If you’ve ever been riding in North America, you may have come across the peculiar breed of uniformed slope fascist known by many as ‘the speed nazi’.

Snowboard too fast (even if totally in control) through a designated slow-zone and these safety-enforcing bigots will verbally shoot you in the face, smack you on the bottom and threaten to take your pass.

Thankfully, European resorts are way more relaxed on the safety front, and speed nazis aren’t even close to existing in most of the places we’ve been.