Replying to Ski patrol

In my earliest memory of ski patrol, I was riding up the lift and there was a patroller going through the park about to hit the halfpipe. I lean over to my friend, and I'm like- I bet this guy rips it up. Keep in mind this is the first year skiers are allowed in the "snowboard park" and I'm just a kid, so I figure ski patrol will rip it up. The guy gets ready to drop in, and as he does, one of his skis gets caught on top of the coping while his other ski goes to the bottom. thus, forcing the guy to do the splits the entire length of the pipe. he's probably a speed controller now.