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What has skiing cost you?

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Jahseph.
Posts: 1315 - Karma: 267

So I was thinking back on it, and it turns out that skiing is getting fucking expensive! And I'm not even talking about just the regular expenses like skis gear and passes. I'm talking about the unexpected type of things. So here is what it has cost me so far:

4 cell phones

2 girlfriends

An ipod

4 broken ribs

3 concussions

A broken collarbone

2 trips to the E.R.

Thousands in medical bills ( it turns out catscans are expensive.)

And a $500 dollar ticket for having the wrong stuff in a pocket of my ski pants up on the hill.

Is it only me that all this is happening to?  Thank God skiing has made it all worth it, but I want to see what it has cost other NS'ers.

Dec 1 2009 2:38AM
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skier_boy26
Posts: 11295 - Karma: 502
my virginity

my innocence, too
Dec 1 2009 2:38AM
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Mr.Panda
Posts: 17711 - Karma: 564
3 cracked ribs

1 concussion

seriously screwing up my left knee. no torn ligaments but I have screwed up almost every ligament in my knee by straining it or otherwise hurting it.
Dec 1 2009 2:39AM
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Nicholas.
Posts: 10905 - Karma: 60
honestly?

not shit...ive never had anything stolen and ive never injured myself severely (ever...in anything besides minor broken nose). the only thing is gear and passes.
Dec 1 2009 2:41AM
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mmallender.
Posts: 5805 - Karma: 936
2 severely bruised tailbones
grades for university grades going downwards
friendships
girls
so much money
cellphone
Dec 1 2009 2:43AM
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PaleCelery
Posts: 7228 - Karma: 608
I have gained much more from skiing than it has cost me.
Dec 1 2009 2:44AM
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TheStamos
Posts: 9311 - Karma: 910
WOW, good question.
 
 Collar bone,
 multiple concussions
 MCL
 an incredible amount of money
 Cell phones
 Trip to ER and intensive care for 3 days,
 Lacerated liver
 Job'
 Grades
 Freinds


    But i wouldn't go back, or trade it for anything.
 

Dec 1 2009 2:45AM
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LadySaGa
Posts: 774 - Karma: 81
*tear* thats was beautiful
Dec 1 2009 2:45AM
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Jahseph.
Posts: 1315 - Karma: 267

Yeah I for got to list my Tailbone and Grades.

But like others have said, I wouldn't trade it for anything.

Dec 1 2009 2:54AM
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Elijah.
Posts: 9322 - Karma: 76
A college career in Lacrosse.

But skiing's the dopenasty so no hate!
Dec 1 2009 3:18AM
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Joshua.
Posts: 2957 - Karma: 6,229
Grades.... An MRI, Ambulance rides, 2 cracked ribs, broken heels, broken wrists, the excessive need for cheesecake whenever I enter a grocery store, and the cost of gear,
Dec 1 2009 3:34AM
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Elife
Posts: 2829 - Karma: 44
A tailbone
2 Ribs
1 Cellphone
1 Girlfriend
1 Degree from the UPenn School of Business
thousands and thousands of dollars
many days of not living life to the fullest

Dec 1 2009 6:00AM
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short_and_steezy
Posts: 760 - Karma: 18
grades, broken wrist, concussion, broken nose. toenails falling off, black eyes. i know there's more but i'm not complaining i love it
Dec 1 2009 6:17AM
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TheButterHashira
Posts: 9691 - Karma: 1,702
money, a social life at home in the winter.

Nothing I care too much about.
Dec 1 2009 6:18AM
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BC.
Posts: 1551 - Karma: 86
grades and a regular social life. but I am okay with both of these things.
Dec 1 2009 8:02AM
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t-roy
Posts: 4041 - Karma: 52
1 cell phone
1 concussion
1 injured tail bone.

you guys get injured a lot...
Dec 1 2009 8:06AM
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twin-tip-hero
Posts: 2896 - Karma: 277
cell phone
ACL
shit loads of money
car accident
Dec 1 2009 8:10AM
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sammeb
Posts: 153 - Karma: 32

a lot of money

broken arm

bruised tailbone

shins.

grades

Dec 1 2009 8:22AM
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lineskier53
Posts: 192 - Karma: 21
ACL, MCL, wrist sprains, 3-4 concussions, 2 ER trips, 2 MRI's, X rays, Cat scan, cell phone, iPod, headphones, senior tennis season, still can't run yet...but it was completely worth it
Dec 1 2009 8:24AM
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sammeb
Posts: 153 - Karma: 32
beats me...
Dec 1 2009 8:26AM
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Brenone
Posts: 4944 - Karma: 296

collar bone

right knee

2 cell phones

2 car accidents

1 girlfriend

a few friends

a better job

missing family events in the winter because i would rather drive 4 hours each way to ski for 2 days on the weekends.

and a partridge in a pear tree.

Dec 1 2009 9:33AM
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teleTay
Posts: 2320 - Karma: 186
explain it doesnt make sense to me
Dec 1 2009 9:36AM
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theblackrod
Posts: 2162 - Karma: 575
 
Dec 1 2009 9:56AM
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SDrvpr
Posts: 851 - Karma: 649
a concussions
badly bruised rib
and i just over shot a jump this weekend so i have two bruised legs which make it hard to walk.
Dec 1 2009 10:24AM
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steezc-ross
Posts: 822 - Karma: 1,156
4 cell phones

3 girlfriends

1 tailbone

a good amount of friends

respect from kids at school

Jobs

thousands of dollars in ski equipment

other sports, soccer, baseball, backetball
Dec 1 2009 10:29AM
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TechnoPotamus
Posts: 11626 - Karma: 3,522
a few thousand in ski pass and ticket costs

a torn ACL and MCL and thousands in medical bills for the surgeries and other stuff with those

6-9 months lost the ability to walk

but i'd say it's worth it
Dec 1 2009 10:40AM
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Crock360
Posts: 2100 - Karma: 23
Acl and cartilage tear, about $2500 when it was all said and done.
4 compression fractures on lower vertebrae, concussion, and bruised kidneys. Much cheaper than the knee, about $500.
1 cell phone, $200.

And that was all out of my own pocket, my parents didnt pay it for me. Atleast I had insurance through them.
Dec 1 2009 10:51AM
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1337
Posts: 31038 - Karma: 29,000
girls
money
friends
jobs

but skiing is worth it.
Dec 1 2009 10:54AM
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The_Future
Posts: 1418 - Karma: 607
-lots of money
-stolen pair of poles
-ipod touch
-literally thousands of miles I've put on my car
-probably some girls
-soberiety
-good healthy shoulders, knees, and back
-TIME!

But skiing made it all more than worth it.
Dec 1 2009 11:01AM
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lahnabonny
Posts: 1260 - Karma: 35
i'd consider that a blessing haha
Dec 1 2009 11:06AM
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Clebo1
Posts: 674 - Karma: 3
hmm,
collar bone (twice)
wrist
concussion
ipod
dropped money


i think thats about it..
Dec 1 2009 12:12PM
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JsNeagle
Posts: 1399 - Karma: 1,506
a promising future
Dec 1 2009 12:15PM
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nitsua
Posts: 4631 - Karma: 726
1 broken collarbone
2 Broken thumbs
2 Wrecked cars
Permanant nerve damage in hip
2 lost ipods
Tons of broken skis

And a partridge in a paaaaaaair treeeee

Dec 1 2009 12:18PM
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B.Aussie
Posts: 5851 - Karma: 4,522
2 Broken wrists- 2 hyperextended writsts
4 Broken fingers
2 dislocated shoulders- 4 3/4 dislocates
MCL, Torn laterals, damaged miniscus
Almost broken neck
2x Inflamed disk in back
6 concussions- 2 serious.
Chipped tooth
Lost toenails
Black eyes
Cuts, shit load of bruises
Lots o money
My innocence
half my social life
and a shit load of brain cells.

All so worth it though.
Dec 1 2009 12:36PM
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SKETCHY_D
Posts: 979 - Karma: 27

money

2broken bones

a cell phone

a pair of skis and two snowboard

an ipod

a hotdog

Dec 1 2009 1:11PM
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DutchhGutss
Posts: 896 - Karma: 124

most of my money

the time put in to get that money

my lungs

women

Dec 1 2009 1:23PM
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lahnabonny
Posts: 1260 - Karma: 35
i guess you dont ski for free then....?
Dec 1 2009 1:24PM
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J.Braun
Posts: 585 - Karma: 20
damn, you got fucked up.
Dec 1 2009 1:27PM
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yojimbo
Posts: 3631 - Karma: 27
i broke my nose last season but thats the only ski related injury i've had, and that didn't cost me any money. but many years worth of gear expenses. it was all worth it.
Dec 1 2009 1:52PM
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Ko-Pain
Posts: 202 - Karma: 17
ohh ur asking me ? I dont ski
Dec 1 2009 2:04PM
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Zump.
Posts: 3338 - Karma: 305
time well spent my friend
Dec 1 2009 2:08PM
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No_Dub
Posts: 3357 - Karma: 294

cell phone

ipod

girls

broken leg

fucked up skis

money

wallet

fake id card

i dont really care tho, it was deffinatly worth it

Dec 1 2009 3:11PM
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yourthemannowdog
Posts: 4541 - Karma: 313
absolutley

I have had a few trips to the ER and a few thousand dollars. I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world
Dec 1 2009 3:15PM
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Jahseph.
Posts: 1315 - Karma: 267
Apparently they frown on having weed on you at Crater Lake. We were up there filming and some rangers decided to search us.
Dec 1 2009 3:15PM
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.Asain-Skiier
Posts: 3708 - Karma: 977
knees effed up
money
social life outside the hill

much more just to lazy
Dec 1 2009 3:16PM
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B4NE1
Posts: 876 - Karma: 16
The use of my legs. JK really only some blisters i get lucky when i crash i never fuck anything up
Dec 1 2009 3:22PM
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Zump.
Posts: 3338 - Karma: 305
just for saying that, god will probably smite you down and bring you inches to death this year
Dec 3 2009 6:17PM
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hendrik.
Posts: 6715 - Karma: 267
a good education
Dec 3 2009 6:18PM
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m.brus
Posts: 1597 - Karma: 103
word
Dec 3 2009 7:15PM
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nickyp
Posts: 5673 - Karma: 215
Cost me a new page
Dec 3 2009 7:16PM
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PeeDuBzz
Posts: 1010 - Karma: 134
maaaadddd fucking money.... most of my money goes towards it
no major injuries either

but its worth every penny
Dec 3 2009 7:17PM
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