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skiing with a cast

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danS
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i brok my wrist at baker yesterday, and now i have a cast. im going to park city on friday for like 5 days. what do you guys suggest, try to use poles(this isnt possible in the cast i have now but maybee i will have more handmovement in the permanent cast i get wednesday), or just 1 pole or no poles, what is easiest.
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Dec 12 2004 6:47PM
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vantownloc
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dude you have a cast. why are you skiing?
Dec 12 2004 6:47PM
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Schoening
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how did that happend




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Dec 12 2004 6:48PM
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powderdream
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how bad is the break?
Dec 12 2004 6:50PM
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ECfreeski3
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^^because he's hardcore
anyway... u might have aproblem with ur hand being colder than normal. as for poles...ducttape one o ur hand, i dont know. but i do know i hate skiing wihtout poles and i would ducttape one on.
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Dec 12 2004 6:51PM
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uuhno
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you can ask the doctor to mold a ski pole to the cast so that you can hold one




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Dec 12 2004 6:52PM
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PowderCanuck
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just put the strap on real tight and then a little bit of duct tape in the palm to keep it in place. or go no poles. People will see your cast and understand.



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Dec 12 2004 6:54PM
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powderdream
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it depends on your permanent cast and if you can get your glove over it
Dec 12 2004 6:54PM
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break_a_leg
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unless ur really worried about what other ppl think about u skiing without poles, just go without them. I lost a pole off the lift once and had to ski without them for alittle while, no bi deal.
Dec 12 2004 6:56PM
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farley
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Take your pole to the doc with you and mold the cast to the grip as it sets.

I got real familar with this as I was in a cast for 16 weeks two years ago.

Also get the gore-tex lining, way more comfomatable than the cotton one.
Dec 12 2004 6:56PM
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joe_cool_ski
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I tore a ligament in my thumb the other day and I have surgery this week and I am planning to ski next week so I would say just go for it. All you need to do is keep it dry
Dec 12 2004 6:58PM
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Raid3n
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get your arm amputated and build a robotic wrist with a hand that turns into a machine gun / skipole. then you can gat posers or ski without hassle.






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Dec 12 2004 7:02PM
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char
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um i skied like half of last season with a cast on my wrist. it doesn't suck. but your hand does get cold. oh and i did take a pole with me to the doctor but it's useless cause you have no wrist movement. i just skied with one pole so i could at least maneuver flats a little bit. it sucks when it gets wet though.



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Dec 12 2004 7:03PM
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hazel_32
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i skiied with one last year..take a soccer sock and put pt of ur hand...cut a thumb hole...and athletictap pole to hand....your thumb never gets cold



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Dec 12 2004 7:06PM
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danS
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everyone said that your hand got cold, you didnt try to stretch something over it or something. i think ill just see how one pole works out. if it doesnt maybee go no poles.
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Dec 12 2004 7:20PM
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InfernoHits
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duck tape the pole to your glove... its sounds dumb but 100% seriosuly it works

Dec 12 2004 7:22PM
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mommy
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take off your cast. you dont need it.
Dec 12 2004 7:32PM
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danS
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i knew i broke it yesterday, and i wasnt gonna get a cast because i have a wrist brace from last time i broke it but it hurt like a bitch this morning
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Dec 12 2004 7:55PM
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Bangor
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bring your poles when you go to get the cast. buddy of mine broke his thumb, and had the doctors actually make the cast around his hand while he was holding the pole. so, they make the cast on your hand, then while it's still wet you grab the pole, and let the cast harden up. that way you can grip it. then just get a really big glove, and you're set.
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Dec 12 2004 8:06PM
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