You tried to think how that might be wrong, because it didn’t really sound right, but thinking it through you had to concede mum was right — at least on slopes that are open. You weren’t sure about winding narrow slopes that took lots of care and thinking ahead. You weren’t exactly going fast on those.
Still, it sounded like Lucy could join the rest of you now. But on the next run you learnt why your parents were worried.
“Lucy, slow down!” mama called out.
This blue slope cut through a scenic green slope about halfway down. There were big signs telling people on the blue slope to slow down and watch out for other skiers, but Lucy cut straight through, narrowly passing a boy about your age.