the first wolf attack might be the most terrifying piece of cinema i've witnessed in the past couple years

after the other guy gets mauled by wolves was painfully bad acting. Did the camera have to linger that long on them wailing? Just embarrassingly bad.

When buddy jumped and broke his legs. To minimize the impact of the jump, he should've 1) hung from the ski lift chairs and then drop so he would reduce the fall by another 3 feet or so while reducing the speed in which he fell... and 2) swing himself forward towards the downward slop of the hill to reduce impact even more. He just basically jumped straight down - what did he think would happen?

She fell asleep and woke up that way. I don't think she placed her hand there while she was awake... did she?

TWO of them were killed by wolves. I guess it was 'realistic' that that's what would happen, but I'd have liked to see the second guy die a different way.

She did fall asleep with her hand in her pocket, but what would make her remove it from there while sleeping in the first place? And wouldn't she be awakened when she starts to feel her hand was getting cold - thus making her put it back in her pocket? I can understand her not feeling her hand when she woke up to find it on the bar (frostbitten/numb), but I don't get how it would've gotten to that point in the first place without her noticing her hand was out of her pocket.

They already established that she wasn't comfotable riding on the chair lifts, she constantly wanted the safety bar down or was holding onto the side. Didn't they show her fall asleep with her hand on the bar? I thought she only put one hand in her pocket and kept the other on the bar for safety.

She did during the day, but she had both hands in her pocket when they fell asleep and the very next scene was her waking up to find her hand stuck to the bar.

Don't the owners of the ski hill have a end-of-the-day run of the hill to ensure there's noone left behind and everything is fine? I know they made note that there was someone left on the ski lift (even though they messed it up) but that doesn't mean there couldn't be a skiier who fell and was left behind. I don't know what the normal proceedures are for this type of business though.

Also, the appearance of the wolves. Is this a total fluke incident where wolves happen to be wondering around a ski run? If it's known to be a place where wolves are found, would a ski run even be allowed to open there? Wouldn't there be some precautions for this sort of thing? Or are these kids THAT unlucky where they're stuck on a ski lift at the same time wolves are wondering around?

the death of the 2nd kid. I know his hands were messed up from hanging from the cable but I don't think it'd be too hard to fight off a few wolves before they ate you alive. Punch, kick, headbutt, swing the snowboard around, anything to live...Also, why did he use the snowboard like a sled rather than strapping in and boarding down the hill?

I think they established early in the film that he didn't like to snowboard and preferred skiing - maybe this was an indication that he couldn't snowboard. I would assume if he was a decent skiier (which they made it sound like in the film) that he would be able to snowboard well enough to not require to use it like a sled. However, I think the wolves would've caught up to him anyways as I'm sure he wouldn't be able to go fast enough without falling over

That resort was either the shoddiest or most efficient operation on the planet. Considering how little time elapsed between when the lift was shut down and all of the lights went out, it took them no time to get the whole place cleaned up, cleared out, and shut down.

Are wolves really this aggressive? Maybe I have the wrong impression about how ferocious wolves are in reality, but the wolves in this movie came across like bloodthirsty monsters, always ready to attack, moreso than hungry animals who could probably be scared away by adults screaming at them. I get that the first guy was seriously injured and helpless, but found it hard to believe that the wolves overtook the second guy as well.

unless it was a totally different pack, they would have been full after the first guy and would have had no interest in hunting again. I still think a person capable of walking and swinging their limbs can scare away 2-3 wolves, regardless of how hungry they are.

Although, when the guy jumped down...really? What did he expect would happen when you jump 50 feet straight down and try and land on your feet? From the outset I thought what they should have done was either have Dan hang onto the chairlift, then have Parker climb down him, then have Joe climb down her and drop. Obviously this still would have been pretty high up, but it would have cut down about 11 feet, and if he had landed properly he might have stood a chance. Either that, or use the ski poles to lower him down. Neither of those are perfect, but they're better than "Hey, I'm going to jump and magically land on my feet."

And I would've started to throw stuff at the guy in the snowmobile or whatever it was the second he showed up. I wouldn't have waited until he started driving away.

I also find it hard to believe that the wolves would have still been around after eating the first kid. I always assumed showing dominance and attacking such an animal would at least make them retreat and not mess with you, but maybe I'm wrong?

Oh, and I totally thought we'd see Parker laying on the ground, covered by snow, and get run over by a car, lol.