The Nanshan intermediate mogul course offers three runs, two of which can be used simultaneously. Typically, the one on the east side is the main run, while the smaller bump area on the west side is for practice, helping newcomers advance their mogul skills. To make learning moguls easier, Nanshan has specially added a beginner mogul run below the intermediate western section this year. The beginner mogul run is well-built, shorter and gentler than the intermediate one, making it more suitable for beginners to practice.
       However, some skiers still go straight to the main mogul run. They usually fall after just two or three bumps and then struggle to get up on the slope for quite a while. As a result, a crowd gathers at the top of the mogul run, blocking everyone else from descending.
       I think this approach is inappropriate. It’s not that moguls are only for advanced skiers, and beginners shouldn’t practice.
       I don’t think skiing ability matters.
       Whether you ski fast or slow doesn’t matter.
       Even if you just slowly bump down one bump at a time, people will understand.
       Some even challenge themselves, fall right at the start, and quickly leave the run to adjust their bindings — not causing any inconvenience to those skiing normally.
       These are all good practices.

       But if you fall and don’t get up, or if you get up but still adjust your bindings on the run,
       and it takes you forever to put your bindings back on,
       and then you keep skiing but fall again after just one or two bumps,
       and then you go back to adjusting your bindings on the run, taking forever again,
       that’s really not appropriate.

       Also, skiers on the mogul runs are going faster and faster these days, and many are practicing straight-line turns near the bottom.
       Some skiers fall off the mogul run and adjust their bindings on an adjacent run. By then, someone above is already skiing down at high speed, but the person adjusting their bindings doesn’t even look before jumping back onto the main run, entering just one or two bumps away from fully speeding skiers. This is very inconsiderate. While the fast skiers might manage to avoid you, avoiding someone on moguls often involves significant risk. Swerving to miss you and catching a bump could easily result in a fall, possibly breaking a leg and ruining the whole season.

       So I hope beginners stick to mogul runs that match their skill level.
       After falling, please leave the run promptly, and always check above before re-entering.
       Convenience for others, safety for yourself.

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