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As if there weren't already enough potential perils on the slopes, skiers in Steamboat Springs in Colorado had to contend with a charging moose this week. 

In footage shot on Sunday, December 28, a moose wandered onto the popular ski fields of Routt County and took aim at a red jacket-wearing ski patrolman.

Luckily for the patrolman, who was not on skis, he was fleet of foot enough to evade the largest member of the deer like a matador.  

On thin ice: Moose charges unsuspecting skiers on slopes

A moose charges a ski patrolman on the slopes of Steamboat Springs in Colorado

The moose was seen wandering up the piste of a popular ski resort in Routt County

Like a matador, the patrolman evades the largest member of the deer family

Moose are commonly found in the area after being introduced in the late 1970s. 

Run-ins between the creatures and people aren't entirely uncommon. A woman walking her dogs in February was injured when charged.

In this case, however, no-one was harmed.