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whats the worst (or saddest) ski injury you or your friends have had?

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I know, I love them! I've been skiing the shorter, 08/09 model for the past three seasons and have completely outgrown them.
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1) A friend tore ligaments in his knee warming up for the ski school check-out (allocation to classes) on the first morning Sad

2) Our group leader, coming back to the hotel we had visited the year before, on getting off the bus walked over to greet the hotel owner - and promptly fell into the basement, breaking his leg before the holiday had started Sad Sad

Both in Hinterglemm.
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not a super bad one but had a call from my brother back home in NZ this morning. Was skiing at Turoa a couple of days ago, fell over, rider behind couldn't stop in time. Face V steel edge. Face0, steel edge1. 25 stitches later and the ar5ehole didn't even hang around to check my bro was OK.
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Dot., ouch. Skullie Hope he recovers without too much scarring.
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Dot., ouch !!! Awful when no-one stops (they didn't for Jules either). Just thinking these spinal x-rays would make a good set of ski graphics. Do you think we could enough for a complete spine?


Toofy Grin
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Pedantica, he is already ugly so the scar will improve him Toofy Grin

Hells Bells, x-rays....graphic.....hmmmmm now thats an idea Little Angel
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Dot., Laughing Laughing
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davidof wrote:
Hells Bells wrote:
cbowls30, a couple of seasons ago, on the first day of our two weeks New Year holiday, my husband broke his neck. Two hours skiing, almost three months off work, and major surgery on his spine.


Did he have a helmet?


Davidof, he was hit in the back by an out-of-control weekend skier, who got up again and skied off. He was skiing slowly towards the bottom of the Aya The impact probably caused the fracture rather than the fall (whiplash),(according to the SnowHeads medics). He wasn't wearing a helmet, and yes, we always do now.
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Dot., it's a longstanding snowHeads belief that "chicks dig scars." I'd say your brother's about to get lucky wink
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Zero-G, They look hot - I have never heard of Icelantic?
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leedssteve, they've been around for a few years, I believe. Do a search on snowHeads, you'll find them mentioned in a few threads.

Manufacturer's site:www.icelanticboards.com
UK distributor's site: www.icelanticskis.co.uk. I think this chap is a snowHead, if I remember correctly.

While you're browsing skis, check these out too: www.whitedotfreeride.com. This chap is definitely a snowHead Madeye-Smiley
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Did a couple of ribs on about the third 'warm-up' run on a Saturday afternoon boarding in la plagne. Took lots of booze n drugs and carried on. Was on a trip to Meribel earlier this season and one of the group who hadn't skiied for about 5 years did their ACL on the second run of the week...
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When we were little (think I was 6), my sister didn't want to get out of bed on the first day of a holiday in Santa Caterina, so I grabbed her arm and tried to drag her out. She snatched it back, and crunched her thumb into the wall... The 'rents had to buy her bigger gloves to fit of the protective plastic cage thing the doc gave her to fit over her thumb lol.

Still the only bone I've ever broken (so far, touch wood, etc).
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Here's a great story on what can happen if you push yourself too hard!

http://www.yodelmagazine.com/too-much-confidence.html

Stay safe!
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YodelMagazine, Welcome to snowHeads That's one helluva first post Shocked Shocked Ouchy!
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My father broke his ankle falling down the steps of the aircraft when we arrived in Switzerland.
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Broken hip..............





















...........flask.

Kept me off of the slopes for a couple of hours while I sourced a replacement. Madeye-Smiley
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The 1st time I worked as a rep, we arrived in resort at lunch time, with the kids not due to ski until the next day. I spent the afternoon sorting out the rental kit, getting all the boots fitting nicely etc. Unbeknown to me, the party leader had gone off to check out the lift times/collect piste maps. He phoned from the hospital with a broken leg. The following morning all the lifts were shut due to high winds, so the kids were confined to the hotel while we waited for an update. One of the lads slipped over and broke his ankle.

Two in hospital before anyone had been skiing, and no lifts open! I should have quit then, as things got much worse as the week went on!
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Stupidly took my skis off on icy black run helping a faller (sache in tignes) and slipped. Skidded 500 metres into and through the nets that save you from the gorge. Nets saved me ultimately but boot got caught. Complete tear of ACL, PCL and needed a postero-lateral corner reconstruction. Lots of grafs and screws. Been 1 year now and can just jog. Recovery has been good overall. Mixed messages on whether I can ski again but 2013 at best. Here is hoping! Had 2 knee ops in 2011 and had about 6 months on crutches with brace... Great fun!!
Still it feels better every day. Advice... No matter how good a skier you are keep them strapped on. I live with that moment of madness... And arrogance.... Every day!!!
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I Broke my thumb, 1st run on the first day in Whistler at new year - had to go for an op in Vancouver and didn't ski at all! Was gutted as I'd been looking forward to it all year!

poo-poo happens!
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This topic is really going to put people off skiing/boarding...that disc injury looks nasty!

I managed to break my wrist on the last run of a holiday in Alpe D'Huez. I was going really slowly and it was only a blue!

Still aches now at times, and I did it 17 years ago.
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Do I win the competition?

Have had a few problems over the last couple of years rolling eyes


2010 season either the into the fourth of fifth week of our trip I skied off the cliff in the picture below, actually just went over it, and shut my eyes as I thought I was dead and was going to hit the rocks that are like a X - tore & bruised ligaments, lost one ski (found in the summer by a guide mate), mate with me skied the powder out on one ski whilst I hobbled down on his, till the long walk out - then was hobbling around the resort for another week and a bit, though did get out on the bike..........




http://youtube.com/v/EMq4aHTDUng


Then last season, helied off whilst ski touring well away from the resort two weeks into a five week trip, having done my ACL


http://youtube.com/v/0S794ulZzew


As they say, things happen in threes..............what's this year got in store Puzzled
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Someone my OH knows fell and his ski pole went through him just below the shoulder I think it was - ouch!


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Did my cocysx the first time I tried doing a rail (video evidence here:


http://youtube.com/v/gzBqus4SpT4&feature=plcp&context=C3079283UDOEgsToPDskLEEmIJhIxOGxg7qEMHA8eZ

I think it was the (lack of) speed that did it Smile

For the remainder of the week it just felt like I was going to pooh myself. Really uncomfortable and I ended up losing sensation in my fingertips and toes for about three weeks. Leaned a lesson - never buy a cheap woolly hat 'cos they look gash!!
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Tore ankle day before college trip and we were using my car, spent the week in the bar. Broke ribs another time and convinced the hospital to release me, back in four days later for more xrays less than an hour later I'm in a hospital room and a Dr is slamming a tube in my chest. Seemed I was bleeding internally, heart was collapsing, and I was close to dying 3 more days in the hospital.

Last day of the season came around a corner and was headed for a brown spot lept into the air and came down in the middle of said brown spot, muddy and sore I skiied the rest of the way down to where everyone was partying and told the patrol I thought I broke my thumb laughing they asked if it bent well it did but an xray later broken thumb.

Isn't skiing the greatest.
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On my first trip i slipped and fell carry my skis the day before the first days skiing cutting my forehead and upper lip open.

and two years ago fell and broke my right proximal humerus skiing the three valleys

shoulder - Copy

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