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Natasha Richardson bleeding in the brain on the bunny hill...

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.SimonB.
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Check this shit it doesn't make sense to me.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/16/natasha-richardson-ski-ac_n_175573.html
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She got bleeding in the brain from falling on a beginner trail at Mont Tremblant. Plus she was wearing a helmet.
Mar 17 2009 11:03PM
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El_Barto.
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thats pretty shitty, certainly makes me rethink doin rails without my helmet
Mar 19 2009 1:14PM
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Bren-Ten
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terrible
Mar 19 2009 1:15PM
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Bren-Ten
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terrible
Mar 19 2009 1:15PM
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Monkyboy
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Just reading the comments posted on the New York Times website about this and some ass had the audacity to post "what the hell was a 45 year old doing trying to learn to ski in the first place?"

How sad that she died and this asshole is still out there...

Mar 19 2009 5:23PM
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quebecfreestyler
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OMG

seriously, I hope someone tells him to STFU.

how can you be so stupid.

Mar 19 2009 7:10PM
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caucasian_chad
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She must've had a pre-existing condition.  That's definitely not normal.


Mar 19 2009 7:14PM
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TheQuailman
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thats nuts that she was straight up killed from hitting her head on the bunny slope.  I've fallen from over 20 feet in the air directly to my goggles/face and only had a black eye and barely even a concussion.

It seems like there had to be something else or it was a complete fluke.

But this sucks for the ski industry.  I mean all of those people that were thinking about skiing might now think about natasha richardson and not try it.  This one girl I know is like freaked out by the thought of skiing.  She always says how dangerous it is even to ski on the bunny slope. LOL

Mar 19 2009 7:28PM
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Skillz
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You'd be surprised how badly a beginner, ADULT skier can hurt themselves.  They are usually so scared of falling they hurt themselves very badly when they actually do fall.  I had a student tear her ACL on a similar bunny slope, and I've seen broken bones galore as well.  Unfortunately, some people are simply not athletically oriented, or not meant for skiing.  It's very sad that these things happen...
Mar 19 2009 7:51PM
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VTtreeskier
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Yeah i think so too, i cant believe this ended with her death, its so sad RIP
Mar 19 2009 8:04PM
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garygohard
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2 weeks ago i had a tbi/seizure and now my mom is so over pretective about me and how luck i am
Mar 19 2009 8:11PM
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Malcolm
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yeah its been all over the news over here. RIP that really sucks
Mar 19 2009 8:14PM
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jibjunkie
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my parents saw this and they were like now you know why we dont let you go skiing in your freinds backyards. i was fml
Mar 19 2009 8:26PM
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selkirks
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dude, youre not a god. anyone can fall on the mountain and hurt themselves. if youre not wearing a helmet and you fall/crash/hit a tree/whatever, its your own fault.
Mar 19 2009 9:30PM
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selkirks
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and when i say "not wearing a helmet" i mean park skiers and experts.
Mar 19 2009 9:35PM
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wheres_my_snow
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that is a really sad thing it makes me want to where a brain bucket a lot more
Mar 19 2009 9:38PM
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wheres_my_snow
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um unlucky seizures suck big time i had one once it was proly one of the scaryest things that ever happened to me and i got run over by a boat before so yea
Mar 19 2009 9:41PM
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readiculous
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Real sad. RIP
Mar 19 2009 9:49PM
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KFRADtheLaxBro
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im def wearing a helmet for now on. Parent trap was a good fuckin movie RIP
Mar 19 2009 9:54PM
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highaltNM
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terrible..... just another reason to wear a helmet
Mar 19 2009 10:22PM
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EvanMeyer
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its sad but I could help but laugh when I heard this RIP
Mar 19 2009 10:36PM
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Peter.
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wow, it's definitely sad to see someone pass while skiing

RIP
Mar 19 2009 10:40PM
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blindside
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you're just mad because you're almost the same age.

but seriously, this is a true tragedy. RIP.
Mar 19 2009 10:40PM
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caucasian_chad
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I think you're missing his point.

But the reason we don't get hurt when we fall is that we know how to fall.  Falling correctly is important to preventing injury, as dumb as that may sound.
Mar 19 2009 10:45PM
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selkirks
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good point - i agree.i guess i shouldnt have quoted him.

i only mean that anyone can hurt themselves at anytime, anywhere - no matter their ability. thus its your choice whether you wear a helmet or not, and if you choose not to, it's your own fault if you get hurt. we've had this problem at my local mountain, though not with such horrible consequences.

but in this case there had to be a preexisting condition. it just doesn't fit. either way, RIP.
Mar 19 2009 11:14PM
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RightCoastRiderK2
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yeah that is some scary shit. would never think that someone could die from a little falling on the bunny hill.
Mar 20 2009 12:00AM
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Drummy_skis
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exactly.... i mean shit if you say you dont fall ur lying and ur doing something wrong every one falls.... but u havr to fall properly! haha i did a lincon loop and hit my head hard my my head wasnt the first thing to hit so its all about falling properly ha
Mar 20 2009 12:03AM
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