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Broken face skiing

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imarookie
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this past week i was tryin a lincoln off a small cliff, and i came around to my feet and when i landed my skis didnt sink and my knee hit my face...i dont remember it at all because i got knocked out for a couple minutes, but my buddy told me how it happened. but i ended smashing a bone in my face into my sinus, and i was wondering how often this happens to people on here? or if you know anybody who it has happened to. people keep asking me if i was wearing a helmet, but it wouldn't have helped in this situation. is this very common?
Feb 24 2011 1:43PM
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HERCULES.
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super common to knee yourself in the face. I never heard of anyone breaking theres though lol. It was part of your nose i guess?
Feb 24 2011 1:47PM
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array.
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check the landing next time?
Feb 24 2011 1:48PM
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Degnan
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My roommate broke his eye socket in two places and messed up something in his sinus last year.  Smashed his face on some hard snow on a super gnarly crash.  He was wearing a helmet. Still got knocked out real bad and had no memory of the whole day.
Feb 24 2011 2:20PM
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AspenBeatrice
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yup i did it

3 days later blew my nose and face blew up...went to clinic, went to CT scan, went to eye doctor, went to eyes-ears-nose-throat doc, had surgery a few hours later to repair my orbital...if you havent got checked out yet you should...doctor told me if i waited any longer my eye would have sunk back in my head and i would be cross-eyed

Feb 24 2011 2:21PM
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McFellon
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for me, once or twice a week. no biggie.


jk. that sucks a lot. hope you have a speedy recovery.
Feb 24 2011 2:25PM
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AspenBeatrice
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when i had surgery i was able to ski a week later.....had to do nothing for a week, no lifting or anything, just couch and tv and pain meds

great week then back on the hill!

Feb 24 2011 2:36PM
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Heart
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+vibes man. ive actually smashed myself in the face quite a few times, but ive never broken anything.

just last week i overshot a 35 footer to flat, smashing my lip into my braces with my knee. spat blood for a few minutes.
Feb 24 2011 3:45PM
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tim_b
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my cousin did the same thing out in tahoe except he kept tumbling down the mtn on his face after it happend...shit hurt
Feb 24 2011 4:19PM
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J.Shep
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Vibes to a Tar Heel
Feb 24 2011 4:21PM
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crab_pretzel
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dam that sucks man. vibes. not saying your at fault but a full face helmet might have prevented this
Feb 24 2011 7:04PM
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feihlination
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but he would have shattered his knees then. paradox
Feb 24 2011 7:07PM
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imarookie
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haha it was way powdery and i had already done it several times so i thought it would be fine. and i broke my maxillary bones, which i guess arent the orbital which is good. to the guy above who busted his orbital, that sounds extreme. i guess its more common than i thought.
Feb 24 2011 8:11PM
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Z-Juice
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on a separate note, are lincolns off of cliffs easy? thinking about trying one.
Feb 24 2011 9:17PM
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mkuczmarski11
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mouthguard=problem solved
Feb 24 2011 10:52PM
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imarookie
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not hard at all dude. i know it sounds ironic since i just busted my face doin one, but if you just go for it youll be fine. mine was somewhat of a freak accident and just unlucky, or at least i think it was. you dont even need a big one, you got it bro!
Feb 25 2011 8:05PM
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wtmtss
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Yeah dude that sucks. I've seen people smack there face on knuckles and stuff.
Feb 25 2011 10:33PM
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Z-Juice
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ok thanks
Feb 25 2011 10:49PM
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The.Ginger
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i tried a frontflip and didnt commit and landed on my face and broke my maxillary sinus wall in two places
Feb 25 2011 11:16PM
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prophet
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squaw's miles clark just did that to himself at alta with a frontie... now he looks like a zombie in a fullface.
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Feb 26 2011 12:02AM
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