Doing extremely dumb things happens ALL THE TIME on the ski resort. If you don't put on your dunce cap, then you won't have much fun and won't progress your skills. You will stay on the bunny slopes or blues at the most...boring.

However, it's important to realize that if you're pushing the limits, sometimes you will guess wrongly. Just be mature enough to know it's your fault, not the ski resort's fault and not your buddy's fault who brought you off trail.

By the way, nobody out there on the resort is immune. Skiing and snowboarding are inherently dangerous and dumb activities. It's so darn fun that we tend to forget sometimes.