Today I went skiing in

Today I went skiing in the Alps! How crazy is that. The mountains are the border between Switzerland & France, so at the top they have immigration & customs! Cause you can honestly just ski into France.

As a skiing day, however, it was pretty awful. The thickest clouds I've ever skied in. We got so lost because we couldn't see anything or anyone. At one point, we got just a little bit off the main trail but had no idea which direction to go to get back. Objects would appear and disappear as the clouds' thickness changed.

A weird thing happened. With such flat light, combined with heavy clouds, I couldn't see the terrain or any reference points. I was just looking out ahead and skiing by feel. I went over a hill, and as I came down, I must have accelerated. A building and a fence came into view, and I suddenly couldn't process the speed at which they were coming at me. For a moment, they felt like they were getting closer far faster than they should. It made me feel dizzy, so I just bailed out and fell down.

What was that? Some kind of skiing vertigo? Is it related to what happens to scuba divers when they can no longer tell which direction is up? Give me the scoop. It felt interesting, but ultimately scary.