Nothing quite beats the exhilaration of cool crisp air, downhill speed, and challenging trails.
Ski poles help with balance and acceleration.
This ripping can be partial or complete. It can also involve a portion of the bone. Historically, the British small game keepers would dispatch the rabbits and chickens by holding the animal's neck between the thumb and index finger and quickly snap the neck. This mechanism had the same result on the ulnar collateral ligament, but it was usually a more gradual tearing of this thumb ligament than with a skiing accident. As you can imagine, most skiing accidents are not gradual.