Backcountry Beacon

As we savor the final weeks of ski season, we at Backcountry.com have noticed the usual seasonable influx of non-ironic denim and colorblock one-pieces on the spring-breaker-flooded resort slopes. Nobody enjoys a hearty point-and-laugh from the mid-mountain patio as much as we do, and we thank the tourists who film their exploits and post them on the interwebs so we can continue to gape vicariously online.

Here, we post a Top Ten list of awards for falls, flails, and unintentionally huge airs that are posted on YouTube by Gapers Gone Wild. Grab some popcorn, pull on a headband and rear-entry boots to show solidarity, and click each spectacular specimen of DIY ski cinema gone wrong.

Best Inverted Fail:

Best Rolling Down the Windows:

Best of the British Isles:

Best Faceplant:

Best Tomahawk Ever Set To “I Believe I Can Fly”:

Best Yardsale Narrated By A Southerner:

Best Torpedo:

Best Gape-Air:

Best Misuse of “This is how we do it, baby!”:

Scorpion Category:

Extended Scorpion:

Ski Scorpion:

We thank: everyone who has ever stood in the middle of a cat track, pointed a pole and debated the “sickest black we could do from here”; filmers who have screamed, “You better turn. … You better turn. … Oh shit!”; and anyone who has ever sealed his ski boots to his jeans with a duct-tape interface.

Have vids of your own?

Post a link in the comments. It’s Friday, we need all the distractions we can get.

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Tags: humor, skiing, snowboarding, top 10 list