J.D. Vance was snowboarding amongst a bunch of parents who made their hatred for him well-known, however the Secret Service tells us there was by no means a menace to him or his household … regardless of Vance practically being taken out by an out-of-control skier.

A number of Secret Service sources inform TMZ … the Vice President was by no means in peril this weekend throughout his ski journey to Sugarbush Resort in Warren, Vermont … regardless of how issues could have regarded.

We obtained video of Vance being heckled in line for ski lifts — somebody known as him  “Putin’s Puppet” — and through one in all his runs he nearly obtained barreled into — first by a snowboarder … then by one other skier, who crashed into somebody simply toes away from the Veep.

At first look, it did not appear like Vance was touring with a heavy safety presence … however our sources say the mountain was crawling with Secret Service brokers, some seen and others unseen.

There is a heavy emphasis on line of sight, with brokers defending any place a shooter may have the ability to take. Brokers additionally management entry to areas round Vance and place short-term flight restrictions for plane and drones within the skies above.

Protesters who line the streets as Vance makes his method by means of city are not any concern in any respect. The Vance safety element simply retains him on the transfer, with no lingering close to demonstrators.