 Poster: A snowHead
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Thanks. It really helps hearing stories from those of you who have managed to get over the hurdles. So pleased for your progress.
Falling is an interesting thing isn't it. I have always been pretty adverse to it, and yet on each holiday it has been a relief to get that first fall over with, and know that it isn't going to be a problem.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I 'did' my ACL February but the surgeon didn't think a reconstruction was a particular priority although he did a neat job of tidying up the meniscus (keyhole) in March.
He went off to Morzine the following day for a week's skiing - lucky devil.
It took 3-4 months of self-inflicted discomfort (understatement) to get back to the same degree of flexion as the uninjured knee but it was worth pushing it.
I too had hoped to go to Jonathon Bell's day at Hemel but left it too late to be able to fit in the pre-assessment (knee not skiing) at Wimbledon - as I live 300 miles away.
Anyway I've decided to go to Austria (about 25 miles NE of Innsbruck) for two weeks, self-catering and driving there ... and I've downloaded piste maps of everywhere within about one hour's drive and intend to start off with some cross-country skiing in Achenkirch and then head off to a place with lots of blue runs to try and remember how to invoke something approaching a decent technique, then according to how that goes just do slightly more challenging slopes for longer and longer each day.
I've decided that if I think I'm likely to fall over (which strangely enough doesn't happen very often because I use the most ridiculous contortions to avoid it) I'll just push off the skis so there's no chance of opposing forces having an argument with my knee. That's the plan anyway - hope it works. Needless to say if there's another skier / boarder within 20 metres above me I'll happily watch as they whizz by. So I'll be the person loitering by the lifts!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I use the most ridiculous contortions to avoid it
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not a good idea - better to just go with it.
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I certainly will.
Dignity doesn't take so long to recover.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Just back from a great week in Sierra Nevada (Spain). My knee coped very well with 6 days of skiing, on the slopes for 3-5 hours each day. Occasional niggles, but nothing worth worrying about.
The nerves were a little harder to overcome, especially at the start of the week when it was very icy. I stayed mainly on the greens, with a few blues, and focused on getting my technique right, and enjoying being on the snow again. 4 good lessons over the week definitly helped, and by the end of the week I really didn't want to stop.
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janeed, great to hear that 
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janeed, Good news.
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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janeed, fantastic news. Well done.
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janeed, excellent news!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Thanks.
I want to go back now!
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