Skier Can Only Watch As His Skis Go Flying Down The Mountain

Ski bindings are fickle beasts -- sometimes they operate exactly as they should, other times, not so much.Watch as skier Ron Nelson's sticks detach from his feet and disappear into the forest during a video filmed last winter.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Ron Nelson (@ron.sending)
This is half of what bindings are supposed to do. When you crash hard, they release so your knees don't get mangled.You know what they're not supposed to do, though? Allow your skis to slide out of sight.