Falling

shit happens

lol

my gnarliest fall was a couple weeks ago. it was a pow day, im haulin ass and im gunna hit a catwalk and just get a mellow grab like japan or something. but my skis stick into the cat walk, i double eject, fly about forty feet while front flipping. i almost land on my head but my feet whip down and i do a full tomahawk. all that ran through my head was holy shit that was fucking fun.

Serious injuries suck, mostly the next day in particular. Or once cabin fever sets in after a few months.

An injury with a month recovery time to 80% - 100% is not really an injury. More of a frustration or a small set back. Like breaking a wrist/fingers (Obviously different if you need hardware installed to keep it together)

Im just glad I've got health insurance

Ive never been injured from a nasty fall but i did break my leg just turning wrong the first time I went (age 5) and last year I tore a ligament in my ankle which put me in and out of sports for 6 months.

o shit

Was out in Utah last year bombing honeycomb canyon on an icy day. Was going about 55 when I dipped over a headwall. In years past the slope had been flawless and level. But when I got over the headwall it was covered in inconsistent moguls and ice. Stopping wasn't an option at that point so I figured that I'd just absorb the moguls like a mogul skier. This worked for about 10 yards and I then commenced to dig my tips into a mogul. I exploded and began tumbling down the hill for about 50 feet. When I slowed down I just laid there thinking "am I about to die". I got up and saw the aftermath. There were craters in every place I had landed during my tumble. I was all alone and sat there in shock for about 10 minutes before my brother came by and asked what happened. I messed up my meniscus and couldn't ski for a couple days and had to take it easy for the rest of the trip. The worst part is that this happened on the first day of the trip.