We’ve all been here, right?

Well, not all of us have crashed landed a backflip and then immediately smacked into a tree, but there’s a metaphor hidden in the contents of this video.

You’ll see what I mean. 😂

Video uploaded to YouTube by: Cameron Jepperson

The metaphor, for those of you not getting it, is that we’ve all gone full send on something big only to fail. Then, just when we think we’ve recovered, we fail again even more spectacularly.

That’s just life, baby. Sometimes you land a backflip. Sometimes you immediately slam into a tree after crashing on the initial backflip.

Matt Lorelli is a dedicated ski enthusiast and prolific writer whose passion for snow sports shines through in every piece. Originally from Middletown, Delaware, Matt's love for skiing blossomed during...