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Broken Femur February 1st 2015 ended my season and made it hard to ski this season.
March 16 this year I came up short on a backflip and slammed my face directly into the landing. Knocked myself out and had a seizure. Wasn't a season ender because I got one more weekend in but still a gnarly ass fall.
Mr.McSteezeBro I was there when you broke your leg on gaper day, scared the living shit outta me... Get better!
keefskiOh damn at winter park?! Were you a random passerby or someone who was with me?
Mr.McSteezeYeah man, I was with the team that day... I'm not officially on the team but I've got a bunch of friends who are so sometimes I just shred with them. I saw your fall in DT though and it was gnarly as shit, nobody hit 3:2 the rest of the day
sagerobSnow melted.
sagerobSnow melted.
sagerobSnow melted.
gapersarefriendsMountain closed.
speedyswapper34all the snow melted.
galardogodOn my first run of the day at Sunday River I over shot a jump by a solid 40 feet and went 25 feet to flat and tore my Lateral Meniscus in two pieces in the middle. At this point it might be more than a season ender, I may never ski park again. I have had two failed attempts to stitch it back and at this point looks like i am losing most of it.
ronders_On Dec 29th 2014 it was really cold and icy, I somehow overshot a jump and landed on my face (I don't remember the run) and was knocked out for about 10 seconds. The front of my helmet was crushed, with foam falling out, and I couldn't feel my face. I broke my nose and got a concussion, season ender because I got another concussion playing hockey.
Picture of me in ski patrol office, off the flip phone I had at the time:
russsavokskisHow long was your hockey concussion after your skiing concussion?
keefskiOh man I can't believe no one else hit it. It sucked because it was the first lap and I was throwing down on that tube in rail yard and then I just got booted off 3-2 and boom I'm done. Luckily it happened in such a way where I didn't need surgery and should be back to normal by the end of June. How far did I go do you think
dan4060January 3, 2004. I was living in Tahoe skiing Squaw everyday. It was my 6th year living up there. It was a sick powder day, and I was one of the first down Light Towers. It was perfect pow, light and soft. Light Towers is around 50 degrees, so normally it sluffs off, but that day it was perfect. A spine had formed, I made two turns down the spine, sluff pouring down on both sides, and pointed it out. It was super soft, powdery despite how steep it was, an insane feeling. I sunk in despite how steep it was. I skied from the towers to the Cornice 2 area and hit a nice 15 footer, not crossing a track. One of the greatest lines I have ever skied, maybe the best.
The largest air I had ever hit successfully was about 25 feet. That was late the year before. Normally, I would work up 10 feet, then 15 feet, then 20 feet, then maybe 25 feet late in the year when I felt solid. The day of my Light Towers line they opened Granite Peak next so I hiked up it. There is a cliff there called Smooth Air. It is about 40 feet. Even though I had not hit a cliff above 15 feet that year, or 25 feet ever, I was feeling confident, so I sent it. Right when I hit it I knew I was in over my head. I went into a crazy tomahawk. During my spinning I felt a loud pop and heard a pop. It did not hurt, but I knew it was bad. I went down to the bottom and they told me my ACL was torn. I knew I was going to grad school the next fall, and that this winter would be my last ski bum year, so I got a brace made and decided to ski out the season. After a month of skiing tentatively I realized I was not going to hit the lines I was going to hit and got surgery.
Now I ski 35 days a year as a weekender. I love my life, but some days I miss being a ski bum. I will never forget that line down the Light Towers, nor the crash off of Smooth Air. It is funny that right after the line of my life I ended my ski bum career by biting off more than I could chew. I hope the rest of you guys have as much fun as I did if your season ends.
KravtZSquaw is so gnarly dude its insane how crazy it is. I had been eyeing lookers right large cliff on the fingers for quite a while for a few years...finally this year with 3 ft of fresh was on top of it and realized just how god dam bit that cliff was. Backed off and went down the center chute instead. Still regret it to this day.
dan4060The one that got away. I backed off of the Chimney Sweep a bunch of times during the spring of 2003. I returned started the winter of 2003/2004 with it as my goal. When I got hurt that one went down the tubes. I still regret passing up the sweep to this day, it was my goal when I moved to Squaw and I never quite got there. I am a weekender now and the sweep is out of my ability level.
Mr.McSteezeBro I was there when you broke your leg on gaper day, scared the living shit outta me... Get better!
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