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Talk about a core memory for this youngster. Is nearly getting run over by a deer memorable in a good way or a bad way, though? Hard to say. At the very least, the skier was left with a great story to tell their friends. You can ski a black diamond?Cool. I dodged three deer—at Deer Valley.Wildlife encounters at ski resorts are hardly unheard of. Last winter, a moose was spotted trotting across the slopes of Steamboat Springs, Colorado. A bit scarier are bear sightings, which have happened at other mountains. These brushes between skiers and the natural world serve as a reminder: ski resorts might, at times, feel like theme parks, but in the end, we’re still visitors on the turf of bears, moose, deer, and other critters.
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