Published: 2005   Dave Barry  A ski trip is a perfect family
vacation, because it gives you a chance to spend quality time
with your kids, both on the ski slopes and, later on, in the
emergency room.  Just kidding! I'm sure you'll have a great time
on your family ski trip, as long as you remember the Number One
Rule for Skiing Safely with Your Kids, which is: Never ski with
your kids. It's OK to be on the same general mountain as your
children, but under no circumstances should you attempt to go
down the mountain the same way they do.  The problem is that
children, being young and naive, do not understand the laws of
physics. They've heard of gravity, but they don't have a lot of
direct, personal experience with it. So when they stand at the
stop of a large snow-covered mountain wearing long slippery
sticks on their feet, they think, "This is gonna be FUN!"
Whereas you -- a mature adult familiar with gravity from having
it yank downward on your body parts with increasing force for
decades -- know that there