He'd not had the best start to the morning, what with the waking up wrong and all, but on the bright side, he could still speak. Nobody would be putting ribbons in his hair this time, thank you. Eventually, curiosity won out over embarassment and William headed to the slopes to test if there was a significant change to his centre of gravity.

Answer: there was. As evidenced by the frequent tumbles he was taking on his way down the trails. At least, at first. With enough repetition, he managed to cut down the number of falls he took on each successive run.