how is it that heavier objects don’t fall faster (e.g. Pisa experiment) , but heavier people go faster downhill on skis or sleds than less heavy people

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A heavier person has more momentum too. Two sledders will tie, assuming same wind drag, until they hit the flats, then the heavier sledder will move ahead ang go further.

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