Flea wanted to share the adventure with fans on social media, but Woody Harrelson’s wife advised him not to.
In a recent episode of Woody Harrelson and Ted Danson’s podcast Where Everybody Knows Your Name, Flea, the 61-year-old Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist, shared a hilarious and memorable experience with Harrelson.
Flea spoke about a day when he and Harrelson went skiing together, but they did it naked. The two pals reflected warmly on their adventures together.
“I have footage of Woody Harrelson and I snowboarding stark naked down a big snowy mountain,” Flea said with a smile.
“It’s actually great footage,” the 63-year-old Cheers actor remarked.
Flea further stated that Laura, actor Harrelson’s wife, “cautioned me against it” when he wanted to share the footage on Instagram.
“I just gotta say the greatest times I’ve had with you,” Harrelson told his long-time pal, before noting to Danson that Flea is “very zen, but he is also competitive.”
While recognizing that he was “unlike” Harrelson, the musician said, “I don’t really mind if I win or lose.”
The two then recalled another skiing event in which a race resulted in a skier-on-skier confrontation.
“I remember one of the last times we went, we were racing, and we were both reckless because, let’s face it, we go very fast, but we’re very average snowboarders,” Flea told me. “We have to admit that we’re average.”
“Slightly above average,” Harrelson responded jokingly.
He went on to allege that he was “out of control rocketing down this mountain” and had almost hit a woman without realizing it.
“She swerved out of her way, and I miss her — all’s good,” says Flea.
“We are racing. I can’t remember who won, but it was probably me. And we go down there, and we’re about to get on the lift, and we’re laughing and cursing at each other, when this lady appears, and she’s furious.”
Flea said that he apologised profusely and meant it, but the woman continued to shout at him.
“Then she takes her ski pole and sticks it in my face,” he told me. “And at this point, I’m like, ‘Look, I’m sorry, but get your f—ing pole out of my face.'” And then Woody comes along, sees her pole in my face, and defends me like a good friend.
“And then she goes, ‘Well, my husband’s gonna come down here and he’s gonna show you what for,'” he joked.