There is some truth to what they said, skiing can be perfectly save if you pretty much do exactly what they said. They're definitely ignoring other factors and reasons why you'd want to go fast.
I'm not sure why someone shouldn't "gloss over" the other part, it doesn't contribute to the discussion here.
I was incredibly excited for this game because I thought it'd be an actual city simulator this time, but it's just another American-road-based traffic simulator.