 Poster: A snowHead
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Not my words (!) but those of extreme skier Kent Kreitler on jumping an Alaskan cliff and suffering horrendous leg injuries on landing: his right femur "pushing into new territory" and every ligament and tendon in the knee severed except for the interior capsule, which all tore off of the femur in one chunk.
Nice.
The interview, on Powder Magazine's site, is worth a read if your interest in skiing extends into medical science or butchery.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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It took an absolute age to load (as it includes a 'mini movie' of the accident). Worth waiting for. Scary stuff - another very lucky man.
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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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..........lady's front bottom!
The video doesn't show too much, but he's says it all in the beginning of the article that he normally has a look and assess what he's going to do before he does it.......this time he didn't and fate took over!!
I can't believe he's going to be able to ski again, good luck!
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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i can't believe you can't write T W A T on this forum............oh well. By the way, what is an "ass checker"???
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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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I believe it's a job given to new stable apprentices.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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Cooo . . . someone who screws-up as much as me! But not scoping the jump makes him a real 'poo'head, I usually know where various bits of me will land 
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I usually know where various bits of me will land
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But not necessarily in what order?
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All toooo true!
But this season will be different - along with my din settings.
And the boards probably won't get waxed until very late on. 
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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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Here's some more stuff from Kent Kreitler on the Teton Gravity site. An interesting point comes out of the interview.
Speaking about his relationship with filmmakers: "I wrote into my contract that they couldn't use falls." But his attitude changed:
"I took a huge fall that was in last years Warren Miller movie....I thought that it was such a big one that it was worthy so I said "O.K.""
"The TGR viewers are more perfectionist though" he says. "They want to see stomps not falls so most falls except really good ones get canned and they don't waste people's time with a bunch of crap."
So, if you're looking for a movie career in falling, take it from a master. Make sure your falls are not "a bunch of crap." Otherwise they might end up on the cutting room floor.
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"a movie career in falling".
I bet Masque would pick up a few Oscars.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Dan, in this context I think Kent is talking about sticking your bum into the ground in a controlled fall, checking your speed with your ass; rather than looking at an attractive girl's ass! Obviously had his ass hit the rocks he may have broken his back - hence the paralysed comment. You can see him spotting the rocks and trying to turn in the pics. Ass checking is good when its steep and you are out of control, if its really steep it doesn't even look like a fall.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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There's obviously some confusion about terminology here. I've done a brief Google on ass-checking, and came up with this:
"10:03:41 a.m.: Listen, I interrupt. As long as you have the elevator stopped, I want to tell you I want to get off this ass-checking regimen. I don’t want you forcing me to check out asses or making 11:10 a.m. ass-checking appointments with me. Just consider me hands-off for a while when it comes to asses."
That was from How's it Hangin'
Why is this office building full of people checking horses, and making appointments with horse scrutineers?
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I'm always checking the ski-bunnies asses it would be rude not to
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