I'd rather be flung at cars and people then off into the trees. You're getting damaged no matter what but not having branches impaling your body all over is preferable. I helped Mnt Patrol pull a guy out of the bush once at a ski resort I worked at. It was fucking horrible. Like he got jumped by a bear. Had broken bones and puncture wounds everywhere; huge hole in his ear, damage to
the back of his throat from a stick going through his cheek. Wasn't really going that fast and was a seasoned local IIRC.
Be careful on those slopes (and ATVs) people.