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Has breaking a bone softened the blow of the off season for you?
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A month ago, I was trying to show off my abilities and I skied into a tree switch (yeah laugh it up) and as a result was mildly concussed and broke my scapia (shoulder blade). Now during the healing process, I wasn't even remorsed at the fact of the early season melt, or going through the stages of cravings and desperation of what I would imagine a quitting smoker would go through. Has anyone else felt the off season softened by a broken bone?
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I broke my scapula and clavical as well but during the first week of february. It sucked because I was out for pretty much the bulk of the season
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ya, broke my arm, and even though i missed skiing alot, i enjoyed the break actually, and whe i got back it was so awesome
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I tore one of my lats (the big corded muscle next to your spine) off the head on my hip but im still gonna try to get up next week. And im still gonna miss the snow.
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i tore my meniscus and was out for a month, during the month i did yoga everyday. came back to skiing and first day my first though was "what the fuck yoga helps so much". i could literally do everything i couldnt do before that i had tried.
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I broke my femur twice last year, first time in late feb, and I was disappointed at first with how much of the season I'd miss but it wasn't too bad cause I was more focused on recovering and it helped me get more focused about school and shit aha I started doing better cause there was nothing else to do besides doing my work and putting a better effort into it
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i missed the first half of the season because i broke my leg. it sucked a lot, and definitely didn't soften the blow
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missed skiing since december from a broken leg...it blows but i can't wait to come back next year
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I guess if you're going to get hurt the optimum time would be the last week of the ski season, which happened to me last year. And then this year i got wrecked the first month (total bummer). Getting banged up in March isn't too bad, i mean, you probably were able to progress a lot through the Jan and Feb months.
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i broke my thumb, but it didnt really keep me from shralping the left overs.
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It makes it just as bad because you can't get outside and do other things. Just man up and giver
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MCL/ACL tear took me out mid February.
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oh dude that sux(?) for you, did the same thing on a bc kicker at crystal few weekends back lucky to walk away seeing how i only had a beanie on
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Yeah, I was wearing a helmet at the time, so my brain's fine, but I don't remember crashing. I don't know if I progressed too much, it was my 1st year on twins so I was pretty much going bigger on jumps (no spins, just safetys and a brutally failed tail blunt), dialing in my balance and stance on boxes (no rails, not comfortable yet) And unfortunately failing at skiing switch, hahaha!
Obviously, it sucks to break a bone at the beginning of the season, your off season isn't gonna be softened then. Especially after all the storm dreams (like wet dreams but instead a stormy deep pow day in St. Anton).
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yeah for sure. i broke my collarbone and had a really crappy season. as a result im really just stoked for the summer, gonna get strong again, and be ready to go in the fall.
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That's great, wonderful to hear! I broke my right one twice, 1st during skating lessons at age 7, and after hitting a sticky patch of snow and getting hucked in front of a toboggan at age 12 on new year's day. I'm 17 now, and I'm realizing I may have a 5 year curse when it comes to breaking bones haha!
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rotator cuff tear, seperated AC joint, sprained SC joint, muscle and soft tissue damage and a backwards (yes, the bone is now backwards) clavicle took me out on december 30th.
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yes. but in ak we can ski until july. so not really
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2 concussions lately one in november and one in janurary falling off a rail....not good..
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whatever, i have broken both shoulders, both ankles, fingers, radius with a plate and screws, buy a electric scooter, trash your crutches, grow some pubes n sac up.
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I hate skiing and living in the prairies. I'm still a virgin mountain skier.
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Nope. dislocated my shoulder tearing my AC and my labrum half way through the season. doc gave me the okay to do SOME physical activity again and have been aggressive skating to fuller potential then ever for about 2 months now. 5'd a 10 stair today (claim)
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o and souled a 25 stair hand rail last week. sorry for the dub claim im just stoked.
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that sucks, some day you will and it hopefully will be life-changing
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I know, it's my one motivation to work hard.
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Hey man you're lucky it's only a 5 year curse. For me it's around every year since I was five(16 now) I've had 12 breaks not including fingers/toes. And 2 torn ligaments + 3 concussions. And I just got a concussion(well not really a concussion, my brain is bleeding and I'm out for 3 months) and it definatly isn't softening the offseason.
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