LogFAQs > #971698020

Chaeix posted...

it sounds less like an etiquette problem and more. a kids are fucking stupid problem

as someone who has skied a ton, most people dont declare where theyre going. Youre correct its generally good etiquette to go straight or to the side youre on.

But the real etiquette is if youre going to the opposite side from where youre seated, hang back and let others go wherever theyre going first. That kid just didnt know that.

Yeah, this.
I would also recommend asking unaccompanied children which direction they'll go to or if they know how to exit the ski lift, as long as they are younger than 12/13. Heck, I have asked adults this question when they didn't seem to be particularly compenent/it looked like it was their first time.