PARK CITY — It was an exciting opening day at Deer Valley Resort, filled with skiers and even a few deer. Luckily, a skilled 6-year-old walked away unscathed following a close call with one of them.

His mother captured this video.

Rickie and his mother were skiing on Success run when she noticed some deer coming out of the trees. She was behind her son and couldn’t get his attention.

“I hollered to him but he didn’t seem like he heard me. Thankfully, he was very quick to react when he finally saw the deer out of the corner of his eye,” said Abbi Martz, Rickie’s mother.

Rickie didn’t seem phased following the encounter, and was even determined to finish one more run despite the shocking experience.

“It was so close. He told me he was a ski length away, but his skis are about three feet

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