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A Season Lost

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DFT1080
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I live near Syracuse, New York where last winters total snowfall was 59 inches. So far this year about 95 inches have fallen. I ski at the shitty little hill known as Toggemburg. You can really tell the difference in the skiing from last year to this year because Togg hasnt had to make to much snow. There a great cover of natural snow therefore it really hasnt been to icy.
So it has really been a great season so far. But then, two weeks ago i broke my arm. I wont be able to ski for another two weeks and im not even sure if there will be much skiing left then. Even if there is snow i will still have a cast on and wont be able to jump.
Im so depressed. This year was gonna belong to me. But then i blew it on one jump. I had so many goals for this season. I guess ive done alright so far ; Ive got my 3s dialed, i almost landed a backflip, ive got 180s down (except of course the one i hurt myself doing), i can slide a couple of rails, and ive been working on 540s and switch take offs. But its all as good as done for now.
The park at Toggenburg has always sucked ass. But me and my posse have been showing the hill crew what they can do to make it good, and we got it through to the owners that unless they make some changes they are gonna lose our business. So finally this year the park was decent. They started off small but every weekend there were new, bigger hits, and more varied rails. We did it. We got what we worked for. But now i cant even go and enjoy the park i helped make and watch it grow.
Now all my friends are elivating their skills past me and i wont be able to compete with them. I guess all i have to look forward to is maybe going to High North or Windells. Even though i can more than pay for the camp and flight there myself, my parents think its a waste. They dont understand that skiing is my entire life. I think they might think differently if they ever actually saw that i have skills. But for now im stuck with my ski magazines and dvds.
For those of you that have had an injury you know what im preaching. But to those who have been fortunate enough to stay healthy; be thankful for your opportunity, ski for yourself, calculate the risks you take, and stay safe.


-Dan
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Please ignore my ridiculous typing errors, i boke my arm doing a 180 mute over 40ft table and now i cant type.
Feb 8 2003 12:31PM
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gravteck
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Yea that sucks dude, at my hill alone this year from our group we've had two guys tear their ACL's, another kid his miniscus, and another guy pop some fluid pocket in his knee. You may not want to hear this but skiing really isn't life, it's a lifestyle and you shouldn't integrate it so strongly into your life if you think this is the end of the world. You'll be back out next season and you'll catch up to your friends. Good luck.
Feb 8 2003 12:49PM
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Diabhal
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my hill only has 59 CM! this is definatly a shit year.

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Feb 8 2003 2:12PM
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freeskierman
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sry to here that all about your arm and stuff i couldn't finish reading becasue i had to go well sry but there will be snow in 2 weeks beleve me!
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Feb 8 2003 2:15PM
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DFT1080
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yeah i guess i agree about skiing being a lfestyle rather than life. But its such a huge part of my life. Its the reason i wear the clothes i do. Its the reason i stay focused in school b/c if i dont my parents wouldnt let me ski. Its the reason i wake up early to beat the lift lines. Its what motivates me to do so much, but now i cant do it.
People may say im being selfish b/c there are others out there that wont ever be able to put on a pair of skis again while i'll be on the slopes in two weeks. But it shows what a huge void there is in me when i cant ski.
-Dan

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Feb 8 2003 5:25PM
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UpDawg
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dude im sorry about that, but hey, look at it this way, once you're all healed and ready, you're gonna fuckin be back with a vengance- this may renew your love for skiing even more, so when you do get to ski, you'll appreciate it so much! and as far as camp goes, damn the costs. your parents say it's a waste, who cares though? i went to camp this past summer, and i can say without a doubt that it was the most amazing week of my entire life, hands down. seriously, it was so incredible. so go to camp, have fun, and keep skiing becuase you love it!
Feb 9 2003 2:32AM
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caylorswift
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yeah, the people in the west (i.e. washington, idaho, whistler) are thinkin that they have a broken arm cuz the snow sucks. i went skiin for the first time since xmas break yesterday the 8th of Feb. i skied 3-4 times during xmas break. this year sucks a fucking donkey dildo right in the asshole without lube.
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im still im still wiener from the block' - wiener

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Feb 9 2003 12:44PM
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ski2824
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I feel ya dude, this season my hill's better than ever and a month ago i seperated my sholder real bad for the 3rd time, i just went back to the doctor wensday and he said i still cant ski for another month minamum w/ phisical therapy and i got a MRI saturday morning to tell if i need surgery. The worst part is, i always get hurt doing stupid shit, not big shit. I hit a hip without checking the landing, and it was dirt and i just got fucking beat into the ground right on my arm...got up, pissed as hell, tried to get it back in, got even more pissed, slammed it into the ground, skiied down to ski patrol who said they couldent relocate it and i had to go to the hospital, my girlfriend drove me to the hospital, they made me sit in a fucking folding chair for 4 hours cause there were too many people, and the doctor dident give me nearly enough morphine before he relocated it, took him like a minute cause it was so far out and they could hear me screaming in the waiting room. Yeah...this season turned to shit, but i guess that's the chance you take when you ski.
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Feb 9 2003 1:27PM
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UpDawg
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im not injured, but im stuck in the shithole of the world aka Rapid city, sd, and im trying desperately to get down to colorado...ahhgghH!
Feb 10 2003 12:49AM
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nipe
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dude just stick with it.. you'll feel better in a week or two, enough to go skiing again. AFter a few weeks just start jumping again. my friend broke her wrist and was back on her snowboard 3 days afterwards. she started to hit the rails again a week later. You'll feel alot better soon and get back out skiing. its just alittle set back, dont let it get you down.
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Feb 10 2003 9:04AM
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Ghost
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West Coast hasn't been getting shit.

Last time in Tahoe we really had a good storm was in December.

I feel your pain, I went through that last year.
I still skied with a cast, but seriously man, if you are going to still do jumps with a cast then you need to take it easy. If you don't let your arm heal then it may be fucked for the rest of your life.



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Feb 10 2003 5:05PM
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DFT1080
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yeah word. right now my arm is in a `long arm cast` which goes past my elbow. In 2 weeks i'll get a short cast that only covers my fore-arm, the orthopediac surgeon said i can ski with that. As much as im gonna want to, when i get the short cast im not gonna jump much at all until its off. It would really suck to fuck it up before it heals. so i figure it will be just more than a month before i can jump.

-Dan

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Feb 10 2003 6:01PM
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Rip
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that sounds like a really bad break to have a full arm cast, that sucks. Just talk and talk and talk about going to summer camp that your parents get annoyed, and give in.


Feb 10 2003 6:26PM
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DFT1080
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it really wasnt that bad of a break, the only reason i had a full arm cast is because it will heal faster if i cant move it in the action that is produced when you bend your elbow. but he did say that the way it broke heals the quickest.
i'll definitly let my parents hear about how much i want to go to camp though.

-Dan

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Feb 10 2003 9:07PM
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Pipe_Munky
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well you can still jump just don't push yourself! try and perfect your easy tricks with mad steez!!




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Feb 10 2003 9:12PM
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pag
Posts: 3412 - Karma: 69
This sucks!
I never broke something
The worst injury I get was my ribs hurting as hell for 6 months...
but 2 weeks ago a ski teacher broke his wrist and the bone was out of the skin

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Feb 10 2003 9:24PM
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