried. Jamie’s mother had already made her way into the ski lodge, awaiting their arrival with the luggage so she could help his sister prepare further for her big day. Looking up at the busy ski slopes surrounding the lodge, at the slo...

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“White Lie” by Neil Deuchar

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Firstly, there’s a ski on top of your snowboard. The queue scrapes and slithers forward but you can’t move because someone’s ski is slap bang across your board. Left foot strapped into the front binding, right foot planted on the slush beside the board, you look up and ahead and see chairs coming round and scooping up twos and threes from the front of the queue. Then you look down and trace the ski to its owner. He’s prodding his poles into the snow to push himself forward. You smell Ambre Solaire and garlic. “Excusez-moi?” you say in your p...

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“Lost and Found ” by Thomas M.P. Linsenmeyer

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The snow squalls and strong winds had given way to a cold yet absolutely perfect mid January afternoon. Rebecca thought she'd get in one more run before she collapsed into the bar in the lodge at the base of Snowshoe Ridge.It had been a furiously busy winter with the kids,Covid,her new job, and her pending divorce. This was the first opportunity to get away with friends, some of whom were going through all the same things, but all of them were going through some of them. What was real was that she felt every bit of her forty two years and th...

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“Don't go into the forest” by Alyssa Tsang

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Disclaimer: Not based on real events during WW2, any similarity to real events or history is unintentional by the Author. “Don’t go into the forest!” His mother warned as he left the family home, skis wobbling over his child-sized shoulder. Kal smiled at the warm memory. His mother had been gone for quite some time now. The war rationing was not kind to a woman in her later years. He kept her memory in his mind as he prepared to disobey her. He chuckled a little, imagining her scolding a grown man in his uniform for wandering into ...

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“Stars Aligned” by H. C. Black

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When I left, the snow clung to my mittens like powdered sugar. It didn't matter how much I clapped my woolly hands. Snow had been falling all day, and there was no sign of slowing. That didn’t matter to me either, because these ultra-warm mittens were literally made for this kind of weather. The boots, too, were specially tailored for cross country skiing. The poles were brand new, the skis freshly waxed. I’d done my research, bought all the right stuff, and planned my route to perfection. The stars had aligned for me. So when...

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“Snow and the old oak tree ” by Professor Alan Dale Dickinson

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SNOW AND THE OLD OAK TREE The tree was one hundred and fifty [150] years old, she was grandiose, and she was solid Oak. This grand beauty was quite tall, over three hundred feet into the royal blue skyline of the southern county forest. Also, she was very sturdy and quite lovely to look up at. She was located in lovely Laguna Woods Village, in the Orange County California’s creek bed. Laguna Woods Village, has several majestic and beautiful grand oaks sprawled in its 2,000 acres of property limits. &nb...

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“Pizza Guy and Pizza Boy” by Trent Johnson

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I'm going to hot dog when I damn well please. This is what the lunatic businessman thought as he drifted away from his party, wooshing through the fresh white powder, into a thicket of trees representing something he'll always deny to be aware of: the unknown. An oilman, a marketeer, a real sunuvabitch, Kris Drimsuke knew it at all, or so he thought. After making Exxon Mobil millions upon millions of dollars with his penchant for taking advantage of the natural gas market, he was due for a vacation; the last one he went on was to Dallas, a ...

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“Mind of Ice” by Abigail C

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Specialty. Money. Business. Inherit. These words that go through Ledger’s head as he slides down the massive mountainside cause more dread than pleasure. This trip was supposed to be relaxing, a chance to clear his head, but as trees pass quickly out of his range of vision he can’t stop thinking about real life. Real life meaning his father and all he has planned to make Ledger’s life harder. All the things that are supposed to be needed and accomplished before he starts college. All the troubles with girls and social drama he’s had for the ...

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“A Matter of Balance” by Jessie Chapman

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It had been a good day. A hard day, but a good one. She had thought about nothing else but finding her rhythm on the slopes, taking them wide and slow so she could feel the rise and fall, the edge of her skis cutting into the snow. Open your arms, embrace the mountain, let yourself go, and feel your own weight bring you round. Open your arms, embrace the mountain, and fly.At times, she had owned the piste, carving a faultless triumphant path right up to the muddled queue for the next lift. At times, she remembered where she was, far away and...

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“Lost In The Dust” by Dawson Holloway

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Dust rode the tender earth, and sailed with the violent wind. Immortal and endless, pushed into the sky by the magnitude of the spinning Earth, the dust ruled the air and the ground. Blink’s house looked so small. Blink felt so small. “Get out of the window, honey, I don’t want to have to clean your breath off of it again.”Blink glanced back in his mother’s direction, and back to the window. He flared his nostrils, and dropped his jaw, letting the air flow through - HWOUGH“Shane, don’t you dare!”PTEW - a wad of spit flung free from his ...

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“In the Trees” by Brian Webb

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In the Trees Brian Webb, January 2022 Having failed at mending fences with Joann, I decide I’ll stretch the President’s Day weekend by taking Friday off. Just a short getaway for some rest and relaxation. “No booze, and no weed,” I tell myself dead-seriously in the mirror as I’m shaving. And I mean it this time. Just clean fresh air, a little skiing, and some healthy self-inventory. It feels like the best thing I’ve done for myself in too long. I pack a light bag and throw it in the car with my gear, then...

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“APRÈS-SKI OR…?” by Christine Hand

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It was an early morning start; by half-past six, Matteo had arrived in Chamonix, the base of the Mont Blanc. He was excited, fired up for one of the greatest challenges of his life. He was about to conquer the highest slope in Europe. Matteo was in his mid-forties, Italian by birth, and he skied regularly on the slopes of the Dolomites. This accustomed him to the high-altitude pressures of the sport. It put him in good stead for the day’s activity. The ski lift would make its first trip just after eight in the morning. Matteo made his way i...

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“Bodies Down the Gorge” by Nick Cevennes

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Out of the darkness a man with a belt walked slowly toward another dark corner. The man's steps were heavy and sluggish. His vision was blurred, his eyes clouded with blood and tears. He knew he shouldn't have done it, as the blood left marks of regret through the dust on the attic floor. He leaned into the gloom as if he were the one to be feared. Soon there was a piercing howl, as continual as if someone had been rubbing his arteries with a dull knife. The crying went on for nearly two hours, until it finally stopped. A desultory sob repla...

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“I Remembered the Light” by Robin Feaster

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On the slopes was a young man and young woman, skiing together. Daniel, under his helmet and mask, had short brown hair and bright blue eyes. He would have liked to think he was striking, but really he was just an ordinary sort of handsome. With him was Darla, who had come along as his ski buddy. They’d also come with a friend, Alice, but she was actually afraid of skiing and admitted she had just come along for moral support. The three had laughed about it, but it did leave her alone in the lodge waiting for them to be done. “What’s going o...

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“A Skiing Situation” by Marie Richmond

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As Marc Edwards entered Black Piste 62 on the Swiss Matterhorn he thought about how lucky he was on this trip of a lifetime and a business trip no less. The financial guys at corporate must be crazy, not one of them wanted to fly across the pond so he was the pioneer. He took in the hundred and eighty degree panoramic view. Could life be any better? He indulged in the snow covered peaks before him like fluffy meringue cast against a cloudless sky. It was a pity to waste all of this gloriousness on himself. He wished the love of his life, his...

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Write about a skier who accidentally strays off-piste.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 30 stories

“Your Side of the Mountain” by Violet Steele

“White Lie” by Neil Deuchar

“Lost and Found ” by Thomas M.P. Linsenmeyer

“Don't go into the forest” by Alyssa Tsang

“Stars Aligned” by H. C. Black

“Snow and the old oak tree ” by Professor Alan Dale Dickinson

“Pizza Guy and Pizza Boy” by Trent Johnson

“Mind of Ice” by Abigail C

“A Matter of Balance” by Jessie Chapman

“Lost In The Dust” by Dawson Holloway

“In the Trees” by Brian Webb

“APRÈS-SKI OR…?” by Christine Hand

“Bodies Down the Gorge” by Nick Cevennes

“I Remembered the Light” by Robin Feaster

“A Skiing Situation” by Marie Richmond

🌟 Similar prompts

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

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.

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